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
- 664 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 36.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.3%
White British 32.2%
Pakistani 31.3%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 6.6%
Indian 6.3%
Other White 2.9%
African 2.6%
Chinese 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Wheelers Lane Technology College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 124
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 135 135 0 |
| Year 8 | 131 131 0 |
| Year 9 | 134 134 0 |
| Year 10 | 133 133 0 |
| Year 11 | 131 131 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 4.3% 3.0% |