WMG Academy for Young Engineers

University technical college·Secondary school Coventry·CV4 8DY
Composite score
53.8
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#2,061
National rank
#227
In West Midlands
#14
In Coventry
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
43.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
53%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
3.23

School profile

Age range
14–19
Pupils on roll
510
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
26.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.3%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
11.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
37.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,022
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
92%
131 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
79%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
5%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

WMG Academy for Young Engineers at a glance

Located in Coventry, WMG Academy for Young Engineers is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. The school educates roughly 510 pupils aged 14 to 19. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 43.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 92% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.7%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. WMG Academy for Young Engineers does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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