Washwood sixth form

Welcome to our Sixth Form

Washwood Heath Academy is a large all-through school which serves the East of Birmingham.  We have a long history of supporting local students to achieve excellent results in a wide variety of courses and are the first choice Sixth Form for many of our own students and other local students too.

The vision for Washwood Heath Academy Sixth Form is to raise the aspirations of young adults by nurturing a passion for learning, enriching the student experience and securing outcomes which exceed their expectations.

We are relatively unique in this area being one of the only schools to have a Sixth Form.  We passionately believe that we have a unique offer that allows us to compete with Sixth Form colleges across the city.  Our knowledge of our students is second to none, and our investment in their wellbeing and achievement is much deeper that at a standalone college.  Many of our students have grown up with us, and we are ready to support them in through the challenges of post-16 study.  Our results and outcomes speak for themselves, and many of our students go on to thrive in top university courses.

We want to nurture confident, resilient and well-rounded adults who have an aspiration for self-improvement and are able to compete equally with their peers in a world beyond the Sixth Form. In order to achieve this, we will concentrate on:

  • Student outcomes;
  • Student well-being;
  • Developing a passion for lifelong learning;
  • Fostering sense of community responsibility;
  • Develop independent learners who are robust and resilient in their outlook on life.

Being part of a school based Sixth Form enables students to experience a variety of leadership opportunities. Members of Washwood Heath Academy’s Sixth Form are expected to lead by example and act as role models for the main school. .

Our unique selling point centres around us knowing our students well in terms of academic ability, and emotional capacity. We treat our students as individuals and the programmes of study they follow are individualised to meet their evolving needs. 

Please click here to view our school performance table and find out our latest 16-18 results.

Latest News & Tweets

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@washwoodheath - 13 Mar
Science week we have looked at finger prints, how animals adapt to their environment and also lots of fun experiments. We also used explorative talk during science week to investigate how we can make a farm sustainable. pic.twitter.com/vOW7v0bbYv— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () March 13, 2024
@washwoodheath - 12 Mar
In our forest school sessions we have been doing plenty of interesting activities. We loved collecting/examining minibeasts in our forest school,created some bird feeders to encourage diversity of species around us. we also made fire and cooked marshmallows on it.What a treat!! pic.twitter.com/8wraVfmPFG— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () March 12, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Mar
Children in Primary had fabulous time on World Book Day, dressing up and sharing stories. pic.twitter.com/lbiGtO4lB6— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () March 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 26 Feb
Year 2 have been using Manipulatives in maths to support their learning of division.  We have also used our oracy skills to talk about how different animals adapt to habitats. pic.twitter.com/sLTQy2DIHe— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () February 26, 2024
@washwoodheath - 5 Feb
National Story telling week from Y5.Last week, we read lots of Aesop Fables and stories from other cultures. We looked at stories that had themes linked to honesty for our RE topic. pic.twitter.com/BFgfZxR5l9— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () February 5, 2024
@washwoodheath - 5 Feb
As part of storytelling week, Year 2 joined author Swapna Haddow to hear a chapter of her new book. Year 2 really enjoyed this and cannot wait to read the whole book soon. pic.twitter.com/Beyco3v0mi— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () February 5, 2024
@washwoodheath - 1 Feb
Mrs Powis Jones launched Story Telling Week to Primary pupils by retelling her favourite childhood story "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". The children joined in with all the different actions. pic.twitter.com/zi5rFNt90U— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () February 1, 2024
@washwoodheath - 31 Jan
Reception Class have been learning all about Winter Wonderland - this week we've been learning all about penguins, where they live and how they look.🐧🐧🐧❄️🌨️❄️🐧❄️🐧❄️🐧 pic.twitter.com/RpOify8fZN— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 31, 2024
@washwoodheath - 26 Jan
Year Three Children have been taking part some new gymnastic lessons in PE. They have been demonstrating new skills in climbing , balancing and jumping. pic.twitter.com/9897QQC7bg— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 26, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Jan
Scrooge is shown his fate by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come… pic.twitter.com/5mRaZJ0AbK— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Jan
The Ghost of Christmas present makes his presence felt! pic.twitter.com/LMpfAmKVDD— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Jan
Scrooge watching and waiting for the Ghost of Christmas Past… pic.twitter.com/UxZqM2xnK8— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Jan
Great to have the theatre back at Washwood! Year 10 enjoying a stage performance of Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ as part of their preparation for GCSE English Literature. pic.twitter.com/rgvvjf6Gul— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 24 Jan
Y6 have been looking at ratio and proportion in maths lessons. As part of this unit they have used geoboards to support them in exploring scale drawings and scale factor. pic.twitter.com/Hv91cR9Eib— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 24, 2024
@washwoodheath - 23 Jan
Reception class have been exploring and learning all about artic animals with some very ineresting conversations taking place. pic.twitter.com/wRujED3XvN— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 23, 2024
@washwoodheath - 23 Jan
Today Class 2 walked into class to find it in a mess. The crayons were angry with how we treated them and quit! We are going to learn how to write a persuasive letter to get our crayons back pic.twitter.com/QBBpYQhwk8— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 23, 2024
@washwoodheath - 18 Jan
Year 2 have been looking at different textures and form in art this week. Today we made a rose out of clay. We used different techniques and learnt new vocabulary. pic.twitter.com/ON8Q5WRsok— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 18, 2024
@washwoodheath - 17 Jan
Children from Year 3 were asked to take part in a Volcano project over the Christmas period. Here are some of their creations. pic.twitter.com/vv9xW5mdHc— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 17, 2024
@washwoodheath - 17 Jan
Some Year 5 and 6 Pupils had a great time training grounds, taking part in the youth EFL Football Tournament. The children got to meet Nico Gordon and got his autograph. pic.twitter.com/AdZAgqy3l6— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 17, 2024
@washwoodheath - 12 Jan
This week is all about money in Year 2. We have recognised coins, notes and the value of these. We have also been using our knowledge to buy items from the shop. pic.twitter.com/NTF1zIuh9e— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () January 12, 2024