Wood Green Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Wednesbury, Sandwell
Wood Green Academy is a secondary school in Wednesbury, Sandwell for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 April 2025. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 1,518 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 April 2025
Strengths
- “Wood Green Academy has a very strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils in all years, including students in the sixth form, talk of positive relationships with staff, several of whom attended the school themselves.”
- “Equality, respect and tolerance are at the heart of the school’s values.”
To improve
- “However, at times the school does not always provide pupils with sufficient detail on their next steps.”
- “This means that pupils cannot always see clearly how to improve their work.”
- “At times, attendance at these clubs is lower than the school would like.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 260 first-preference applications, 256 offers in total, 232 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Sandwell published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Phoenix Collegiate 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Gospel Oak School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Great Barr 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- George Salter Academy 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shireland CBSO Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Tipton 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published