Our School

Small Heath School is an inner ring, split site, co-educational 11-18 comprehensive school.
It was established in 1983 by amalgamation as part of the reorganisation of secondary education in Birmingham.
In 1994, the school was one of the first in the country to gain Technology College status and opened its own Sixth Form Centre.


Small Heath School and Sixth Form Centre is a Foundation school.
One of the aims of the school is to provide the best possible educational environment and resources for our pupils. There is a continuing programme of development across both of our sites and we are proud of the facilities we are able to offer our pupils.

Sport has benefited from new outside playing facilities including a magnificent all
weather playing area. Funding for this initiative was gained through a successful Lottery bid.


The school is on two sites, 'Upper School' in Muntz Street and 'Lower School' in
Waverley Road. They are a little over half a mile apart and buses transport our younger pupils between sites.

The Muntz Street premises have an open, landscaped frontage. They were opened
in 1978 as a multi-use school, public library, Community and Leisure Centre. The facilities are heavily used throughout the year. It is an attractive site and a focal
point for the community.

Lower School pupils (Years 7-9) use the premises for science, technology, physical
education, art, drama and music only. The Waverley Road site was opened in 1892 and is a Grade 2 listed building of considerable character. It is the 'school
by the park' and is used solely for classroom based activities for pupils in Years 7-10 and is the base for Lower School pupils.

Both sites have excellent ICT facilities, libraries, resource centre's and have their own dining facilities where halal food is always available.

We warmly welcome visitors to experience the atmosphere of care and learning at our school.