Washwood Heath Academy
Burney Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, B8 2AS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of Academy
- Mrs Lynn Petrie
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Washwood Heath Academy
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,476
- Pupils on roll
- 1,668
- URN
- 139888
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216757272
About this school
Washwood Heath Academy is an all-through academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,668 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 53% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 67% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 77% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 265 | 276 | 272 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 43.4 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.15 -0.03 to +0.32 | +0.19 +0.02 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 40.6% | 38.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 62% | 59.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 43.1% | 39.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.8 | 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 Washwood Heath 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.2 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,745 |
| 2023/24 | 1,719 |
| 2024/25 | 1,706 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Washwood Heath Academy compares
Washwood Heath Academy ranked 55th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 8.8% | 58.4% | 1,668 | — |
| Waverley School | 41.9 | 9.9% | 56.1% | 1,687 | 1.1 miles |
| Starbank School | 49 | 8.3% | 45% | 2,161 | 1.5 miles |
| Ark Victoria Academy | 48.4 | 5.6% | 65.3% | 1,519 | 2.2 miles |
| Star King Solomon Academy | 34.1 | 12.5% | 62.1% | 354 | 2.8 miles |
| Bournville School | 36.5 | 11.3% | 64.1% | 660 | 7.3 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 report21 May 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.42%
- English as an additional language
- 63.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.81%
- Persistent absence
- 29.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waverley School1.1 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Starbank School1.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Ark Victoria Academy2.2 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Star King Solomon Academy2.8 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Bournville School7.3 miles
All-through · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Washwood Heath Academy ranks 208th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham, and Washwood Heath Academy ranks 53rd of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Washwood Heath Academy teach?
- Washwood Heath Academy teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Birmingham.
- Who is the head of academy of Washwood Heath Academy?
- The head of academy of Washwood Heath Academy is Mrs Lynn Petrie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Washwood Heath Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Washwood Heath 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 big is Washwood Heath Academy?
- Washwood Heath Academy has 1,668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Washwood Heath Academy full?
- Washwood Heath Academy has capacity for 1,476 pupils and 1,668 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Washwood Heath Academy a faith school?
- No. Washwood Heath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Washwood Heath Academy a selective school?
- No. Washwood Heath Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Washwood Heath Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Washwood Heath Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Washwood Heath Academy?
- Washwood Heath Academy is part of WASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Washwood Heath Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Washwood Heath Academy rank locally?
- Washwood Heath Academy ranked 55th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Washwood Heath Academy's absence rate?
- Washwood Heath Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Washwood Heath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Washwood Heath 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.