Community school · Birmingham

Wheelers Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
656Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134099URN

Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

193 applications for 77 places · 158th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

7 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 April 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

193 applications · 77 places offered · 74 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	77	193	2.5	74	0.96
Sep 2025	86	203	2.4	75	0.87
Sep 2024	62	191	3.1	59	0.95
Sep 2023	79	215	2.7	63	0.80
Sep 2022	63	205	3.3	58	0.92
Sep 2021	74	205	2.8	68	0.92
Sep 2020	91	266	2.9	94	1.03
Sep 2019	71	223	3.1	68	0.96
Sep 2018	89	265	3.0	96	1.08
Sep 2017	90	247	2.7	90	1.00
Sep 2016	90	217	2.4	69	0.77
Sep 2015	89	186	2.1	69	0.78
Sep 2014	90	184	2.0	76	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 64% · Maths 81% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%176th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	6%	106	106
2023/24	69%	7%	108	108
2022/23	62%	15%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wheelers Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Colmore Junior School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

79%met the SATs standard
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place
Kings Heath Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Billesley Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Moseley Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134099 · 330/2011
Capacity: 630 pupils · 656 on roll
Free school meals: 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources