Woods Bank Academy
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Nicola Berkeley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 341
- Pupils on roll
- 303
- URN
- 139305
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215686421
About this school
Woods Bank Academy is a primary academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 303 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woods Bank Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 57 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 72% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woods Bank 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 | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 381 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woods Bank Academy compares
Woods Bank Academy ranked 18th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.7% | 67.4% | 303 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston | 74% | 4.6% | 42% | 245 | 0.2 miles |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | — | — | — | 431 | 0.3 miles |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | 44% | 6% | 52.8% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Salisbury Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 51.5% | 317 | 0.8 miles |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 0.8 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)
- 67.4%
- English as an additional language
- 24.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 14.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston0.2 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Old Church Church of England C Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Pinfold Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Salisbury Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Kings Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
Woods Bank Academy ranks 5th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wednesbury.
- 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
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woods Bank Academy teach?
- Woods Bank Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the principal of Woods Bank Academy?
- The principal of Woods Bank Academy is Miss Nicola Berkeley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woods Bank Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woods Bank 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 Woods Bank Academy?
- Woods Bank Academy has 303 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woods Bank Academy full?
- Woods Bank Academy has capacity for 341 pupils and 303 on roll (89%), 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 Woods Bank Academy a faith school?
- No. Woods Bank Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woods Bank Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woods Bank Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Woods Bank Academy part of an academy trust?
- Woods Bank Academy is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woods Bank Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woods Bank Academy compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Woods Bank Academy ranked 18th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woods Bank Academy's absence rate?
- Woods Bank Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woods Bank Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woods Bank 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.