Windsor Olympus Academy

Windsor Olympus Academy is a growing school within Windsor Academy Trust, serving a highly deprived Birmingham community with a pupil population that is well above average for free school meals. Inspectors found safeguarding standards met and a school where pupils feel safe, belong, attend regularly and behave well. Attendance is consistently above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, and lessons are calm and orderly. The school's personal development and wellbeing offer is a notable strength: a thoughtfully designed curriculum, rich extracurricular opportunities and a highly effective careers programme prepare pupils well for life and next steps. Inclusion is also prioritised, with a community hub, strong work with families and external agencies, and support that helps disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, including many with SEND, take part fully and make progress. Achievement, inclusion and leadership are broadly in line with expected standards, but the implementation of the curriculum and teaching is inconsistent. Teaching does not always use assessment to close gaps, and pupils with complex SEND are not consistently well supported to access the curriculum. Leaders have strengthened leadership and are working to ensure the ambitious curriculum is delivered consistently as the school grows; writing across some subjects is an early-stage priority, and published national examination outcomes are not yet available.

Strengths

• Safeguarding is effective, and pupils feel safe and well supported.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Leaders track absence closely and provide intensive, family-focused support to remove barriers.
• Pupils behave well, show respect and courtesy, and lessons are calm and free from disruption.
• Bullying is rare and staff deal with discrimination and harassment consistently.
• Personal development and wellbeing are prioritised through a thoughtful, context-responsive curriculum.
• A rich extracurricular offer, including trips, outdoor learning and sports, is accessible to all pupils.
• The careers programme prepares pupils well for key stage 4 options and future next steps.
• Inclusion is strong, with a community hub and effective work with parents and external agencies.
• Staff feel supported, benefit from research-informed professional learning, and trustees know the school well.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is variable across subjects.
• Teaching does not consistently use assessment information to respond to pupils' needs.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge are not addressed consistently.
• Pupils with complex SEND do not consistently receive effective support to access the curriculum.
• Some teaching is not adapted sufficiently for pupils who need it.
• Pupils do not always deepen their knowledge over time because of inconsistent teaching.
• Writing needs to be more secure in some subjects, and work to address this is at an early stage.
• Leadership at all levels has been recently strengthened, but its full impact is not yet evident.
• As the school grows, leaders must ensure leadership consistently improves pupils' outcomes and experiences.
• Leaders need to ensure the ambitious curriculum is implemented consistently so pupils achieve well in key stage 4 public examinations.

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 Windsor Olympus Academy attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.7% 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, 20.9% of pupils at Windsor Olympus Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Windsor Olympus Academy had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.3% 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, 15.6% of pupils at Windsor Olympus Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.1% 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 Windsor Olympus Academy received £10,021 and spent £9,499 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £193,000 (£538 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Windsor Academy Trust, income was £7,909 and spending £7,979 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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All schools in Birmingham · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

Windsor Olympus Academy is part of Windsor Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Way Primary Academy Halesowen
• Tenterfields Primary Academy Halesowen
• Windsor High School and Sixth Form Halesowen
• Colley Lane Primary Academy Halesowen
• Goldsmith Primary Academy Harden
• Rivers Primary Academy Walsall
• Kingswinford Academy Kingswinford
• Great Wyrley Academy Walsall
• Cheslyn Hay Academy Walsall
• Clayton Hall Academy Newcastle-Under-Lyme

What is Windsor Olympus Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Windsor Olympus Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Windsor Olympus Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Windsor Olympus Academy was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Windsor Olympus Academy have?

Windsor Olympus Academy has 533 pupils on roll.

What age range does Windsor Olympus Academy cover?

Windsor Olympus Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Windsor Olympus Academy?

Windsor Olympus Academy is at Perrott Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, B18 4LX.