What did School Atlas judge Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Smith's Wood Academy?

Smith's Wood Academy has 697 pupils on roll.

What ages does Smith's Wood Academy take?

Smith's Wood Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Smith's Wood Academy located?

Smith's Wood Academy is located in Birmingham, B36 0UE, Solihull.

How do I apply to Smith's Wood Academy?

Smith's Wood Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Smith's Wood Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Smith's Wood Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Smith's Wood Academy?

When Smith's Wood Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the same time; 3. Other children by distance — Other children, measured in a straight line from the child's home, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If two or more applications in the same priority have the same distance, but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Smith's Wood Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 65.1% of pupils at Smith's Wood Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Smith's Wood Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

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How places are decided at Smith's Wood Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling at the school — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the same time
3Other children by distance — Other children, measured in a straight line from the child's home
4Catchment area — Children who normally live in the catchment area of the school
5Exceptional circumstances — Children whose exceptional circumstances can only be met by that particular school

If two applications tie: If two or more applications in the same priority have the same distance, but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority.

Children with an education, health and care plan that names Smith's Wood Academy will be offered a place first; this reduces the number of places available (statutory duty, not ranked). Applications with exceptional social or medical reasons may be granted priority 2 status via Cabinet Member Advisory Group. Sibling definition includes half, step, adopted/fostered siblings living at same address. Multiple births given priority to be placed together where possible. CATCHMENT: Children who normally live in the catchment area of the school Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Solihull MBC. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Smith's Wood Academy: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Smith's Wood Academy?: Smith's Wood Academy has 697 pupils on roll.
What ages does Smith's Wood Academy take?: Smith's Wood Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Smith's Wood Academy located?: Smith's Wood Academy is located in Birmingham, B36 0UE, Solihull.
How do I apply to Smith's Wood Academy?: Smith's Wood Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Smith's Wood Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Smith's Wood Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Smith's Wood Academy?: When Smith's Wood Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the same time; 3. Other children by distance — Other children, measured in a straight line from the child's home, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If two or more applications in the same priority have the same distance, but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Smith's Wood Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 65.1% of pupils at Smith's Wood Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Smith's Wood Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Smith's Wood Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Sibling at the school — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the same time
3Other children by distance — Other children, measured in a straight line from the child's home
4Catchment area — Children who normally live in the catchment area of the school
5Exceptional circumstances — Children whose exceptional circumstances can only be met by that particular school

Smith's Wood Academy: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Smith's Wood Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in January 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Smith's Wood Academy?: Smith's Wood Academy has 697 pupils on roll.
What ages does Smith's Wood Academy take?: Smith's Wood Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Smith's Wood Academy located?: Smith's Wood Academy is located in Birmingham, B36 0UE, Solihull.
How do I apply to Smith's Wood Academy?: Smith's Wood Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Smith's Wood Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Smith's Wood Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Smith's Wood Academy?: When Smith's Wood Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school — Children who have a brother or sister at the school at the same time; 3. Other children by distance — Other children, measured in a straight line from the child's home, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If two or more applications in the same priority have the same distance, but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Smith's Wood Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 65.1% of pupils at Smith's Wood Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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