Wheelers Lane Technology College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103501
- Address
- Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, B13 0SF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 678 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.3%
White British 30.2%
Pakistani 29.8%
Mixed 8.9%
Indian 7.2%
Other 6.9%
Unclassified 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other White 2.8%
Chinese 2.4%
African 1.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 46%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 47%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.36
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 3 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Wheelers Lane Technology College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 133
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 169
- 3rd preference
- 110
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 135 135 0 |
| Year 8 | 137 137 0 |
| Year 9 | 137 137 0 |
| Year 10 | 136 136 0 |
| Year 11 | 133 133 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.4% 86.0% |
Further education | 55.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.7% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% |