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The University of Birmingham School

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).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.

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
Local authority
Birmingham
Location
Birmingham, B29 6QU, United Kingdom
Telephone
01217965000
Website
uobschool.org.uk
Register number
URN 140863 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 19 April 2018
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, 16 May 2023)

Vacancies (2)

Careers Education, Information, Advice, and Guidance Manager

Salary £32,362 to £37,398 a yearCloses 16 Nov

Permanent, full-time

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…

Teaching Support Assistant

Salary £23,081 to £30,881 a yearCloses 16 Nov

Fixed term, full-time

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

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional47.845.9%
2024/2545.541.1%
2023/2447.148.3%

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

DateInspectionOutcome
16 May 2023Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good
19 April 2018Graded inspectionGood

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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2679.714.9–2£49,481
2024/2580.214.715%1£49,583
2023/2473.216.111%0£43,071
2022/2379.514.720%0£39,324
2021/2278.514.813%0£40,967
2020/2172.215.014%0£37,050
Earlier years (2015/16 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2072.014.014%0£34,722
2018/1956.014.411%0£36,357
2017/1848.014.919%0£35,693
2016/1743.014.416%0£33,593
2015/1624.013.817%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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/267.5%1.9%23.9%3.4%
2024/257.5%2.0%24.2%3.8%
2023/248.9%3.0%27.4%4.3%
2022/239.7%3.5%29.2%3.9%
2021/228.2%2.3%25.3%2.4%
2020/216.4%1.1%16.7%2.4%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/195.5%1.7%15.8%1.8%
2017/186.1%1.1%14.7%1.9%
2016/174.5%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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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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