Woodrush High School
Shawhurst Lane, Wythall, B47 5JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher John Barber
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Black Pear Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 1,005
- URN
- 136924
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01564823777
About this school
Woodrush High School is a secondary academy in Wythall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,005 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 169 | 182 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 42.0 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.32 to +0.10 | -0.41 -0.63 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 36.7% | 51.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 57.4% | 68.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
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 Woodrush High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,006 |
| 2023/24 | 1,010 |
| 2024/25 | 1,019 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodrush High School compares
Woodrush High School ranked 7th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.2 | 7.4% | 20.1% | 1,005 | — |
| Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy | — | 10.9% | 51.4% | 829 | 1.9 miles |
| Light Hall School | 49.9 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,037 | 2.2 miles |
| Kings Heath Secondary School | 40 | 8.3% | 49.2% | 794 | 2.4 miles |
| Wheelers Lane Technology College | 48.4 | 7% | 38.4% | 672 | 2.8 miles |
| Swanshurst School | — | 6.9% | 47% | 1,928 | 2.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.13%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.44%
- Persistent absence
- 20.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Light Hall School2.2 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Kings Heath Secondary School2.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Wheelers Lane Technology College2.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Swanshurst School2.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodrush High School teach?
- Woodrush High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wythall.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodrush High School?
- The headteacher of Woodrush High School is Headteacher John Barber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodrush High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodrush High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Woodrush High School?
- Woodrush High School has 1,005 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Woodrush High School full?
- Woodrush High School has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 1,005 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodrush High School a faith school?
- No. Woodrush High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Woodrush High School a selective school?
- No. Woodrush High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Woodrush High School?
- Woodrush High School is part of THE BLACK PEAR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodrush High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 49.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodrush High School rank locally?
- Woodrush High School ranked 7th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodrush High School's absence rate?
- Woodrush High School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodrush High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodrush High School'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.