The University of Birmingham School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.08 miles
Hall Green Train Station 1743 metres · Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The University of Birmingham School is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
The University of Birmingham School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.08 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 1.08 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and further than in 2021.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 285 first-choice applications for 147 offers, 1.9 first choices per offer, the 7th highest of 79 Birmingham secondary schools.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, 118 offers went to first-choice families, while 167 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QU
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to The University of Birmingham School.”
- “There is a vibrant and diverse environment, where all pupils are very much valued.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit a great deal from coming to this school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not always the case.”
- “Very occasionally, teachers do not routinely check pupils’ understanding before moving them on to new learning.”
- “This can result in misconceptions not being addressed, which makes it harder for pupils to understand new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 285 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 118 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kings Norton Girls' School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- E-ACT Shenley Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Selly Park Girls' School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harborne Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published