Birmingham Medicine 2027: UCAT Cut-Off, Entry Requirements & Interview

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Birmingham medicine entry requirements for 2027: A-level and GCSE grades, UCAT cut-off and scores, the interview format and example questions, fees and places.

Last reviewed: 5 October 2026 by MedicHut's medical admissions team.

Birmingham Medicine entry requirements (2027 entry)

Birmingham Medicine asks for A*AA (minimum AAA predicted) incl. Chemistry + a second science at A-level, or 32 points with 766 at HL (HL Biology + Chemistry required) in the IB. At GCSE: Seven GCSEs scored incl. English Language, Maths, Biology and Chemistry (or dual award) at grade 6+. 2026 entry (published Sept 2026), interviewed home applicants. Standard: UCAT min 1920, median 2180, mean 2189, max 2670; GCSE score median 4.5/4.5. Contextual: UCAT min 1710, median 2060, mean 2076. International (ranked by UCAT after A*AA): min 2110, median 2250, mean 2262. SJT is scored as an interview station (B1=3 points down to B4=0).

A-level requirement: A*AA (minimum AAA predicted) incl. Chemistry + a second science
Minimum A-levels: AAA predicted minimum - Chemistry plus a second science required
IB requirement: 32 points with 766 at HL (HL Biology + Chemistry required)
GCSE requirement: Seven GCSEs scored incl. English Language, Maths, Biology and Chemistry (or dual award) at grade 6+
UCAS code: A100
Places: 380 Home + 28 International (2026 entry)
Applications per place: About 1.3 applicants per interview Home, 4 International; 81% of interviewed home applicants got an offer (2026 entry)
Contextual offers: Contextual offer: AAA (minimum predicted AAB) for eligible contextual-school applicants; ABB for Pathways to Birmingham widening-participation applicants.
Fees: £9,535/yr Home (under review) - £31,390/yr Overseas Preclinical (years 1-2), £50,360/yr Overseas Clinical (years 3-5) (2025 entry rates; 2027 TBC)

SJT is used after interview, combined with your interview score, when offers are ranked.

This school ranks applicants with a points based scoring system. Work out your own points score before you spend one of your four choices.

How Birmingham uses the UCAT

2026 entry (published Sept 2026), interviewed home applicants. Standard: UCAT min 1920, median 2180, mean 2189, max 2670; GCSE score median 4.5/4.5. Contextual: UCAT min 1710, median 2060, mean 2076. International (ranked by UCAT after A*AA): min 2110, median 2250, mean 2262. SJT is scored as an interview station (B1=3 points down to B4=0).

Lowest standard home UCAT interviewed (out of 2,700): 2026 entry 1,920. 2025 entry was 2,680 out of 3,600 (old scale). Median standard interviewee 2026 entry: 2,180.

Birmingham medicine interview format

Birmingham uses an MMI of six or seven stations, each eight minutes long including two minutes of preparation, mixing interviews, role play and calculation tasks. Home applicants attend face to face at the Medical School in Birmingham and international applicants interview online on Zoom, with at least two stations including a role play and a separate online calculations assessment on another date. Stations cover critical thinking, commitment and insight into medicine, personal and ethical challenges, professionalism, data interpretation and debate, interaction in a healthcare setting and calculations. Offers are based on interview performance and your SJT score only, with all stations and the SJT equally weighted, and a minimum standard may be set for each station. Invitations December 2026 to January 2027, interviews January and February 2027

Sample Birmingham interview questions

Why Birmingham?
Tell us about a time you led a team through a difficult moment.
Discuss the ethics of social-media doctors influencing patients.
Role-play: explain to a patient that their CT scan has been lost and needs repeating.
What does evidence-based medicine mean to you?
How would you handle a senior colleague making an error you noticed?
Should obesity be classified as a disease for NHS purposes?
Describe a recent medical breakthrough and its limitations.
Tell us about a time you balanced commitments well.
What's the role of the doctor in tackling health misinformation?

Birmingham Medicine FAQs

What UCAT score do I need for Birmingham Medicine 2027 entry?

Birmingham combines UCAT and GCSE points. For 2026 entry, the lowest standard home applicant invited scored 1,920 and the median was 2,180 (out of 2,700). Contextual applicants went as low as 1,710. GCSEs count for 45%, so a strong GCSE profile matters as much as UCAT.

How does Birmingham score GCSEs?

Birmingham scores seven GCSEs, including English Language, Maths, Biology and Chemistry, and this makes up 45% of the application score. The median GCSE score for interviewed standard applicants in 2026 entry was the maximum 4.5.

Does Birmingham require Biology AND Chemistry?

Yes - both at A grade minimum. The third subject can be any A-level.

Is Birmingham's interview MMI or panel?

MMI - six or seven stations of eight minutes each. Home applicants interview in person in Birmingham; international applicants interview online.

Does Birmingham accept resit A-levels?

No. Birmingham expects A-level grades to be achieved at the first sitting.

Does Birmingham offer Graduate Medicine?

Yes - A101 (4 years), open to bioscience graduates with a 2:1 plus UCAT.

When does Birmingham make decisions?

MMI invitations from late November; outcomes January-April.

Does Birmingham accept the IB?

Yes - 32 points overall with 766 at Higher Level (HL Biology + Chemistry).

Can I defer my Birmingham Medicine offer?

Yes, deferred entry is supported.

Does Birmingham use the SJT?

Yes - Band 4 is an automatic reject; Bands 1-3 are equally weighted.

Is Birmingham a good medical school?

Yes - the University of Birmingham Medical School is one of the largest and oldest in the UK (founded 1825), consistently ranked in the UK top 15 for Medicine. It runs a fully integrated MBChB with early clinical exposure across a large NHS teaching network in the West Midlands, and Birmingham graduates have very strong Foundation Programme placement rates.

Where is Birmingham Medical School?

Birmingham Medical School sits on the University of Birmingham's Edgbaston campus (postcode B15 2TT), about 3 miles south-west of Birmingham city centre. Clinical placements run across University Hospitals Birmingham (Queen Elizabeth Hospital), Heartlands, Good Hope, Sandwell, Russells Hall (Dudley) and Worcestershire Royal.

What hospitals is Birmingham Medical School affiliated with?

Main teaching hospitals include the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, Solihull Hospital, Sandwell General, Russells Hall (Dudley), New Cross (Wolverhampton), Worcestershire Royal and Hereford County Hospital. Community and GP placements run across the West Midlands.

How many applicants apply to Birmingham Medical School each year?

Around 3,300-3,500 applications for roughly 370 Home + 30 Overseas MBChB places - about a 9:1 applicant-to-place ratio. Roughly 1,300 applicants are invited to MMI each cycle.

When do Birmingham Medical School interviews take place?

Interviews run from early December through to March. All MMI stations are currently delivered online via MS Teams; invitations start going out from late November.

When does Birmingham Medical School make offers?

Offers roll out from mid-January through to the end of March, with a final decision wave in early April before the UCAS deadline.

Does Birmingham Medical School accept reapplicants?

Yes - reapplicants are considered on equal footing provided the current UCAT and academic profile meet that year's cut-offs. There is no penalty for reapplying and no requirement to declare a prior application.

What A-level grades does Birmingham Medical School require?

AAA at A-level including Biology and Chemistry (both minimum grade A). GCSEs are scored heavily as a tie-breaker at shortlisting, so a profile with multiple 8s and 9s materially boosts your combined UCAT+GCSE rank.

How old is the University of Birmingham Medical School?

Birmingham Medical School traces its origins to 1825, making it one of the oldest medical schools in England. It became part of the University of Birmingham in 1900 and today sits within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.

How big is Birmingham Medical School?

Birmingham is one of the largest medical schools in the UK, taking around 400 MBChB students per year (approx. 370 Home + 30 Overseas) plus separate cohorts for the A101 Graduate Entry Medicine programme and biomedical sciences.

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