Wheelers Lane Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 134099
- Address
- Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, B13 0SF
- Website
- wlprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 656 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 27.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
White British 36%
Pakistani 24.1%
Mixed 13.3%
Indian 4.6%
Other 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Unclassified 3.7%
Other White 3.2%
African 2.3%
Caribbean 2%
Chinese 1.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Wheelers Lane Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 62
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 39 19 20 |
| Reception, Full-time | 90 51 39 |
| Year 1 | 76 46 30 |
| Year 2 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 3 | 91 41 50 |
| Year 4 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 5 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 6 | 90 46 44 |