Alderbrook School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
Academy sponsor led
Smith's Wood Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 697of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 65.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 156
- Ofsted
- Report card, 13 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Smith's Wood Sports College (URN 104118, until 1 January 2017).
What the data says
Smith's Wood Academy has no sixth form. Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 2% moved to a sixth form college, 53% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
20% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 32.2 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Solihull, with 19% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Smith's Wood Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Solihull and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Smith's Wood Academy | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 174 | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 71% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 63% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 20% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Smith's Wood Academy | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 32.2 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.96 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 59% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.1 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 38.2 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 156 | 100% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 51% |
| Mathematics | 156 | 100% | 88% | 7% | 22% | 40% |
| English Literature | 152 | 97% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 49% |
| Combined Science | 147 | 94% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 43% |
| Geography | 77 | 49% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 36% |
| History | 67 | 43% | 41% | 7% | 26% | 36% |
| Spanish | 38 | 24% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 63% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 18% | 9% | 4% | 28% | 32% |
| Statistics | 24 | 15% | 5% | 4% | 20% | 75% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 23 | 15% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 52% |
| 3D Design | 17 | 11% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 29% |
| Drama | 11 | 7% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 7% | 31% | 45% | 32% | 73% |
| Biology | 6 | 4% | 23% | 83% | 45% | 83% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 4% | 23% | 83% | 47% | 83% |
| Physics | 5 | 3% | 23% | — | 46% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 45 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 20 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Tourism | 15 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 11 | — | — |
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Heart of England School
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John Henry Newman Catholic College
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.