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WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5FD · solihull.wmgacademy.org.uk · 0121 289 3556
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Pupils
- 394
- 62% of 640 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30.8, and 14.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D- (17 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼14.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.7 | −6.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 42.7 | +7.7 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.7 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 students | D- (17) | Well below average -0.82 | |
| 43 students | D- (17.2) | Well below average -0.83 | |
| 18 students | Merit+ (29.6) | Average +0.11 | |
| 41 students | Dist- (32.6) | Average +0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40 | D (21.3) | -0.55 |
| 2022/23 | 27 | D- (16) | — |
| 2021/22 | 48 | D (21.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 8 | D- (15.7) | -0.95 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | E- (8) | -1.35 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 24.1 | −8.9 |
| Further and other education | 4.3 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 3.4 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 19 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 26.7 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 19.8 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
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
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 28
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied