Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

State-Funded School

wodensborough-ormiston-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

Tipton and WednesburyConstituency

WS10 0DRPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,119 pupils. Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 Nov 2025 · published 29 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29%
EBacc average point score: 3.43

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,119

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,119
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.