Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WOOD GREEN ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr James Topham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,530
- Pupils on roll
- 1,518
- URN
- 136616
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215564131
About this school
Wood Green Academy is a secondary academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,518 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wood Green Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 252 | 258 | 259 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | 45.9 | 44.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 -0.28 to +0.08 | +0.04 -0.14 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 43.4% | 37.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 64.7% | 64.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 11.2% | 17.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wood Green Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.1 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,533 |
| 2023/24 | 1,530 |
| 2024/25 | 1,522 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wood Green Academy compares
Wood Green Academy ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.7 | 8% | 34.8% | 1,518 | — |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | 41.4 | 10.7% | 43.8% | 807 | 0.1 miles |
| Joseph Leckie Academy | 42.4 | 10.2% | 52.2% | 1,524 | 0.9 miles |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | 38.6 | 10% | 47.4% | 1,119 | 1.0 miles |
| West Walsall E-ACT Academy | 39.9 | 8.4% | 56.8% | 1,186 | 1.3 miles |
| Walsall Studio School | 26.9 | 18.2% | 45.8% | 206 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report9 April 2025
- 26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.77%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.97%
- Persistent absence
- 24.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
Joseph Leckie Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
West Walsall E-ACT Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Walsall Studio School1.6 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Wednesbury
- Grace Academy Darlaston Secondary
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School Secondary
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Rowley View Nursery School Nursery
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wood Green Academy teach?
- Wood Green Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Wood Green Academy?
- The headteacher of Wood Green Academy is Mr James Topham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wood Green Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wood Green Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wood Green Academy?
- Wood Green Academy has 1,518 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wood Green Academy full?
- Wood Green Academy has capacity for 1,530 pupils and 1,518 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wood Green Academy a faith school?
- No. Wood Green Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Wood Green Academy a selective school?
- No. Wood Green Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Wood Green Academy part of an academy trust?
- Wood Green Academy is part of WOOD GREEN ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wood Green Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.1 in 2022/23 and 44.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wood Green Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Wood Green Academy ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wood Green Academy's absence rate?
- Wood Green Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wood Green Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wood Green Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.