Birmingham
Wheelers Lane Technology College
GCSE results 2026: every Birmingham school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 48.2 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 48.2
- Attainment 8
- 57%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.19
- Progress 8
- [-0.06, 0.44]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 134 | 139 | 104 (75%) | 616 |
| September 2025 | 134 | 164 | 120 (73%) | 667 |
| September 2024 | 133 | 155 | 100 (65%) | 689 |
| September 2023 | 133 | 168 | 112 (67%) | 646 |
| September 2022 | 133 | 140 | 107 (76%) | 635 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Birmingham’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 131 | 48.2 | — | 57.3% | 14.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 131 | 48.4 | — | 57.3% | — | 29.8% | 4.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 130 | 49.4 | +0.19 | 53.1% | — | 29.2% | 4.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 125 | 47.4 | +0.19 | 43.2% | — | 34.4% | 4.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 132 | 53.7 | +0.37 | — | — | 18.0% | 4.5 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Birmingham for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 103501 |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Scott Wheeldon |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | B13 0SF |
| Pupils | 664 |
| FSM eligible | 37.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0SF
http://www.wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk/View local authority page1214442864| DfE number | 4193 |
| UKPRN | 10015715 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 16 Mar 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 11 Feb 2025 |
| Publication date | 16 Mar 2025 |