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WMG Academy for Young Engineers
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Mitchell Avenue, Coventry CV4 8DY · coventry.wmgacademy.org.uk · 024 7646 4661
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43
- average Attainment 8 score. Coventry 44, England 46
- Pupils
- 504
- 79% of 640 places
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43, and 39.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Coventry it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43 | 46 | ||
| ▼39.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼2.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.8 | −6.2 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | +1.5 |
| Further education | 29.6 | +8.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −1.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 64 students | C- (25.9) | Below average -0.53 | |
| 93 students | Dist (34.2) | Above average +0.24 | |
| 44 students | Dist- (32.8) | Average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41 | C- (27.3) | -0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | D+ (24.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 42 | C+ (31.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 32 | C (30.3) | +0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 44 | C (28.8) | +0.38 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | D (21.4) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 68 | D+ (22.9) | -0.48 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.5 | +8.8 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 15 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 9.7 | −16.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.8 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +6.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for WMG Academy for Young Engineers was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 27
- 5% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied