Kings Heath Secondary SchoolWheelers Lane Technology College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Kings Heath Secondary School and Wheelers Lane Technology College are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Kings Heath Secondary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wheelers Lane Technology College scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wheelers Lane Technology College is ahead on our composite score.
Kings Heath Secondary School was judged Good and Wheelers Lane Technology College was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.0 for Kings Heath Secondary School and 48.4 for Wheelers Lane Technology College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kings Heath Secondary School (45.9 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Wheelers Lane Technology College (53.7 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamKings Heath Secondary School | BirminghamWheelers Lane Technology College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 49th of 89 in Birmingham | 17th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 783 | 664 | |
| Capacity | 806 | 650 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B13 0QP | Birmingham, B13 0SF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.0 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.7% | 57.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57.3% | 74.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.2% Stronger figure | 29.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | 4.18 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 131 | 131 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 783 | 664 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 49.2% | 38.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 49.9% | 36.7% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 22.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.3% | 18.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Kings Heath Secondary School
Wheelers Lane Technology College
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