OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
No published inspection data
No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools 16 to 19
Phase
16 plus
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
ASTON UNIVERSITY STEM EDUCATION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
64
64 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
29.7% of pupils
Male pupils
45
70.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.3 pts
above England
School
39.1%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.8 pts
above England
School
28.1%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.1 pts
above England
School
3.1%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
26.6%
17
Pakistani
17.2%
11
White British
10.9%
7
Any other Mixed background
9.4%
6
Bangladeshi
7.8%
5
Any other Asian background
6.3%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.3%
13 of
64 pupils
0.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open 16 plus schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
32.0%
25.2 pts
below England
Aston University Mathematics School
32.0%
Birmingham
47.9%
West Midlands
20.7%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.