WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
About the school
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) is an open secondary school in Solihull.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 1 October 2024
- Published
- 10 November 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 30.8
- Solihull
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Solihull
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 14.30%
- Solihull
- 47.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 35.70%
- Solihull
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- Solihull
- 43.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.31
- Solihull
- 4.16
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D-
Average A-level points
- School
- 17
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
419
Girls
19.09%
Boys
80.91%
SEN support
15.27%
Education, health and care plan
2.39%
English as an additional language
9.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
52.45%
Overall absence
13.45
Persistent absence
40.67
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
75
Sustained education or employment
73%
Higher education
19%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
17%
Employment
33%