Waseley Hills High School is a secondary academy in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 782 pupils, part of Central Region Schools Trust. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Admissions Officer (closes 15 November) and Exam Invigilator (closes 11 December). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Head
Thomas Preston, Headteacher
Trust or group
Central Region Schools Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
782 pupils · 50% girls · 28.5% eligible for free school meals · 4.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
123 (15.7%) on SEN support · 28 (3.6%) with an education, health and care plan · has resourced provision DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Worcestershire
Location
Birmingham, B45 9EL, United Kingdom
Telephone
01214535211
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as Central Region Schools Trust. Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Casual contract, not applicableAdministration and business
Reliable Exam Invigilators required to join established and supportive team.
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
39.7
34.3%
2024/25
40.5
39.8%
2023/24
44.2
40.7%
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
6 December 2023
Monitoring visit
Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
20 January 2022
Monitoring visit
Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
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
47.2
16.6
–
0
£56,304
2024/25
46.2
16.0
11%
0
£51,064
2023/24
46.2
15.8
26%
1
£45,628
2022/23
41.8
18.5
21%
2
£46,450
2021/22
40.0
19.1
38%
0
£44,082
2020/21
46.2
16.1
17%
0
£44,967
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
46.8
15.4
9%
0
£43,887
2018/19
44.0
16.3
10%
0
£41,322
2017/18
46.3
15.3
14%
0
£41,410
2016/17
50.7
14.7
12%
0
£40,579
2015/16
48.1
15.9
13%
0
£40,579
2014/15
56.4
14.3
16%
0
£43,501
2013/14
59.3
14.0
12%
0
£42,860
2012/13
63.4
13.3
16%
0
£38,972
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
10.1%
2.5%
25.0%
5.6%
2024/25
10.8%
3.7%
29.7%
5.9%
2023/24
10.3%
3.5%
31.8%
4.8%
2022/23
11.4%
3.9%
35.7%
5.0%
2021/22
9.6%
1.8%
32.9%
1.9%
2020/21
4.2%
1.6%
10.6%
1.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.0%
1.4%
12.9%
0.8%
2017/18
6.2%
1.8%
15.8%
1.2%
2016/17
5.5%
1.4%
14.7%
0.4%
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
16 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 8 teaching, 7 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Achievement Assistant (2), Assistant SENDCo (2), Student Welfare Officer (2). Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
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.