University of Birmingham, Birmingham
University of Birmingham is a school for pupils in Birmingham.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
University of Birmingham in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is University Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grange Road (opposite), 240 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood University of Birmingham stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from University of Birmingham
Black theatre makers working in twentieth-century Britain
25 Aug 2026
John S Fossey Memorial Symposium
11 Aug 2026
From banned papers to thriving festival: Birmingham's first Pride May 1997
29 Jan 2026
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 45
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Across Birmingham council
Places available
14,956
Applications
14,483
Got 1st preference
75.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
All secondary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(2)
Questions parents ask about University of Birmingham
What is the catchment area for University of Birmingham?
No fixed boundary. When University of Birmingham is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to University of Birmingham?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming University of Birmingham on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near University of Birmingham?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is University of Birmingham?
University of Birmingham is at Chancellors Court, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)