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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 December 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry341 applications · 179 places offered · 180 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2025 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2024 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2023 2.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2022 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.5
- 2021 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.6
- 2020 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.6
- 2019 2.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2017 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.7
- 2016 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.8
- 2015 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- 2014 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.9
- This school
- Worcestershire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 179 | 341 | 1.9 | 180 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 | 356 | 2.0 | 187 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2024 | 178 | 367 | 2.1 | 170 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 178 | 436 | 2.5 | 233 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 413 | 2.3 | 207 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 417 | 2.3 | 217 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2020 | 200 | 466 | 2.3 | 245 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2019 | 173 | 449 | 2.6 | 225 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2018 | 179 | 396 | 2.2 | 219 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 172 | 379 | 2.2 | 199 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2016 | 175 | 360 | 2.1 | 207 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2015 | 176 | 383 | 2.2 | 236 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2014 | 167 | 380 | 2.3 | 217 | 1.30 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 173 | 43.9 | 40% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 182 | 49.2 | 51% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 169 | 42.0 | 37% | 57% | −0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 174 | 47.2 | 48% | 68% | −0.11 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Woodrush High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · BirminghamRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · SolihullGood20213.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · BirminghamGood20243.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · BirminghamGood20236.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20254.6applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · BirminghamRemains Outstanding20243.1applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Birmingham20266.1applications per place 78.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 5.0 km · BirminghamOutstanding20235.5applications per place 78.4Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136924 · 885/4017
- Trust
- The Black Pear Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,080 pupils · 1,005 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Woodrush Community High School (URN 116937)
- Address
- Shawhurst Lane, Wythall, B47 5JW
- Local authority
- Worcestershire · Bromsgrove
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources