Smith's Wood Academy

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Smith's Wood Academy
Address
Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way


Birmingham
, ,
B36 0UE

Information
Type Academy
School districtSmith’s Wood
Local authority Solihull
TrustFairfax Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 143895 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head of AcademyMr Stephen Huntington
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment966 as of August 2020
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Red, Black
Website http://smithswood.co.uk/

Smith's Wood Academy (formerly Smith's Wood School and then Smith's Wood Sports College) is a co-educational secondary school located in Smith's Wood in the West Midlands of England. [1]

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Smith's Wood School was awarded specialist Sports College status in September 2006 and was renamed Smith's Wood Sports College. Formerly a community school administered by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, in April 2017 Smith's Wood Sports College converted to academy status and was renamed Smith's Wood Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust. [2]

Teaching

Smith's Wood Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

History

Fire in 1977

A fire on Saturday 1 October 1977 destroyed changing rooms. [3]

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References

  1. "Smith's Wood Sports College". smithswood.co.uk.
  2. http://www.fmat.co.uk/ Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
  3. Birmingham Weekly Mercury Sunday 2 October 1977, page 3

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