Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Wednesbury · WS10 0DR · Sandwell
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 136091
The Phoenix Collegiate
Foundation school · West Bromwich · B71 2BX
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,770
Local authority
Sandwell
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in West Bromwich, Sandwell, 1,770 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 45.9%.
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Overview
- School type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136091
Location
- Address
- Clarkes Lane
- Postcode
- B71 2BX
- Town
- West Bromwich
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- District
- Sandwell
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,770
- Boys / girls
- 900 / 870
- School capacity
- 2,008
- Capacity fill
- 1,770 / 2,008 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 45.9%
- FSM pupils
- 706
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Smith
- Telephone
- 01215888384
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2023-02-14 — Good (Report)