WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is a state-funded secondary school in Solihull, West Midlands, for pupils aged 14 to 19 for boys and girls. DfE data records 394 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 640.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (1 Oct 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 30.8 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D- for 2024/25.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
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Not judged
Based on 1 Oct 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 10 Nov 2024.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Solihull |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 30.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 35.7% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 14.3% |
| EBacc entry | 0% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 0% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 0% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.31 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 17 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 16.67 |
| Value added | -0.82 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -1.09 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.55 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 0% |
| Pupils | 42 |
| Average grade | D- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | D- |
| Published progress band | Well below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 33.3% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.8% |
| Further education college | 38.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8% |
| Employment | 3.5% |
| Not sustained | 8.8% |
| Unknown | 4.4% |
Cohort: 114 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 86.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 21.9% |
| Further education | 3.1% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 10.9% |
| Employment | 37.5% |
| Not sustained | 20.3% |
| Unknown | 6.3% |
Cohort: 64 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 73.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
13.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 7.63% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.83% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 54.6% |
| White other | 3.1% |
| Mixed | 11.4% |
| Asian | 16.9% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Other | 2.5% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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79% would recommend this school
28 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 85% |
| Feels safe | 89% |
| Well behaved pupils | 89% |
| Bullying dealt with | 4% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 64% |
| Concerns dealt with | 47% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 89% |
| Child does well | 89% |
| Progress updates | 68% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 72% |
| Personal development | 78% |
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