WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Chelmsley Road, Birmingham, B37 5FD
394 pupils · 62% of 640 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WMG ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 October 2024, published 10 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 30.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 14.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 35.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- John Henry Newman Catholic College 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Grace Academy Solihull 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Smith's Wood Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Tile Cross Academy 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Coleshill School 2.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.