Smith's Wood Academy (formerly Smith's Wood School and then Smith's Wood Sports College) is a co-educational secondary school located in Smith's Wood in the West Midlands of England. Smith's Wood School was awarded specialist Sports College status in September 2006 and was renamed Smith's Wood Sports College. Formerly a community school administered by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, in September 2017 Smith's Wood Sports College converted to academy status and was renamed Smith's Wood Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust. Teaching Smith's Wood Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. History Fire in 1977 A fire on Saturday 1 October 1977 destroyed changing rooms. References External links Smith's Wood Academy official website Academies in Solihull Arson in the 1970s School buildings in the United Kingdom destroyed by arson Secondary schools in Solihull