Secondary
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Hydes Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1119 of 1169 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
29%
38.6
4th of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Wednesbury we can score - 5 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 |
| Entered the EBacc | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30% |
| 22/23 | 28% |
| 23/24 | 21% |
| 24/25 | 29% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.33 |
| 22/23 | -0.21 |
| 23/24 | -0.53 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.2 |
| 22/23 | 39.3 |
| 23/24 | 35.3 |
| 24/25 | 38.6 |
Hydes Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Sandwell admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Leigh Moore
- Address
- Hydes Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
- Telephone
- 01215064300