- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
270 first choices, 169 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1665.9
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,033
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Secondary schools in Birmingham
All 164 secondary schools in Birmingham. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
337 first choices, 150 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1678.8
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,118
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
290 first choices, 150 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1678.4
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,059
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
306 first choices, 190 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1679.5
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,455
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
207 first choices, 192 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1676.2
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,365
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
265 first choices, 123 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1662.2
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 606
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Girls
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
432 first choices, 123 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1663.6
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 618
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
143 first choices, 146 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1669.9
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,023
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Muslim
- Boys
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
362 first choices, 122 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1656.2
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 609
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
203 first choices, 160 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.4
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,076
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.0
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
320 first choices, 179 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1680.5
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,236
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
387 first choices, 180 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1679.3
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,324
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Sikh
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
233 first choices, 120 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.0
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 668
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
152 first choices, 146 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1671.3
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,054
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
312 first choices, 329 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.3
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,928
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Boys
Results close to the Birmingham average, low absence.
139 first choices, 134 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.2
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 672
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Birmingham average, low absence.
177 first choices, 169 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.8
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,076
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
298 first choices, 279 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.6
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,758
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
117 first choices, 165 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1653.6
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 989
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Birmingham average, low absence.
173 first choices, 148 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.7
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 868
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
182 first choices, 198 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.9
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,184
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
Results well above the Birmingham average.
90 first choices, 159 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1655.6
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- 7.7%Birmingham 8.4%
- Pupils
- 803
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Birmingham average, low absence.
156 first choices, 119 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1650.4
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 797
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Birmingham average, low absence.
273 first choices, 270 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.1
Birmingham 46.8England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,574
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Secondary schools164including 33 special
- Attainment 8 at 1646.8England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding97%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools33 of 16410 Catholic, 3 Church of England
- With a nursery class14take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals47.2%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Birmingham's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Birmingham
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 102 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 9 of 62
- Good: 51 of 62
- Requires improvement: 2 of 62
- Inadequate: 0 of 62
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Birmingham
Some are faith schools.
33 of the 164 secondary schools in Birmingham have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Birmingham, explained
There are 164 secondary schools in Birmingham, teaching 99,476 children. 14 are run by the council and 89 are academies or free schools. Among them are 33 special and 50 independent schools.
97% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 9 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Birmingham scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
47.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,194 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Other schools in Birmingham
- Primary schools340 schools
- Nurseries366 schools
- Sixth forms90 schools
- Grammar schools8 schools
- Private schools59 schools
- Special schools49 schools
- Boarding schools3 schools
- Faith schools123 schools
- Catholic schools63 schools
- Church of England schools29 schools
- Muslim schools20 schools
- Jewish schools1 school
- Girls' schools22 schools
- Boys' schools17 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Birmingham?
There are 164 secondary schools in Birmingham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Birmingham?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Birmingham on Eduscope are St Paul's School for Girls, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Birmingham?
Birmingham has 9 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 51 are rated Good, meaning 97% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Birmingham secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Birmingham is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Birmingham?
When choosing a secondary school in Birmingham, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 164 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.