Woods Bank Academy
Rough Hay Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8NQ
303 pupils · 89% of 341 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 66.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 July 2024, published 18 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 28 | 43 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 36 | 29 | 43 | 31 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 36 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 32 | 42 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 32 | 51 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 36 | 44 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 36 | 61 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 34 | 51 | 34 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston 0.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pinfold Street Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Salisbury Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kings Hill Primary School 1.2 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Giles Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.