Washwood Heath Academy | All-through in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

39%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1013.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,706

Pupils · 2024/25

63%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

39%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1013.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,706

Pupils · 2024/25

63%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

39%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

42.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

39%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1013.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,706

Pupils · 2024/25

63%

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityBirmingham

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Washwood Heath Academy · All-through · Birmingham

Part ofWASHWOOD HEATH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Finance£7823 spend / pupil£8642 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

56%

+3pp

56%54%52%

'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

0pp

7%4%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

78%

LA AVG 77.38%

SPAG higher standard

22%

LA AVG 36.72%

Reading scaled score

104.0

LA AVG 105.59

Maths scaled score

103.0

LA AVG 104.97

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

59%

-3pp

64%56%47%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

39%

-2pp

41%36%32%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39%

Attainment 8

42.9

-0.5

43.441.740.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 42.9

EBacc entry

39%

-4pp

54%47%39%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39%

EBacc APS

1013.0

-35.1

1048.0940.8833.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1013.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.19

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

88%

Education or employment

86%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

66%

Education or employment

53%

Education

Apprenticeships

11%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,706

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

63%

FSM eligible

58%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

30%

Contact

Address

Burney Lane, Stechford, Birmingham, B8 2AS

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.washwood.academy

Telephone

01216757272

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	7%	70%	30%	78%	11%	70%	19%	89%	78%	104.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	19%	1,706
2023/24	53%	7%	67%	27%	73%	7%	70%	23%	83%	77%	105.0	103.0	108.0	—	—	—	15%	1,719
2022/23	52%	0%	66%	3%	69%	3%	69%	3%	83%	86%	101.0	102.0	105.0	-2.80	-1.30	-2.00	12%	1,745
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	12%	1,514
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	14%	1,451

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	59%	39%	42.9	Not applicable	39%	1013.0	40%	1,706
2023/24	62%	41%	43.4	+0.19	43%	1048.0	43%	1,719
2022/23	59%	33%	43.2	+0.15	53%	1000.7	55%	1,745
2021/22	64%	40%	42.1	-0.29	54%	955.9	54%	1,709
2018/19	47%	32%	40.0	+0.01	41%	833.5	42%	1,514
2017/18	47%	26%	39.5	-0.32	46%	803.2	47%	1,451
2016/17	43%	20%	42.4	+0.21	37%	—	48%	1,436

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Not eligible	60
2023/24	28.9	C	-0.08	0%	64
2022/23	21.6	D	—	0%	61
2021/22	22.7	D+	—	0%	89
2018/19	29.4	C	-0.44	0%	59
2017/18	19.4	D	-0.56	0%	87
2016/17	14.4	E+	-0.60	0%	90

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,706	16.5	19%	63%	58%	9%	30%
2023/24	1,719	17.1	15%	60%	50%	10%	33%
2022/23	1,745	16.0	12%	58%	51%	11%	40%
2021/22	1,709	14.6	11%	57%	58%	10%	41%
2020/21	1,679	14.7	12%	57%	53%	—	—
2018/19	1,514	14.2	12%	59%	58%	6%	18%
2017/18	1,451	15.7	14%	59%	61%	7%	24%
2016/17	1,436	15.4	13%	60%	55%	7%	22%