The University of Birmingham School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Birmingham
Weoley Park Road, Birmingham, B29 6QU
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
43%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
26.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
43%
1st preference success rate
109 of 253 families who put it first got an offer
148
Places offered
1672
Total applications
11.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 253 | 109 | ● 43% |
| 2nd preference | 310 | 13 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 292 | 9 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 817 | 17 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1672 | 148 | 9% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Colin Townsend
- Address
- Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QU
- Phone
- 01217965000
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Weoley & Selly Oak · Birmingham Northfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140863
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 37% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL
1,188 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 823 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.32 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.77 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 194 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 18% | 52% | 70% | |
| English Language | 148 | 14% | 44% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 147 | 12% | 46% | 67% | |
| French | 108 | 6% | 28% | 40% | |
| Combined Science | 97 | 8% | 35% | 55% | |
| History | 87 | 16% | 46% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 29% | 63% | 87% | |
| Geography | 64 | 25% | 59% | 70% | |
| Computer Science | 64 | 20% | 55% | 66% | |
| Biology | 51 | 59% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 51 | 47% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 54% | 94% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 3% | 22% | 39% | |
| Chemistry | 76 | 0% | 18% | 42% | |
| Biology | 69 | 6% | 23% | 51% | |
| Psychology | 58 | 9% | 31% | 69% | |
| Physics | 42 | 0% | 10% | 31% | |
| History | 35 | 0% | 9% | 63% | |
| Business Studies | 34 | 0% | 12% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 33 | 24% | 42% | 76% | |
| Computer Science | 32 | 3% | 22% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 25 | 8% | 20% | 72% | |
| Government and Politics | 24 | 4% | 13% | 42% | |
| Geography | 20 | 0% | 15% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19556: The University of Birmingham School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.