SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodfield Academy

Middle deemed secondary Academy converter URN 138208
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 542 542 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 266 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 276 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.8%
16.0 pts above England
School 40.8%
Redditch 24.2%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.9%
6.6 pts above England
School 26.9%
Redditch 18.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Redditch 0.1%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
61.6%
334
Pakistani
12.5%
68
Any other White background
8.9%
48
African
4.6%
25
White and Black Caribbean
3.3%
18
Indian
1.5%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.8% 145 of 542 pupils
5.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.8%
Redditch 24.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.8% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.0% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 55
Moderate learning difficulty 53
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

27.0% 33.4 pts below England
School 27.0%
Redditch 47.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

49.0%

24.8 pts below England

School 49.0%
Redditch 60.5%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

49.0%

21.3 pts below England

School 49.0%
Redditch 57.3%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

34.0%

38.0 pts below England

School 34.0%
Redditch 56.5%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.20 pts higher than England
School 8.42%
Redditch 7.63%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.78 pts higher than England
School 25.60%
Redditch 17.92%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.39%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.59 pts higher than England
School 2.39%
Redditch 3.37%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.3% 0.6 pts above England
Woodfield Academy
90.3%
Redditch
92.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information