Washwood Heath Academy
| Washwood Heath Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Burney Lane , , B8 2AS England 52°29′25″N 1°49′09″W / 52.4904°N 1.8192°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1967 |
| 139888 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Head Teacher | Lynn Petrie |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,621 |
| Houses | Plaza Tolkien |
| Website | https://washwood.academy/ |
Washwood Heath Academy is an all through school located in the Washwood Heath ward of Birmingham, England.[1] Originally known as Washwood Heath Comprehensive School, it opened in September 1967. It was extended in 1996 to make way for the Post-16 centre. The school became a specialist Technology College and was renamed Washwood Heath Technology College.
In 2013 Washwood Heath Technology College was converted into an academy and renamed Washwood Heath Academy.
David Harewood, an ex-pupil, made a documentary about turning a group of Washwood Heath pupils into Shakespearean actors in five days.[2]
Controversy
- In 1996, maths teacher Israr Khan interrupted a Christmas carol rehearsal performance, questioning the involvement of Muslim pupils professing to Christian theology in the festive songs.[3]
- In 2002, the school became the first in Britain to have its entire governing body sacked under new government powers after an 18-month row over race and religion created internal disagreements amongst staff. The board were replaced by a council team and subsequently received praise from Ofsted.[4][5][6][7]
- In 2010, following a General Teaching Council disciplinary hearing, teacher Jasbir Dhillon was suspended for three months for being late for class on 21 occasions. Action was taken after pupils complained about his punctuality.[8][9]
- In 2025, the school went through a crisis where kids went to schools such as Hodge Hill College and attack students. this was called the Red v Blue school wars which led to 2 students being injured one which needed extra medical help.[10]
Alumni
- Terry Cooke, professional footballer[11][12]
- Stephen Duffy, singer songwriter[13][14]
- David Harewood, television and film actor[15]
- Lee Hendrie, professional footballer[16][17]
- Jason Kavanagh professional footballer[18][19]
- Jason White, professional footballer
- Rashid Rauf, alleged Al-Qaeda operative[20][21]
- Carl Saunders, footballer[22]
- Ian Taylor, professional footballer[23]
References
- ↑ Office For Standards In Education: 3 August 2006 Inspection Report Archived 26 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 16 November 2006
- ↑ "David Harewood give students a Shakespearean experience". BBC. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Muslim teacher in carol concert tirade is made Ofsted inspector". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ Sarah Cassidy (10 August 2002). "School board to be sacked for 'Muslim only' agenda". The Independent. UK.
- ↑ "School's 'climate of intimidation'". BBC News. 22 July 2002.
- ↑ "YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SACKED; Governors at crisis-hit city school told'". Birmingham Post. 23 July 2002.
- ↑ "Praise for Washwood Heath School". Birmingham Post. 3 February 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Washwood Heath teacher suspended – for being late to class". Birmingham Mail. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ Murray Wardrop (6 February 2010). "Teacher suspended after pupils reported him for being late for school". The Daily Telegraph. UK.
- ↑ "How the 'red v blue school wars' exposed the social media gap between children and parents". BBC News. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Washwood FC Individual Honours". Washwood FC.
- ↑ "Rising star Wes boots out Villa!". Birmingham Post and Mail. 1998.
- ↑ "The Lilac Time, Lilac 6". CookingVinyl.com.
- ↑ "Stephen Duffy - Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show Live| Spoken Word / Talks @ The Glee Club". Glee. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Ben Hurst (10 September 2010). "Hollywood star David Harewood goes back to Washwood Heath School". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ↑ "Aston, Erdington and Saltley S.F.A." FootieMag.net, Trilby Multimedia, Aston, Erdington, Saltley & Sutton Schools' Football Association.
- ↑ Andy Gardner (28 November 1998). "How machete gang drove England's baby-faced new hero out of school". Sunday Mirror.
- ↑ "ESSFA - Aston, Erdington, Saltley & Sutton Schools' Football Association - News, Cups & League fixtures". footiemag.net. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "Washwood FC". washwoodfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Cobain, Ian (22 November 2008). "Rashid Rauf". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ Live, Birmingham (1 November 2009). "Former Washwood Heath schoolboy linked to new Pakistan terror violence". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Gibbons, Brett (13 July 2015). "It's Homeland star David Harewood as you've never seen him before". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ "Villa star Taylor back at school". Birmingham Mail. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.