Selly Oak Trust School

Key facts

Address

Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6HZ

Type

Foundation special school

Ages

11–19

Council

Birmingham

Pupils on roll

400 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

63.3% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

8.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2022

Strengths

• “Pupils enjoy coming to Selly Oak Trust School.”
• “They benefit from positive and productive relationships with staff and with their peers.”
• “Pupils feel that they are part of a team that makes up the school community.”

To improve

• “The provision is strong in most subject areas, but it is less well developed in modern foreign languages (MFL).”
• “However, staff do not always insist on pupils using subject-specific terms.”
• “A few members of staff do not consistently use spoken English correctly.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.

• Maple House School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Cherry Oak School 0.4 mi Good
• Bournville School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
• King Edward VI High School for Girls 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• King Edward's School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Penny Tree School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Uffculme School 1.7 mi Standards maintained
• Victoria School 1.7 mi Good

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