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 - 9 Dec
Our dodgeball team did us proud. Look at that trophy! pic.twitter.com/k4lWlyqz9Q— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 9, 2024
@washwoodheath - 9 Dec
The choir group have been rehearsing for their first Christmas concert next week - wahoo! pic.twitter.com/OMU9WCD89K— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 9, 2024
@washwoodheath - 9 Dec
Caught in action! That love of reading exists on the playground too! pic.twitter.com/JhKwaxZNoZ— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 9, 2024
@washwoodheath - 9 Dec
Book Advent has been thoroughly enjoyed by children during story time! pic.twitter.com/7lmHKcHTNF— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 9, 2024
@washwoodheath - 5 Dec
During the local walk, Year 3 explored how the local weather impacts various human and physical features. pic.twitter.com/JTCuvMECFa— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 5, 2024
@washwoodheath - 3 Dec
The Grand Elf visited from the North Pole to bring advent calendars to the school and brought back the Elf on the Shelf. Hopefully they will not cause too much mischief and mayhem pic.twitter.com/TI9Aibuef4— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () December 3, 2024
@washwoodheath - 22 Nov
Year 2 this week have been using our geography knowledge and skills in using a compass. We were able to find North, South, East and West. We used our oracy skills to locate different counties and cities within the UK. pic.twitter.com/EbvGPOrsxY— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 22, 2024
@washwoodheath - 22 Nov
In our Geography lesson we used directional language to direct our peers around the classroom and the playground. We effectively used our talk tactics to challenge the children when giving their directions! pic.twitter.com/86oIEKeFVE— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 22, 2024
@washwoodheath - 15 Nov
Children in Need in Action in Y4.Thank you to everyone for your kindness and donations. pic.twitter.com/hw5VGRvARY— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 15, 2024
@washwoodheath - 15 Nov
In year 1 we have been looking at the human body in science and we played a game where we labeled the parts of the body on the children! pic.twitter.com/Yd548vrJiT— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 15, 2024
@washwoodheath - 15 Nov
This week was kindness week. We learnt lots about how we can show kindness both inside and outside of school. The children came up with some lovey ideas, these include, sharing our toys, waving hello, smiling and helping to tidy up. We created a lovely display for our classroom. pic.twitter.com/gtMVb38hy1— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 15, 2024
@washwoodheath - 15 Nov
Year 6 have been learning about the advantages and disadvantages of home-made and processed bread. A small group of us, made home made bread ready to taste test and compare . We learned how to knead bread, used our mathematical skills and scaling to prepare the ingredients. pic.twitter.com/Jc70sXi7Ax— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 15, 2024
@washwoodheath - 15 Nov
This week Year 2 have been retrieving our knowledge on internet safety and how to stay safe online. We have also started to learn how to send and receive emails in a safe way. pic.twitter.com/MrnbLUE1Ii— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 15, 2024
@washwoodheath - 13 Nov
Year 6 had a lesson lesson in baking today. They wrote out a recipe and followed it through each stage . They were surprised how much the yeast made the mixture rise. pic.twitter.com/4df4T5qkGA— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 13, 2024
@washwoodheath - 13 Nov
Year 4 are taking part in the England Rocks TTR's competition. The West Midlands are currently sitting in 2nd place! 😄 . Children can help us by playing again at home!— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 13, 2024
@washwoodheath - 13 Nov
Our Pupil Leaders are taking care of the school environment by picking up litter around the playground. All of our school leaders will be taking part and have a rota to follow. Thank you Pupil Leaders (and our additional helpers!) pic.twitter.com/tzB1lwdyxB— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 13, 2024
@washwoodheath - 12 Nov
Thank you to all those who got involved in National Odd Sock Day, as part of Kindness Week (Anti-Bullying Week) :D Here's some of the odd socks that Miss Chanda spotted ;) pic.twitter.com/w9gzJFF1gj— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 12, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Nov
In light of Remembrance Morning, Primary School are making a huge POPPY display with the help of our lovely Sixth Form. The children have thoroughly enjoyed doing this. We can't wait to see to see the final product! pic.twitter.com/abT05szUka— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Nov
The winning poems written by our children in Year 6. The Sixth Form picked their favourite poems. Well done to our girls! 😄 pic.twitter.com/RwrNhuzCQg— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 8 Nov
Year 4 working on those hockey skills - we loved this set up! pic.twitter.com/ToM8GJEfUM— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () November 8, 2024