Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6HZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Real Life 4 Me Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Stopher-Murray
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 103613
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214720876
About this school
Selly Oak Trust School is a foundation special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 400 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 49 | 58 | 61 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.5 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.52 -1.93 to -1.12 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 2% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Selly Oak Trust School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.33%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 13.07%
- Persistent absence
- 34.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maple House School0.2 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Cherry Oak School0.4 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
University of Birmingham1.0 miles
Universities · Birmingham
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King Edward VI High School for Girls1.2 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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King Edward's School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Castlewood School Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Selly Oak Trust School teach?
- Selly Oak Trust School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Selly Oak Trust School?
- The headteacher of Selly Oak Trust School is Mrs Rachel Stopher-Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Selly Oak Trust School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Selly Oak Trust School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Selly Oak Trust School?
- Selly Oak Trust School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Selly Oak Trust School a faith school?
- No. Selly Oak Trust School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Selly Oak Trust School?
- Selly Oak Trust School is part of The Real Life 4 Me Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Selly Oak Trust School have?
- The schools register lists Selly Oak Trust School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Selly Oak Trust School's absence rate?
- Selly Oak Trust School's overall absence rate is 13.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Selly Oak Trust School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Selly Oak Trust School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.