Wheelers Lane Primary School
Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Sumner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 656
- URN
- 134099
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642551
About this school
Wheelers Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 656 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wheelers Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 69% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 83% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wheelers Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 645 |
| 2023/24 | 656 |
| 2024/25 | 645 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheelers Lane Primary School compares
Wheelers Lane Primary School ranked 185th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.6% | 38.5% | 656 | — |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 288 | 0.3 miles |
| Colmore Junior School | 79% | 4.8% | 27.4% | 475 | 0.5 miles |
| Colmore Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 20.9% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Kings Heath Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 24% | 643 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.45%
- English as an additional language
- 30.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 15.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Colmore Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Colmore Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Kings Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Wheelers Lane Primary School ranks 185th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wheelers Lane Primary School teach?
- Wheelers Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheelers Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wheelers Lane Primary School is Mrs Emma Sumner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wheelers Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheelers Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Wheelers Lane Primary School?
- Wheelers Lane Primary School has 656 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wheelers Lane Primary School full?
- Wheelers Lane Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 656 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wheelers Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wheelers Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheelers Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wheelers Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wheelers Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wheelers Lane Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Wheelers Lane Primary School ranked 185th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wheelers Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Wheelers Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheelers Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheelers Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.