Woods Bank Academy

State-Funded School

woods-bank-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Wolverhampton South EastConstituency

WS10 8NQPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Woods Bank Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 303 pupils. Woods Bank Academy is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

303

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 303
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Mar 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
4 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.