Smith's Wood Academy
About the school
Smith's Wood Academy is an open secondary school in Solihull.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 4 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.2
- Solihull
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Solihull
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 18.60%
- Solihull
- 47.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 36.50%
- Solihull
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 25.60%
- Solihull
- 43.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.96
- Solihull
- 4.16
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
744
Girls
52.82%
Boys
47.18%
SEN support
28.23%
Education, health and care plan
1.21%
English as an additional language
8.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
64.92%
Overall absence
14.18
Persistent absence
43.28
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
174
Sustained education or employment
71%
Education
63%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
20%