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Smith's Wood Academy

URN: 143895

Address: Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Rating and reports

Inadequate

Latest inspection

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Requires Improvement
  4. Inadequate

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 17 November 2023
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 15 June 2023
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 05 June 2019
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 29 March 2018
    PDF – Published
  5. Opened
  6. Converted to an academy

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About Smith's Wood Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Solihull

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 899
  • School capacity: 1000

Location

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  • Address: Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0UE
  • Region: West Midlands

Contact details and general enquiries

Part of FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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    Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8RE

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    Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7JT

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