Washwood Heath Academy

State-Funded School

washwood-heath-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthConstituency

B8 2ASPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Washwood Heath Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,668 pupils. Washwood Heath Academy is part of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.72

Ethnicity

White

Asian

69%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,668

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,668
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 May 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.