Smith's Wood Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Birmingham, Solihull
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Smith's Wood Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, Solihull for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Smith's Wood 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, and a last distance was published in 1 of the 6 earlier years, so places ran out in that year.
- The school had 84 first-choice applications for 117 offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place and 33 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2026, 108 of the 276 Year 7 applications (39%) came from families living outside Solihull, and 28 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 19% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Solihull.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0UE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 697 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Smith’s Wood Academy pupils appreciate that their school has improved significantly.”
- “They are increasingly ensuring that such barriers are reduced to support pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, to achieve well.”
- “Pupils typically receive the additional support that they need, so they can access the curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, over time, pupils' achievement in national tests has remained low.”
- “Pupils have legacy gaps in their knowledge, particularly in writing, that are proving more stubborn to close.”
- “Some pupils are not as well prepared for their next steps as they could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2026 (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) | 19% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 32.2 | 46 |
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: 84 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 84 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 Solihull.
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- John Henry Newman Catholic College 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) 1.1 mi Not judged
- Park Hall Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grace Academy Solihull 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyndon School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Lode Heath School 5.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Langley School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published