WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5FD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WMG ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Claire Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 640
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 142900
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212893556
About this school
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is a secondary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull), 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 114 | 143 | 126 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.2 | 33.5 | 30.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.51 -1.78 to -1.25 | -1.29 -1.53 to -1.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 23.1% | 14.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 44.8% | 35.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.2 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.5 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 451 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) compares
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.8 | 13.5% | 52.5% | 394 | — |
| Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | 31.9 | 12.8% | 58.8% | 1,151 | 0.4 miles |
| John Henry Newman Catholic College | 43.6 | 9.9% | 41.6% | 1,273 | 0.4 miles |
| Grace Academy Solihull | 44.2 | 12.6% | 50% | 884 | 0.8 miles |
| Smith's Wood Academy | 32.2 | 14.2% | 64.9% | 697 | 1.1 miles |
| Tile Cross Academy | 35.6 | 10.6% | 74.7% | 620 | 1.2 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)
- 52.45%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 13.45%
- Persistent absence
- 40.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
John Henry Newman Catholic College0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Grace Academy Solihull0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Smith's Wood Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Tile Cross Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) ranks 86th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) teach?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive principal of WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)?
- The executive principal of WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is Mrs Claire Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull), 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 WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) full?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) has capacity for 640 pupils and 394 on roll (62%), so it has space against 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 WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) a faith school?
- No. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) has no designated religious character.
- Is WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) a selective school?
- No. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) part of an academy trust?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is part of WMG ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.2 in 2022/23 and 30.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) compare with other schools in Solihull?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)'s absence rate?
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)'s overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)'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 2 July 2026.