WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
University technical college secondary school in Birmingham (Solihull).
Location
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About WMG Academy Trust operates WMG Academy Coventry and WMG Academy Solihull, with the aim of encouraging young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths. Working with businesses and the University of Warwick, we are able to offer students invaluable opportunities which are difficult to find anywhere else.
100% of students attending WMG Academy go straight on to university, advanced apprenticeships or work. That's what sets us apart. From the moment they walk through the door at a WMG Academy, students are offered a career-led education involving work placements, interactive industry activities and visits to businesses.
Through our 'business-like, business-led' ethos, students understand how their learning relates to the real world and leave prepared for their future careers. " We have some of the best companies and supply chains in our local area, and they all desperately need new talent and skills to help them grow. That is why the WMG Academy for Young Engineers is so important."
The WMG Academy for Young Engineers Multi Academy Trust was formed in March 2015. Following the successful opening of the Coventry Academy in September 2014, the WMG Academy Trust opened its second Academy in September 2016 in North Solihull.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stem
- World Challenge
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 142900
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Harries | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Richard Earp Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Saima Hussein | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dan Hutchinson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jon David Carter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Steven | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Surjit Jakhu | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ali Ahmad | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Samantha Frampton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Charlton | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Liz Northwood | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Ethan Harries Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Claire Carey Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record