The University of Birmingham School
Free schools secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At University of Birmingham School, standards and expectations are very high as we want our young people and staff to be exceptional. I am honoured to lead our ambitious and distinctive learning community.
Distinctive in that we purposefully and explicitly prioritise the development of students character and academic accomplishments in equal measure so that they flourish as happy, socially aware, skilled citizens equipped to find and take their places on the world stage.
We speak of good character as making the right choice at the right time for the right reason and our core purpose of developing character is planned and active.
Opportunities and learning which allow our students to discover and further shape their personal qualities, attributes and virtues receive explicit time in each school week through a taught programme and wide ranging enrichment.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Learning Careers Guidance
- Teaching & Learning
- Character Education
- Learning
Key facts
- URN
- 140863
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (22 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.22 governors are linked to a profile (21 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Liam Dwyer | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Professor Glyn Robert Watson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Aurore Nishimwe Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Oliver Souza-Faria Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Neil James Scrivens Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Simone Ruth Campbell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Thomas Edward Hindson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Bradfield Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Professor Deborah Longworth | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Joanna Ruth Kite Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Rebecca Louise Lambert Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Seema Drubhra Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Professor Karen Rathie Guldberg Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Professor Jeremy Pritchard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dame Lin Homer | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 |
| Professor Adam Tickell | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 |
| Professor Andrew Peterson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Professor Jeff Bale | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Professor Jeffrey Bale Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 |
| Mr Colin Townsend | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2018 | |
| Professor Julie Allan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Christopher Banks Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 |
| Professor Colin James Diamond Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Maryam Hamid Chaudhry Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kevin John Cobane Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Robin Haslam Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 · term ended 2026 | |
| Ms Fionnuala O'Connor Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stephen Washbourne Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record