The University of Birmingham School is a secondary free school in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 1,188 pupils, part of The University of Birmingham School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 19 April 2018. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teaching Support Assistant (closes 16 November) and Careers Education, Information, Advice, and Guidance Manager (closes 16 November).
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Head
Colin Townsend
Trust or group
The University of Birmingham School
Type
Free school, Secondary
Pupils
1,188 pupils · 44% girls · 37.7% eligible for free school meals · 34.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
135 (11.4%) on SEN support · 45 (3.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Are you motivated by helping young people shape their futures and make confident, aspirational and well-informed choices about work, apprenticeships, or continued education? If…
We are looking for kind, caring individuals to support our pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. As a Teaching Support Assistant you will be part of a…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
47.8
45.9%
2024/25
45.5
41.1%
2023/24
47.1
48.3%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
16 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
19 April 2018
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
79.7
14.9
–
2
£49,481
2024/25
80.2
14.7
15%
1
£49,583
2023/24
73.2
16.1
11%
0
£43,071
2022/23
79.5
14.7
20%
0
£39,324
2021/22
78.5
14.8
13%
0
£40,967
2020/21
72.2
15.0
14%
0
£37,050
Earlier years (2015/16 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
72.0
14.0
14%
0
£34,722
2018/19
56.0
14.4
11%
0
£36,357
2017/18
48.0
14.9
19%
0
£35,693
2016/17
43.0
14.4
16%
0
£33,593
2015/16
24.0
13.8
17%
0
£39,969
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
7.5%
1.9%
23.9%
3.4%
2024/25
7.5%
2.0%
24.2%
3.8%
2023/24
8.9%
3.0%
27.4%
4.3%
2022/23
9.7%
3.5%
29.2%
3.9%
2021/22
8.2%
2.3%
25.3%
2.4%
2020/21
6.4%
1.1%
16.7%
2.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.5%
1.7%
15.8%
1.8%
2017/18
6.1%
1.1%
14.7%
1.9%
2016/17
4.5%
0.4%
9.3%
0.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
9 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 5 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: SEN Learning Coach (2), Subject Teacher (2), Assistant SENDCo. Last advertised October 2026.
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