| Motto | Seek wisdom |
|---|---|
| Established | 1924 |
| Type | Comprehensive charity aided foundation school |
| Religion | Secular |
| Headteacher | Mr. Pank Patel |
| Specialism | Sports & Maths and Computing |
| Location | Wood Green Road Wednesbury West Midlands WS10 9QU England |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| DfE number | ???/4024 |
| DfE URN | 104007 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1450 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former name | Wednesbury Grammar School |
| Website | WGHS |
Wood Green High School is a secondary school located in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England.
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The head teacher is Pankesh, who started the role in September 2006, taking over from the retiring Dame Enid Bibby, who had been head teacher for eight years and became a dame in 2004 in recognition of her achievements at the school. On her arrival at the school in September 1998, 31% of pupils had gained 5 or more GCSEs at grade C or above, and by 2003 that rate had soared to 63%, making it the best-performing school in Sandwell borough.[1]
The school is situated on the A461 Wood Green Road which connects Wednesbury with Walsall, just south of the (elevated) M6 motorway at junction 9 and next to St Paul's church and IKEA on the Wednesbury Retail Park.
The school's origins go back to the turn of the 20th century, when Wednesbury Boys' High School opened as a grammar school. It opened in Wood Green House in 1924. The schools was also referred to as Wednesbury Grammar School. The school motto was Arte Marte Vigore. Many new school buildings were added in 1961. Former members of the school were known as Old Wodens.
The buildings were expanded during the 1950s, and by 1970 the school had turned comprehensive.
In 1968 it joined with Wood Green Secondary Modern School to become Wood Green Bilateral School. The Wednesbury Girls' High School, a girls' grammar school, joined the sixth form. It became Wood Green High School in September 1969, serving pupils of both sexes.
The school includes a sixth form for pupils aged over 16.
Wood Green is one of the most successful schools in Sandwell, and has regularly topped the borough's GCSE tables since the year 2000, well above the England average. In 2006, it was the best performing of the borough's 18 secondary schools, with 52% of pupils attaining 5 or more 'C' grades and above. It gets the second best A-level results in the borough, after Sandwell Academy, but below the England average.