Wood Green Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 9QU · Sandwell
#223 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#2246 of 4,090 nationally
About Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Academy is a academy secondary located in Wednesbury, in the Sandwell local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,518 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 44.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 223rd of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (61th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (30th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,518; capacity filled 99.2%; grade 4+ english & maths 64.5%; ebacc average points 3.74.
There are 20 schools in Wednesbury; Wood Green Academy ranks 6th of 20 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%)44.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)37.8%
- A level points per entry (10%)35.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)36.3%
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 Wood Green Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,518
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 99.2%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 44.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 37.8%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 64.5%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.74
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 35.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Wood Green Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wednesbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
807 students · 162 m away
Albert Pritchard Infant School
Wednesbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
244 students · 689 m away
Park Hill Primary School
Wednesbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
231 students · 707 m away
Wood Green Junior School
Wednesbury · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
340 students · 920 m away
Hillary Primary School
Walsall · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
675 students · 1.1 km away
Mesty Croft Primary
Wednesbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
410 students · 1.2 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Wednesbury · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
232 students · 1.2 km away
Tameside Primary Academy
Wednesbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
388 students · 1.3 km away
Old Park Primary School
Wednesbury · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
471 students · 1.4 km away
Abu Bakr Boys School
Walsall · Independent secondary · Ages 11–16
75 students · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Ark Victoria Academy
Birmingham · Academy all-through · Ages 3–18
1,519 students
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,516 students
Caludon Castle School
Coventry · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,520 students
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,523 students
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,524 students
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,496 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Wood Green Academy a good school?
Wood Green Academy has a Success Index (England) of 44.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #223 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 Wood Green Academy rank in West Midlands?
Wood Green Academy ranks #223 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #2246 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Wood Green Academy?
Wood Green Academy had 1,518 students in 2025.
Is Wood Green Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Wood Green Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Wood Green Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Wood Green Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.