Woodrush High School, Wythall

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Woodrush High School, an extremely popular and over-subscribed Academy for 11 to 18-year olds. Woodrush is a thriving secondary school committed to building supportive, professional relationships between students, staff, parents, carers and the community we serve, to ensure all our young people receive the excellent education they deserve."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, coding, Lego, robotics, STEM, art, photography, Duke of Edinburgh and book club.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 3 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Woodrush High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Worcestershire and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Worcestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.41: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.8, against 47.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 180 families put Woodrush High School as their first choice and 341 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Woodrush High School are Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.1); Light Hall School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52); Ark Kings Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.9); and Kings Heath Secondary School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46).

Woodrush High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Woodrush High School is one of 8 schools run by The Black Pear Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 45 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 18% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 114 pupils (11.3%) received SEN support and 17 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Wythall Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodrush School (adjacent), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodrush High School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

In 2024/25, Woodrush High School issued 31 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Woodrush High School are Coppice Primary School (0.1 miles), Meadow Green Primary School (0.9 miles), Hollywood Primary School (1 mile) and Tidbury Green School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.