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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB13 0SFWheelers Lane Primary School
Primary

Wheelers Lane Primary School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B13 0SF wlprimary.co.uk

Pupils
645
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
645
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
645
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wheelers Lane Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
-10pp
69%64%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
15%11%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
645
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%6%81%32%64%7%81%33%80%84%106.0106.0108.017%645
2023/2469%7%80%48%72%9%86%50%84%83%108.0108.0109.016%656
2022/2362%15%77%40%77%21%76%33%82%81%106.0105.0107.0+0.60+0.30+0.6019%645
2018/1966%11%71%35%72%15%82%37%81%82%105.0106.0110.0+0.00-2.70+0.0017%677
2017/1866%11%77%31%80%17%74%28%81%88%106.0105.0109.0-0.40-1.50-1.1014%684
2016/1767%4%80%31%76%4%83%26%83%90%106.0106.0109.0+0.90-2.60+1.4011%680

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2564521.217%31%38%6%16%
2023/2465618.616%28%33%6%17%
2022/2364519.019%25%29%7%21%
2021/2266317.519%23%30%7%19%
2020/2164918.817%19%29%
2018/1967719.917%22%28%4%6%
2017/1868418.514%23%25%4%7%
2016/1768020.111%25%28%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.