Here are our fantastic Year 10’s completing their fieldwork enquiry at Carding Mill Valley in Church Stretton, Shropshire, as part of their Geography GCSE. Pupils were asked to study the river characteristics of the Ashbrook from source to mouth and collect a variety of fieldwork data at various sites after a long walk up the narrow gorge to the waterfall. A wonderful day was had by all and the weather stayed warm too!

As part of our Lost Words project, Year 7 pupils enjoyed a fantastic poetry workshop with freelance writer, novelist and performance poet, Emma Pursehouse. Emma was Wolverhampton’s first Poet Laurette and is a poetry slam champion.

All pupils worked with Emma to write some amazing poems on the theme of nature, looking at poetic devices and writing techniques resulting in each class producing their own acrostic poem. 

Some pupils were also selected for an additional workshop on writing a poem to be entered into the Birmingham City University competition, Future Writers, in celebration of the life and work of Benjamin Zephaniah.

Things in nature that matter to me

See the King of the river, hear the creatures,

Making sounds, the t’whoo of the owls in the tall trees, the cackle of sharp toothed foxes,

Electrified kingfishers sparkling blue, and magpies steeling sandwiches,

Ssssssssslithers the adder wiggling into the undergrowth, slither, slither....

Trees, oak, ash and silver birch, our wonderful woods and trees,

Owners of the sky the buzzards souring, circling,

Wonderous, wonderful wood peckers tapping out messages in code.

#Smestowacademy #Lostwords #EmmaPursehouse 

What a fantastic day we had this week thinking about some of the nature words we are losing with Manda and Chris from EKO (Educating Kids Outdoors).

A small handful of the children were a little reluctant to begin with but still had a go and accidentally found themselves having lots of fun. 

We are so fortunate to be surrounded by a wonderful nature reserve and have so much nature on our school site, event the butterflies, bumble bees and buzzards were joining us on the field today.

🎭 Smestow Academy Presents: Matilda 🎭
📅 10th & 11th July
🕖 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
🎟️ Tickets: £3 via ParentPay

Smestow Academy is proud to present Matilda, a delightful and dynamic stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved tale. Bursting with energy, humour, and heart, Matilda. tells the inspiring story of a little girl with big dreams, extraordinary intelligence, and the courage to stand up for what’s right.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of theatre as our talented students bring this magical musical to life with memorable songs, captivating performances, and plenty of surprises along the way!

📍 Venue: Smestow Academy
💷 Tickets available now through ParentPay for just £3

Don't miss your chance to support our amazing performers and enjoy a night of family-friendly entertainment. We can’t wait to see you there!

Smestow Academy welcomes Parents and Carers to the Induction Evening for our September 2025 intake on 1st July 2025.  Further information will be shared about our school at the event, along with information from our school uniform stockists.  

We're enjoying our 3-day programme of induction for Year 6 pupils who are joining us in Year 7 in September 2025 over the next three days and giving them a taster of life as a Smestow Academy pupil!

We're thrilled to share that Access Creative College is running a brand-new Summer Camp this August – and it's a fantastic chance for our students to explore their passion for the creative industries!

📅 Dates: 4th – 6th August 2025
📍 Location: Access Creative College, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth

Designed specifically for KS4 students, these engaging three-day camps offer hands-on experiences in one of the following areas:

🎵 Music – Write and record your own song
🎮 Games – Design and develop your very own video game
🎥 Media – Create your own short film

Each camp is led by industry professionals and gives students the chance to build real creative skills, meet like-minded peers, and take home a certificate of completion. There will also be a showcase of their amazing work at the end of the camp!

👉 Spaces are limited, so we encourage students to book early using the link below:
🔗 Access Creative Camps 2025 – Book Here

We are very proud to announce that Smestow Academy has been awarded Gold for the School Games Mark in the 24/25 academic school year. This is down to the array of sports that we have on offer to all of our pupils here at the academy and the fantastic engagement that we have.

Students uphold the Smestow values by striving to improve to be their best through sport and have that perseverance and resilience to keep going. A brilliant achievement by everyone at Smestow Academy

We are looking forward to welcoming our Year 6 pupils today for the start of their induction programme to Smestow Academy. Here you can see our Prefects receiving a briefing at the start of the day, in the same way we may have in the world of work.

Being a Prefect at Smestow in an incredibly prestigious role within our pupil leadership offer and we are proud of all our pupils who are supporting with induction over the next three days.

This morning, we were honoured to host Mayor Cllr Craig Collingswood to Smestow Academy. The Mayor was keen to see hard work that is being undertaken at our School, the improvements to our site and also celebrate the achievements in the Year 8 Careers workshops being delivered by Channel 4.

The Mayor met with Mr Chamberlain and then toured the school grounds, going into lessons and also our Year 10 mock exam for Art. The Mayor was very pleased to see the progress that we are making and looks forward to celebrating the achievements of our staff and pupils in the future.