Woodrush High School

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Woodrush High School
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Woodrush High School and Community Hub, and the Coppice Primary School, Hollywood
Address
Woodrush High School
Shawhurst Lane

Hollywood
,
Worcestershire
,
B47 5JW

England
Coordinates 52°23′18″N1°52′43″W / 52.3882°N 1.8787°W / 52.3882; -1.8787
Information
Type Academy
MottoExcellence through Endeavour
Established1958 (1958)
School districtBromsgrove and Redditch
Local authority Worcestershire
Department for Education URN 136924 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairProfessor Stuart Brand
HeadteacherJ Barber
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1008
Capacity1020
Sixth form students100
HousesBrindley, Cadbury, Eliot and Lanchester
Colour(s)   Black and Green
Website http://www.woodrush.org

Woodrush High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the parish of Wythall in the English county of Worcestershire. [1]

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Woodrush High School offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. As of 2018, the school also started enrolling higher ability students onto the Mandarin Excellence programme.

As of the most recent Ofsted inspection published in April 2024, [2] the school has 1008 enrolled pupils of its 1020 capacity, 100 of whom are in the Sixth Form. As of the latest full inspection, published January 2019, [3] the school were graded overall 'good' with 'outstanding' development, behaviour, welfare, and leadership & management, .

The schools catchment area closely matches the Wythall Parish Council area boundary, with the exception of a c.3.75 square kilometre area around Forhill and Redhill Road, and a smaller area at Weatheroak Hill. The school takes applications from within this catchment area, as well as all students finishing at the Coppice Primary School (adjacent), Meadow Green Primary School, Hollywood Primary School, and Tidbury Green School, regardless of their address, but closest applicants take priority. [4]

School history

Established in 1958, it later became a foundation school administered by Worcestershire County Council. In July 2011 Woodrush High School converted to academy status, but continues to coordinate with Worcestershire County Council for admissions.

In November 2019, the school was close to partially shutting down due to an outdated boiler and heating system. [5] Parents had attempted to fundraise upto a goal of £60,000 through a GoFundMe page, after multiple requests for Condition Improvement Funding were rejected. However the matter was resolved after Sajid Javid, (now former) Bromsgrove MP and Chancellor of the Exchequer, visited the school. An Urgent Capital Support application was submitted, leading to the Department for Education providing an emergency fund for the school. [6]

In March 2020, the school was forced to temporarily close due to government guidelines surrounding COVID-19, with remote learning undertaken through online services.

Academic success

In 2018/19 exams 44% of the pupils obtained a level 5 grade or higher in both English and Maths GCSEs, 1% higher than the national average and an improvement by 1% from the 2017/18 exams. [7] Overall, 62 grade 9s were received with 11 in History, 9 in Chemistry and 7 in Maths. Also, last year, students from the sixth form achieved 41% A* to C grades along with a 100% pass rate. [8]

School awards

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Woodrush High School".
  2. ↑ "Inspection of a good school: Woodrush High School" - from 23rd and 24th of April 2024 - https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50247889
  3. ↑ "Woodrush Community High School" - from 11th and 12th December 2018 - https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50050068
  4. ↑ "Woodrush High School - Admissions". web.archive.org. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham Mail". 17 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham Mail". 18 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Woodrush High School - GOV.UK".
  8. ↑ "Woodrush High Schools Sixth Form Success".
  9. ↑ "Twitter".


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