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Headteacher's Welcome

I am delighted to welcome you to Washwood Heath Academy - a thriving All-through school in the heart of the local community. Washwood Heath Academy offers a rich, stimulating and rewarding learning environment for students aged 4 - 18.

Lynn PetrieWashwood Heath Academy is an oversubscribed All-through school educating children from EYFS to Sixth Form. Our new purpose built primary school facility was opened in March 2019 and provides a fantastic teaching and learning environment for our younger pupils.  Visitors to the school are always impressed by the high standards in lessons and around the Academy and how welcoming and polite our young people are.

We expect students to achieve the very best they can within a friendly and welcoming setting, underpinned by our HEARTS ethos and family atmosphere. 

Academy ethos

Washwood Heath inspires its students to strive for and reach their full potential, no matter what their abilities or talents.

Slt 9688 1I believe that every one of our students has potential to go on and become outstanding members of society and our caring and supportive school environment is the perfect place for them to grow in confidence.  We strive to provide the best for every child by understanding, respecting and providing for each and every young person in our care. Our excellent relationships with parents and carers promote a shared understanding and belief in the school’s values and aims, working in partnership for their child’s education.
 

Washwood Heath offers an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum for EYFS and Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, which aims to enrich and challenge all learners, enabling academic, moral, spiritual, social and cultural needs to be met. At key stage 4 (Years 9 to 11), the school offers an academic GCSE English Baccalaureate core for an increasing number of students and a broad choice of option subjects. We encourage our learners to continue their education beyond Year 11 and we offer a high quality and personalised curriculum in our Sixth Form.

Eimg 0046Students will often hear me and other staff talk about what makes us who we are at Washwood Heath. We believe that all students should be kind, tolerant, respectful and aim for excellence in all that they do. This, for me, characterises The Washwood Way.

The education we provide will be in line with these values and will develop your child’s knowledge, understanding and skills such that they can become highly qualified, responsible citizens able to participate fully in all parts of community life.

We have excellent teachers who stop at nothing to ensure their students achieve the success that they deserve, through hard work, self-belief and fun.  Our extra-curricular opportunities provide something for everyone including a wide range of in-school workshops, theatre productions and sporting opportunities. Through our Washwood Heath Passport, our young people are offered a wide range of trips and visits including castles, parks, farms, cities and places of cultural and historical interest. In addition, we are increasing the number of weekend and weekday residentials for our students.

SLT 2061Your child’s education is of utmost importance to me. Everything that we do is geared towards providing the very best for the students that we serve. We will give you lots of information to help you appreciate more about your child’s progress and their courses of study. A partnership between us based on excellent communication and collaboration is the foundation of a child’s future success.

In short, Washwood Heath Academy is a place where all children, from all backgrounds and abilities can be safe, happy and inspired to achieve.

I hope you enjoy having a look around the website to find out more about the school.  If you would prefer to come and see our superb learning environment in person, please contact us and we can arrange for you to have a tour.

Mrs Lynn Petrie

Headteacher

Twitter

@washwoodheath - 11 Oct
Part of a Forest school session the children have been tasting the popcorn that was made on an open fire. Children were also taught about fire safety. pic.twitter.com/Et3HKlkuqT— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Oct
This week in Year 2 we have been learning all about recipes in DT.  We also learnt how to use knifes safely to chop up our fruit.  We made yummy fruit salads. pic.twitter.com/QOB5xqeTGb— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Oct
is a campaign to promote the mental health and wellbeing benefits of reading. 10th October mark World Mental Wellbeing Day – can you support our pledge of . At Washwood Heath, we did! pic.twitter.com/1aGvWmHUrL— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 11 Oct
During their forest school session, Year 3 got creative by carefully selecting plants from outdoors to make beautiful artwork. pic.twitter.com/aLVGvJAZSz— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 11, 2024
@washwoodheath - 10 Oct
In DT Year 4 have been looking at healthy and unhealthy foods. We made a healthy snack using a range of fruits - it was delicious! pic.twitter.com/jyS7LJPFqN— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 10, 2024
@washwoodheath - 3 Oct
Yr 6 had the opportunity to go to secondary science department to dissect, explore and identify the features and functions of the heart in real life! They identified the 4 chambers and the blood vessels, the children behaved exceptionally well and even learnt about heart strings pic.twitter.com/4k28yqTsSJ— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 3, 2024
@washwoodheath - 3 Oct
Year 1 History Workshop.Year 1 had worked with their families to create a family tree! pic.twitter.com/CcuX3fOPZH— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 3, 2024
@washwoodheath - 3 Oct
In History last week Year 1 looked at everyday life in the 1950s. One of the areas we looked at was shopping we discussed how people would have to shop in the 1950's we also compared it to how we shop now! pic.twitter.com/EdO6ZU5dW2— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 3, 2024
@washwoodheath - 2 Oct
In DT, Year 3 children have been practicing their cutting skills with apples. After carefully slicing the apples, they enjoyed them as a healthy and delicious snack. pic.twitter.com/i2ARsG0uJJ— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () October 2, 2024
@washwoodheath - 27 Sep
Year 2 have been using their oracy skills to sequence pictures from our story of Sulwe this week. We have been looking at the moral of the story and linking this the rights of a child. pic.twitter.com/2GsoXnlJ2M— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 27, 2024
@washwoodheath - 27 Sep
In Yr 2 we have been using our base 10 to support our knowledge of place value.We have learnt how many tens and ones are in a 2 digit number.We have also partitioned 2 digit numbers using our part whole models.Fabulous work already from our hard working Yr 2 children.Well done. pic.twitter.com/APglxLReOd— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 27, 2024
@washwoodheath - 27 Sep
Balanceability in action! This week reception children have been playing bench games. The children to sit and straddle a bench with appropriate distance in between. The children learnt about bike safety and how we need to wear a helmet when riding a bike, to protect our skull. pic.twitter.com/XuaHcJfQsb— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 27, 2024
@washwoodheath - 26 Sep
Y4 have been utilising their Talk Tactics across all subjects this week. Our favourite session was looking at sources in History. We learnt so much about the Anglo Saxons and their invasion in Britain! — Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 26, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Sep
In DT, children have been practicing their cutting skills with apples. After carefully slicing the apples, they enjoyed them as a healthy and delicious snack. pic.twitter.com/Pt7NPdVhz2— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Sep
In maths, year 3 put in a great effort to deepen their understanding of hundreds, tens and ones pic.twitter.com/yEt4KEmzPd— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 25 Sep
In P.E, Year 3 have been having fun practicing their ball control skills through a variety of activities and games. pic.twitter.com/mM0kQKFF4T— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 25, 2024
@washwoodheath - 24 Sep
What a wonderful delivery this morning! Mrs Morphet has been busy helping us win some books for our school! Wahoo! 😄 Thanks Mrs Morphet and The National Literacy Trust! pic.twitter.com/7WIijHA8k8— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 24, 2024
@washwoodheath - 24 Sep
Year 4 used a "conscience alley" to think as another character during English. Our character was no longer with his partner and we wondered how he would feel? pic.twitter.com/POvxBlaCrE— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 24, 2024
@washwoodheath - 23 Sep
Mrs Chapman read to Year 4 in the library today during a very wet lunchtime.  The children enjoyed listening to poems. pic.twitter.com/TVbb6PJLRw— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 23, 2024
@washwoodheath - 20 Sep
Thank you to our Y6 children, for contributing to our class poem, based on the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling.They considered the audience, purpose and language for effect. pic.twitter.com/8NGJ6ZZ8XU— Washwood Heath Academy: All Through School () September 20, 2024