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Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

Academy sponsor led · Wednesbury · WS10 0DR

Ages 11–16 · 1,119 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

Needs attention

Attainment 8

35.3

Overall absence

11.2%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2025-11-25

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.53
−20+2
Attainment 835.3
English & maths grade 5+21%
English & maths grade 4+41%
EBacc entry45%

EBacc APS: 3.1

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.6%
Unauthorised6.3%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.0%
Enrolments in measure
1,175

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

220

Places offered

214

1st-preference offers

201

Total preferences (any rank)
370
Preferred offers (top 3)
214
Applications from outside LA
29
Offers to outside-LA applicants
8
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

1,119 pupils · 1,169 places

Pupils on roll
1,119
Boys / girls
563 / 556
School capacity
1,169
Capacity fill
1,119 / 1,169 (96%)
Free school meals
49.1%
FSM pupils
541
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Ormiston Academies Trust
Headteacher
Miss Leigh Moore

Location

Address
Hydes Road
Postcode
WS10 0DR
Town
Wednesbury
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
21 on roll / 25 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Wednesbury, Sandwell, 1,119 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 49.1%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Wednesbury
23
Secondary schools in Wednesbury
4
Academies among open schools in Wednesbury
48% (11)
Open schools in WS10
23
Secondary in WS10
4
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Secondary in Sandwell LA
22

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence9.4%

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    • FSM45.2%
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  • Gospel Oak School

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    • EM5+26%
    • Absence13.8%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Leigh Moore
Telephone
01215064300
Website
www.woacademy.co.uk

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