Washwood Heath Academy
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Washwood Heath Academy is an all-through school in Birmingham for ages 4–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 21 May 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Washwood Heath Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but a last distance was published in 4 of the 5 earlier Reception years, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 also saw every applicant offered a place.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Burney Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, B8 2AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,668 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 21 May 2025
Strengths
- “Washwood Heath Academy is an inclusive and nurturing place of learning.”
- “This vision is commonly realised through high ambitions and expectations of pupils and staff.”
- “Consequently, pupils flourish and achieve strong outcomes.”
To improve
- “However, at times, pupils do not get sufficient time to independently practise what they have learned to deepen or extend their learning further.”
- “This can hamper their achievements, especially for pupils who are capable of more.”
- “However, during break and lunchtimes, some pupils fall short of these expectations and incidents can occur.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 150 first-preference applications, 252 offers in total, 150 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Blackwater Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Riverside Education 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beaufort School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Braidwood School for the Deaf 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Waverley School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamd House School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Starbank School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade