Woodrush High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Wythall, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.513 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woodrush High School is a secondary school in Wythall, Worcestershire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 April 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Woodrush High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.513 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Year 7 offer in 2026 went to a child living 1.513 miles away, from outside the area and attending a feeder school; that was nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2020.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 180 first-choice applications for 179 offers; 160 offers went to first-choice families and 20 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In Year 7 2026, 196 of the 341 applications (57%) came from families living outside Worcestershire, and 51 offers went to them.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths: 51% got grade 5 or above (England 45%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Worcestershire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shawhurst Lane, Wythall, B47 5JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,005 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils live out leaders’ expectations of being Woodrush Ready: be prepared, be productive, be respectful, and be reflective.”
- “This means the school is a harmonious community where difference is celebrated, and pupils behave considerately to each other and to visitors.”
- “The school takes pride in its role in the local community, and pupils take a lead in promoting this.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when assessment is not used effectively to check that pupils have understood key learning.”
- “On these occasions, misconceptions persist, or opportunities are missed to move pupils on to more challenging tasks.”
- “This strategy is yet to be fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2024 (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) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 180 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 160 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre 6.0 mi Good
- Arrow Vale High School 6.3 mi Standards maintained
- Waseley Hills High School 6.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Academy Redditch 7.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- North Bromsgrove High School 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Augustine's Catholic High School 8.3 mi Outstanding
- South Bromsgrove High 8.9 mi Good
- Ridgeway Secondary School 9.7 mi Not judged Last distance published