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State secondary schools in Birmingham

89 schools · West Midlands · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Birmingham has 89 state secondaries, 50 of them with sixth forms, 8 grammar schools among them. 75.7% of families got their first choice last year, worse than most of England. Results run from 12.7% to 99.4% passing English and maths, a spread of 87 points, with a middle school at 43.7%, almost exactly England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 11 rated Outstanding, 55 Good, 4 Requires improvement. 19 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

89 schools in Birmingham. Tap one, or see the full list.
13% 99% passed English & maths no figure

Birmingham against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

45%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

in line with England

England 45%

46.6

Attainment 8 average score

in line with England

England 46.1

21%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

in line with England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Birmingham

75.7%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

93.1%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

<0.1%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

12%

Appeals upheld80 of 674 heard

These are figures for Birmingham as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Birmingham's 86 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 13% to 99%. That is a spread of 87 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Birmingham schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsenglish literatureenglish languagehistorygeographycombined sciencereligious studiesbiologyphysicschemistryfrenchartcomputer sciencebusiness studiesspanishdesign technologyfood technologyphysical education
  1. 1 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · 179 entries 100%
  2. 2 King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · 148 entries 100%
  3. 3 King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · 181 entries 100%
  4. 4 King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · 149 entries 99%
  5. 5 King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · 148 entries 99%
  6. 6 King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · 192 entries 98%
  7. 7 Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · 190 entries 98%
  8. 8 King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · 140 entries 98%
  9. 9 Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · 122 entries 95%
  10. 10 Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · 119 entries 93%
  11. 11 St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · 166 entries 92%
  12. 12 Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · 184 entries 90%
  13. 13 King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · 150 entries 86%
  14. 14 Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · 157 entries 85%
  15. 15 The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield · 270 entries 85%
  16. 16 Bishop Walsh Catholic School Sutton Coldfield · 171 entries 85%
  17. 17 Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · 123 entries 84%
  18. 18 E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · 146 entries 84%
  19. 19 King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · 160 entries 80%
  20. 20 Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · 134 entries 80%
  21. 21 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · 188 entries 79%
  22. 22 Nishkam High School Birmingham · 108 entries 79%
  23. 23 Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · 158 entries 78%
  24. 24 Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield · 231 entries 77%
  25. 25 King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · 168 entries 77%
  26. 26 King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · 202 entries 77%
  27. 27 Starbank School Birmingham · 178 entries 76%
  28. 28 Swanshurst School Birmingham · 322 entries 76%
  29. 29 Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · 130 entries 76%
  30. 30 Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · 117 entries 76%
  31. 31 Fairfax Sutton Coldfield · 255 entries 76%
  32. 32 Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · 159 entries 75%
  33. 33 Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham · 81 entries 75%
  34. 34 Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · 148 entries 75%
  35. 35 Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · 186 entries 75%
  36. 36 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham · 130 entries 75%
  37. 37 Arena Academy Birmingham · 231 entries 73%
  38. 38 Holyhead School Birmingham · 208 entries 73%
  39. 39 E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham · 173 entries 72%
  40. 40 Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · 156 entries 71%
  41. 41 Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · 148 entries 71%
  42. 42 King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · 141 entries 71%
  43. 43 Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham · 183 entries 69%
  44. 44 St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · 124 entries 69%
  45. 45 Ninestiles, an Academy Birmingham · 286 entries 69%
  46. 46 Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · 163 entries 69%
  47. 47 Harborne Academy Birmingham · 119 entries 68%
  48. 48 Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · 148 entries 68%
  49. 49 Queensbridge School Birmingham · 176 entries 67%
  50. 50 Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham · 111 entries 66%
  51. 51 Rockwood Academy Birmingham · 206 entries 66%
  52. 52 Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · 225 entries 65%
  53. 53 St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · 201 entries 65%
  54. 54 Yardleys School Birmingham · 177 entries 65%
  55. 55 Broadway Academy Birmingham · 207 entries 64%
  56. 56 Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · 69 entries 64%
  57. 57 Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · 129 entries 64%
  58. 58 Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · 270 entries 63%
  59. 59 Waverley School Birmingham · 214 entries 63%
  60. 60 Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham · 210 entries 62%
  61. 61 The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield · 149 entries 61%
  62. 62 Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham · 136 entries 60%
  63. 63 Holte School Birmingham · 229 entries 60%
  64. 64 The University of Birmingham School Birmingham · 148 entries 60%
  65. 65 Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · 154 entries 60%
  66. 66 Erdington Academy Birmingham · 199 entries 59%
  67. 67 Tile Cross Academy Birmingham · 103 entries 59%
  68. 68 Stockland Green School Birmingham · 142 entries 59%
  69. 69 Bartley Green School Birmingham · 182 entries 59%
  70. 70 Hodge Hill College Birmingham · 237 entries 59%
  71. 71 Bournville School Birmingham · 108 entries 57%
  72. 72 King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham · 75 entries 56%
  73. 73 Saltley Academy Birmingham · 259 entries 56%
  74. 74 Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · 205 entries 55%
  75. 75 Fortis Academy Birmingham · 279 entries 55%
  76. 76 Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · 97 entries 55%
  77. 77 Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · 238 entries 54%
  78. 78 Cockshut Hill School Birmingham · 166 entries 53%
  79. 79 Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · 78 entries 53%
  80. 80 Hall Green School Birmingham · 176 entries 52%
  81. 81 Lift Greenwood Birmingham · 170 entries 49%
  82. 82 George Dixon Academy Birmingham · 177 entries 49%
  83. 83 City Academy Birmingham · 149 entries 49%
  84. 84 Ark Kings Academy Birmingham · 119 entries 43%
  85. 85 E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham · 136 entries 42%
  86. 86 Waverley Studio College Birmingham · 51 entries 39%
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Every school in Birmingham

Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

24 of 89 have no spare places. Sort the list, or narrow it first.

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

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A levels in Birmingham

43 of Birmingham's 50 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Birmingham

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Dudley 19 schools · 41% passed English & mathsSandwell 22 schools · 34% passed English & mathsSolihull 15 schools · 48% passed English & mathsStaffordshire 56 schools · 40% passed English & mathsWalsall 19 schools · 39% passed English & mathsWarwickshire 39 schools · 50% passed English & mathsWorcestershire 31 schools · 41% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.