Wood Green Academy

Wood Green Academy has shown a decline in overall effectiveness since its previous inspection, which was rated outstanding. Despite leaders taking effective action to improve standards, progress, especially in English, has not improved significantly since 2018. However, the school creates a positive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning, with exemplary behaviour and strong relationships between staff and students. Opportunities for personal development through various programs and extracurricular activities are also commendable.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and attitudes towards learning.
• Strong relationships exist between staff and students.
• The school effectively supports low-attaining and disadvantaged pupils.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities enhances pupils' experiences.
• The sixth form offers a broad range of qualifications and maintains high attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Progress in English has been slower than in other subjects.
• Low uptake of modern foreign languages limits opportunities for students.
• Coverage of music and food subjects lacks depth in key stage 3.
• Not all sixth-form students participate in work experience opportunities.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wood Green Academy attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.8% of pupils at Wood Green Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wood Green Academy had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.2% of pupils at Wood Green Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wood Green Academy received £7,679 and spent £7,881 for each of its 1,528 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £316,000 (£207 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Wood Green Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wood Green Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Wood Green Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wood Green Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Wood Green Academy have?

Wood Green Academy has 1,518 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wood Green Academy cover?

Wood Green Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wood Green Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.9, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wood Green Academy?

Wood Green Academy is at Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QU.