Best secondary schools in Birmingham (2026)
Birmingham has 84 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, in the top 1% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 46.3, against 46.1 for England. 10 are in England's top 10%, and 5 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 6 grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Grammar · Girls |
81.3 | 80.4 | 98% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 1% in England |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Grammar · Boys |
80.8 | 75.7 | 97% | Outstanding | |
3 Top 2% in England |
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Grammar |
76.2 | 75.9 | 97% | Good | |
4 Top 2% in England |
King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Grammar · Girls |
75.6 | 74.2 | 98% | Not judged | |
5 Top 3% in England |
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Grammar · Boys |
71.8 | 72.0 | 97% | Good | |
6 Top 4% in England |
King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Grammar · Boys |
70.5 | 71.2 | 97% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 6% in England |
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Girls · Muslim |
64.8 | 62.1 | 73% | Outstanding | |
8 Top 6% in England |
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Boys · Muslim |
62.9 | 61.3 | 76% | No rating | |
9 Top 7% in England |
St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Girls · Roman Catholic |
63.4 | 61.0 | 70% | No rating | |
10 Top 9% in England |
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Boys · Muslim |
58.9 | 60.8 | 75% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 12% in England |
Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Girls |
57.5 | 56.6 | 61% | No rating | |
12 Top 14% in England |
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Girls |
55.4 | 56.8 | 60% | Good | |
13 Top 18% in England |
Nishkam High School Birmingham · Sikh |
53.5 | 51.3 | 55% | Not judged | |
14 Top 19% in England |
Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham |
53.8 | 54.1 | 60% | Good | |
15 Top 24% in England |
Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
51.2 | 48.4 | 53% | Report card | |
16 Top 24% in England |
Queensbridge School Birmingham |
51.8 | 48.5 | 46% | Good | |
17 Top 27% in England |
Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Girls |
51.2 | 52.4 | 47% | Good | |
18 Top 30% in England |
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Girls |
51.1 | 52.1 | 47% | No rating | |
19 Top 31% in England |
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
50.0 | 49.9 | 50% | No rating | |
20 Top 33% in England |
Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Girls |
49.3 | 48.7 | 46% | Report card | |
21 Top 34% in England |
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Boys |
47.6 | 47.6 | 56% | Good | |
22 Top 36% in England |
Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Boys |
48.4 | 48.4 | 57% | Not judged | |
23 Top 37% in England |
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · Girls |
49.4 | 49.8 | 45% | Good | |
24 Top 38% in England |
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Girls |
49.0 | 48.0 | 46% | Not judged | |
25 Top 39% in England |
Sandwell Academy Birmingham |
48.2 | 49.1 | 52% | Good | |
26 Top 40% in England |
The University of Birmingham School Birmingham |
48.0 | 45.5 | 41% | No rating | |
27 Top 41% in England |
E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham |
47.0 | 50.3 | 47% | Not judged | |
28 Top 43% in England |
Starbank School Birmingham |
46.0 | 49.0 | 62% | Good | |
29 Top 45% in England |
Yardleys School Birmingham |
46.6 | 46.7 | 46% | Good | |
30 Top 45% in England |
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham |
47.3 | 47.4 | 45% | Good | |
31 Top 48% in England |
Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham |
45.0 | 45.7 | 48% | Good | |
32 Top 48% in England |
St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
47.5 | 44.7 | 39% | Good | |
33 Top 49% in England |
Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Church of England |
46.4 | 46.9 | 53% | Good | |
34 Top 50% in England |
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham |
45.4 | 44.6 | 42% | Good | |
35 Bottom 49% in England |
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
46.0 | 47.0 | 49% | Report card | |
36 Bottom 49% in England |
Aston Manor Academy Birmingham |
45.5 | 44.6 | 41% | No rating | |
37 Bottom 48% in England |
John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
45.5 | 43.6 | 38% | Report card | |
38 Bottom 48% in England |
Hodge Hill College Birmingham |
45.7 | 45.1 | 40% | Report card | |
39 Bottom 47% in England |
Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham |
45.8 | 48.4 | 45% | No rating | |
40 Bottom 46% in England |
Ninestiles, an Academy Birmingham |
45.2 | 44.9 | 40% | Good | |
41 Bottom 45% in England |
Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham |
44.8 | 44.2 | 39% | Report card | |
42 Bottom 42% in England |
Harborne Academy Birmingham |
44.2 | 44.6 | 44% | No rating | |
43 Bottom 42% in England |
Park Hall Academy Birmingham |
45.0 | 45.6 | 41% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 42% in England |
Hall Green School Birmingham |
44.7 | 42.5 | 32% | Not judged | |
45 Bottom 40% in England |
St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
44.6 | 45.8 | 38% | No rating | |
46 Bottom 40% in England |
Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Boys |
42.9 | 43.3 | 45% | Report card | |
47 Bottom 40% in England |
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Girls |
43.4 | 46.0 | 47% | No rating | |
48 Bottom 39% in England |
Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham |
42.5 | 40.0 | 40% | Good | |
49 Bottom 39% in England |
Waseley Hills High School Birmingham |
42.8 | 40.5 | 40% | Not judged | |
50 Bottom 37% in England |
Broadway Academy Birmingham |
43.6 | 42.7 | 34% | Good | |
51 Bottom 37% in England |
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham |
43.4 | 42.1 | 35% | Good | |
52 Bottom 36% in England |
Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham |
43.2 | 42.9 | 39% | Good | |
53 Bottom 35% in England |
Arena Academy Birmingham |
43.0 | 44.5 | 40% | Not judged | |
54 Bottom 33% in England |
Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham |
42.1 | 42.1 | 36% | Good | |
55 Bottom 33% in England |
Holte School Birmingham |
43.2 | 39.4 | 24% | Good | |
56 Bottom 30% in England |
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
42.7 | 41.7 | 34% | Report card | |
57 Bottom 30% in England |
Holyhead School Birmingham |
41.8 | 43.2 | 33% | Good | |
58 Bottom 30% in England |
Waverley School Birmingham |
41.6 | 41.9 | 34% | Good | |
59 Bottom 27% in England |
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham |
40.9 | 43.9 | 41% | Report card | |
60 Bottom 27% in England |
Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · Boys |
40.1 | 37.3 | 40% | Good | |
61 Bottom 27% in England |
Stockland Green School Birmingham |
40.6 | 40.3 | 33% | No rating | |
62 Bottom 26% in England |
Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham |
40.9 | 44.2 | 42% | Good | |
63 Bottom 25% in England |
Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · Roman Catholic |
42.2 | 44.0 | 36% | Good | |
64 Bottom 22% in England |
Saltley Academy Birmingham |
41.1 | 39.4 | 29% | No rating | |
65 Bottom 19% in England |
Erdington Academy Birmingham |
40.2 | 40.6 | 29% | Good | |
66 Bottom 18% in England |
Bartley Green School Birmingham |
39.4 | 39.9 | 30% | Good | |
67 Bottom 17% in England |
Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham |
39.9 | 41.7 | 31% | Report card | |
68 Bottom 15% in England |
Rockwood Academy Birmingham |
39.2 | 39.1 | 22% | No rating | |
69 Bottom 14% in England |
Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham |
38.7 | 39.7 | 26% | Report card | |
70 Bottom 12% in England |
Cockshut Hill School Birmingham |
38.1 | 38.3 | 28% | Good | |
71 Bottom 11% in England |
Fortis Academy Birmingham |
37.3 | 37.9 | 27% | Good | |
72 Bottom 10% in England |
Tile Cross Academy Birmingham |
36.3 | 35.6 | 28% | Good | |
73 Bottom 10% in England |
Lift Greenwood Birmingham |
36.0 | 31.8 | 19% | Report card | |
74 Bottom 8% in England |
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham |
36.3 | 41.4 | 32% | Good | |
75 Bottom 8% in England |
E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham |
35.2 | 31.6 | 17% | Not judged | |
76 Bottom 7% in England |
George Dixon Academy Birmingham |
35.9 | 33.3 | 15% | Not judged | |
77 Bottom 5% in England |
Ark Kings Academy Birmingham |
34.7 | 36.5 | 24% | Good | |
78 Bottom 5% in England |
Bournville School Birmingham |
33.7 | 36.5 | 30% | Requires improvement | |
79 Bottom 4% in England |
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham |
34.0 | 31.9 | 20% | Not judged | |
80 Bottom 4% in England |
Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham |
33.5 | 35.2 | 28% | Not judged | |
81 Bottom 4% in England |
City Academy Birmingham |
33.2 | 36.4 | 23% | Report card | |
82 Bottom 2% in England |
Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · Christian |
31.8 | 34.1 | 26% | Not judged | |
83 Bottom 1% in England |
Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham |
28.7 | 32.2 | 19% | Report card | |
84 Bottom 1% in England |
Waverley Studio College Birmingham |
26.4 | 21.9 | 13% | No rating |
Other towns in West Midlands
- Coventry
- Dudley
- Halesowen
- Kingswinford
- Oldbury (Sandwell)
- Royal Sutton Coldfield
- Solihull
- Stourbridge
- Walsall
- West Bromwich
- Willenhall
- Wolverhampton
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What is the best secondary school in Birmingham?
On exam results over the last three years, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is the top-ranked secondary school in Birmingham, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.