Aston University Engineering Academy

1 Lister Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4AG

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About this school

Aston University Engineering Academy is an University technical college serving secondary age pupils, located in Birmingham, West Midlands. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 12 January 2022). Last inspected 24 February 2026. The Principal is Daniel Locke-Wheaton. The school is administered by Birmingham local authority. It belongs to ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 28 August 2012.

School details

Principal

Daniel Locke-Wheaton

Trust

ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST

Local authority

Birmingham

Gender

Mixed

URN

138222

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Aston University Engineering Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Birmingham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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