The University of Birmingham School

Our courses are linear 2-year A-Level qualifications, with exams at the end of Year 13. We do not offer AS level courses.

Most Sixth Form students at UOBS study three core A-Level subjects, unless they opt to study Mathematics with Further Mathematics (which can be added as an additional A-Level). On your application, you should select your three preferred subjects, but may also list an additional ‘Reserve Subject’ choice, which may be considered in the event that we are unable to offer your preferred subject combination (I.e. due to timetable clashes, oversubscription etc)

Our planned intake for 2026 will be 200 students into Year 12. Students currently in Year 11 at UOBS will receive priority for Sixth Form places, providing they meet the relevant Entry Requirements. However, we are also proud to welcome students to join us from schools across the city. As a minimum, at least 50 places will be awarded to external applicants, though we do anticipate the final number of external places to be higher than this.

Unlike our secondary school admissions, our Sixth Form applications are open to students from across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. We do not have a catchment area and your postcode will not have any affect (positive or negative) on your application. All we ask is that you carefully consider the time it would take to travel to and from the school on a daily basis. As spending a long time commuting across the city can have a negative impact on both your academic studies and your personal wellbeing.

You can log in to your account at any time before 13 February 2026 to change your subjects or update your details. However, after the deadline applications will be locked and no further changes will be possible, as we will begin processing Conditional Offers.

Applications should be submitted online via our Sixth Form Admissions Portal > uobschool.applicaa.com Internal UOBS students have been set up with an account and should log in as ‘Registered Users’ with their school email address. The password will have been shared with you via email. External Applicants should create an account using their personal email address. This email address will need to be verified before you can log in to complete your application.

Once applications close on 13 February 2026, we will contact school referees for confirmation of predicted grades. Once all references have been received, we will begin to process Conditional Offers and hope to let all applicants know the outcome of their application by the end of the spring term.

No – as a non-selective school, our Conditional Offers are made purely based on academic attainment (I.e. your predicted grades). Successful applicants will have the opportunity to visit us for our Sixth Form Experience Day, however any such visit would not influence the outcome of our admissions decisions.