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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 18 April 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,588 applications · 147 places offered · 285 named it first
- 2026 10.8; Birmingham median median 4.2
- 2025 11.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2024 9.7; Birmingham median median 4.0
- 2023 11.4; Birmingham median median 4.1
- 2022 11.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2021 10.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2020 12.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2019 12.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2018 12.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
- 2017 12.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2016 10.5; Birmingham median median 3.8
- This school
- Birmingham median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 1,588 | 10.8 | 285 | 1.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 148 | 1,672 | 11.3 | 253 | 1.71 |
| Sep 2024 | 173 | 1,681 | 9.7 | 293 | 1.69 |
| Sep 2023 | 150 | 1,711 | 11.4 | 270 | 1.80 |
| Sep 2022 | 148 | 1,630 | 11.0 | 247 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2021 | 153 | 1,623 | 10.6 | 256 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2020 | 148 | 1,806 | 12.2 | 292 | 1.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 147 | 1,811 | 12.3 | 291 | 1.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 147 | 1,892 | 12.9 | 357 | 2.43 |
| Sep 2017 | 148 | 1,822 | 12.3 | 420 | 2.84 |
| Sep 2016 | 150 | 1,576 | 10.5 | 413 | 2.75 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 148 | 47.8 | 46% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 151 | 45.5 | 41% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 172 | 47.1 | 48% | 65% | −0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 151 | 51.5 | 55% | 74% | +0.17 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The University of Birmingham SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good202310.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · BirminghamGood20238.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · BirminghamRequires improvement202416.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BirminghamStandards maintained20255.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BirminghamGood20224.3applications per place 55.6Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · BirminghamGood20234.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · BirminghamRemains Good20222.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · BirminghamRemains Good20243.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140863 · 330/4014
- Trust
- The University of Birmingham School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,188 on roll
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QU
- Local authority
- Birmingham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources