Smith's Wood Academy
Academy sponsor led in Birmingham, Solihull.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 697 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Free school meals | 65.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Address | Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://smithswood.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01217884100 |
| URN | 143895 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 4 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 March 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (secondary school, about 1.4 km)
- John Henry Newman Catholic College (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Park Hall Academy (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Tile Cross Academy (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Grace Academy Solihull (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- The Coleshill School (secondary school, about 3.0 km)
- Lift Greenwood (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.