Wheelers Lane Technology College
Secondary · Community school · Boys · Birmingham
Wheelers Lane, Birmingham, B13 0SF
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
672
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
120 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
134
Places offered
667
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 120 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 12 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 124 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 249 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 667 | 134 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Scott Wheeldon
- Address
- Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF
- Phone
- 01214442864
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103501
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
672 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 701 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 57.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 131 | 25% | 62% | 79% | |
| English Language | 130 | 18% | 57% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 129 | 16% | 63% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 102 | 8% | 42% | 69% | |
| Business | 54 | 9% | 52% | 59% | |
| Geography | 51 | 27% | 53% | 65% | |
| Design & Technology | 40 | 20% | 48% | 78% | |
| Biology | 29 | 45% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 38% | 93% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 59% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 31% | 65% | 77% | |
| French | 25 | 20% | 64% | 84% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.