Smith's Wood Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B36 0UE · Solihull
#479 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#3979 of 4,090 nationally
About Smith's Wood Academy
Smith's Wood Academy is a academy secondary located in Birmingham, in the Solihull local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 697 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 9.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 479th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (14th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (1th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 697; capacity filled 69.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 36.5%; ebacc average points 2.96.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; Smith's Wood Academy ranks 369th of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)32.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)18.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)65.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Smith's Wood Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 697
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 65.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 69.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 32.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 18.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 36.5%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.96
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Smith's Wood Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
200 students · 198 m away
Kingshurst Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
459 students · 473 m away
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
445 students · 559 m away
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
253 students · 871 m away
Yorkswood Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
375 students · 1.2 km away
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
196 students · 1.3 km away
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,151 students · 1.4 km away
Castle Bromwich Junior School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
467 students · 1.4 km away
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
487 students · 1.5 km away
Hillstone Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
415 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Pegasus Academy
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697 students
The Telford Park School
Telford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
698 students
Endon High School
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
700 students
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
692 students
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
691 students
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry · Academy all-through · Ages 3–16
703 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Smith's Wood Academy a good school?
Smith's Wood Academy has a Success Index (England) of 9.3 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #479 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Smith's Wood Academy rank in West Midlands?
Smith's Wood Academy ranks #479 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #3979 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Smith's Wood Academy?
Smith's Wood Academy had 697 students in 2025.
Is Smith's Wood Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Smith's Wood Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Smith's Wood Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Smith's Wood Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.