36%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
14%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
30.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
291.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
419
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
41%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySolihull
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio13.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) · Secondary with sixth form · Solihull
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
36%
-9pp
61%48%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
14%
-9pp
36%25%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
Attainment 8
30.8
-2.7
42.536.630.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.8
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
2%1%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
291.5
-82.7
374.2324.5274.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 291.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
17.0
-4.3
21.318.515.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17.0
A-level value added
-0.82
-0.3
-0.6-1.0-1.4
'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.8
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
0%
-29pp
29%14%0%
'18'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
Average A-level grade
D-
0
DDD
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
13%
Persistent absence
41%
Contact
Address
Chelmsley Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5FD
Local authority
Solihull
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 36% | 14% | 30.8 | Not applicable | 0% | 291.5 | 1% | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 23% | 33.5 | -1.29 | 0% | 374.2 | 4% | 451 |
| 2022/23 | 44% | 21% | 32.2 | -1.51 | 1% | 274.9 | 1% | 439 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 36% | 42.5 | -0.93 | 2% | 324.7 | 3% | 395 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 25% | 38.8 | -0.68 | 1% | 285.0 | 7% | 324 |
| 2017/18 | 43% | 17% | 37.2 | -1.00 | 10% | 238.5 | 16% | 289 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 158 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 17.0 | D- | -0.82 | 0% | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 21.3 | D | -0.55 | 29% | 118 |
| 2022/23 | 16.0 | D- | — | 9% | 83 |
| 2021/22 | 21.1 | D | — | 11% | 96 |
| 2018/19 | 15.7 | D- | -0.95 | Not eligible | 61 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0 | E- | -1.35 | 0% | 58 |
| 2016/17 | Not eligible | Not eligible | Not applicable | Not eligible | Not eligible |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 419 | 12.7 | 18% | 9% | 52% | 13% | 41% |
| 2023/24 | 451 | 14.7 | 20% | 9% | 44% | 14% | 42% |
| 2022/23 | 439 | 13.7 | 25% | 8% | 41% | 14% | 46% |
| 2021/22 | 395 | 14.5 | 17% | 8% | 39% | 10% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 407 | 16.2 | 16% | 10% | 17% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 324 | 16.5 | 12% | 9% | 36% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | 7% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 158 | 14.4 | 16% | 4% | 35% | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.