What are the best girls schools in West Midlands?

Based on Ofsted ratings and exam results, the top-ranked girls schools in West Midlands include 4 Community Trust Alder Coppice, 4 Community Trust Burnt Tree, and 4 Community Trust Hurst Road. Rankings are updated regularly using the latest data from the Department for Education.

How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in West Midlands?

West Midlands has 280 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1500 are rated Good, meaning 89% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.

How are girls schools in West Midlands ranked on Eduscope?

Schools are ranked using a composite score that combines Ofsted or ISI inspection ratings, Key Stage exam results, pupil progress measures, and other performance indicators published by the Department for Education. The score is recalculated regularly as new data becomes available.

What is the average class size in West Midlands girls schools?

The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in West Midlands is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Best Girls Schools in West Midlands

33 girls schools found

Key Facts

There are 33 single-sex girls' schools in West Midlands, accounting for 0.6% of all schools, which is in line with the national average of 0.8%.
These schools have a high Ofsted rating, with 12 Outstanding and 14 Good ratings, out of 26 inspected, reflecting 100% Good or Outstanding, exceeding the national average of 90%.
The 33 girls' schools in West Midlands have 23,205 pupils, with 28.3% eligible for free school meals and 35.9% having English as an additional language, compared to national averages of 23.8% and 19.5% respectively.
Pupils in these schools achieve well, with a Progress 8 score of 0.71, Attainment 8 score of 60.60, and 69.3% achieving grade 5+ in English & maths, with a pupil-teacher ratio of 17.50.

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Adcote School for Girls

Shrewsbury, SY4 2JY

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils197

P/T Ratio–

Edgbaston High School for Girls

Birmingham, B15 3TS

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils797

P/T Ratio–

King Edward VI High School for Girls

Birmingham, B15 2UB

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–19 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils664

P/T Ratio–

King's High School

Warwickshire, CV34 6YE

Independent · Primary · Ages 10–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils820

P/T Ratio–

Shrewsbury High School GDST

SY1 1TN

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–20 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils338

P/T Ratio–

Al-Burhan Grammar School

Birmingham, B11 3DW

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils114

P/T Ratio–

Swanshurst School

Birmingham, B13 0TW

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Girls

Progress 8–

Attainment 8–

Eng+Maths–

Pupils1,928

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

Ofsted

Outstanding

Birmingham, B10 9HH

Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

Progress 8+1.18

Attainment 861.7

Eng+Maths92%

Pupils618

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Birmingham, B14 7QJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.96

Attainment 882.3

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,118

Newport Girls' High School Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Newport, TF10 7HL

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.49

Attainment 873.2

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils836

Queen Mary's High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Walsall, WS4 2AE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.55

Attainment 872.1

Eng+Maths99%

Pupils949

Stratford Girls' Grammar School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 9HA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+1.07

Attainment 879.9

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils831

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.54

Attainment 874.2

Eng+Maths99%

Pupils1,211

Excellence Girls Academy

Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 2ER

Independent · Primary · Ages 9–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils85

P/T Ratio–

Green Oak Academy

Birmingham, B13 9BB

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils74

P/T Ratio–

Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School

Birmingham, B10 0BP

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils94

P/T Ratio–

Redstone Academy for Girls

Birmingham, B12 9AN

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils100

P/T Ratio–

The Pioneers Academy

Birmingham, B6 5UH

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils82

P/T Ratio–

The Retreat

Tf6 6pn

Independent · Primary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils3

P/T Ratio–

Eden Girls' School, Coventry

Ofsted

Outstanding

Coventry, CV1 4FS

Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+1.52

Attainment 861.2

Eng+Maths90%

Pupils600

Kings Norton Girls' School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Birmingham, B30 1HW

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.64

Attainment 857.8

Eng+Maths83%

Pupils1,076

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Ofsted

Good

Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+1.05

Attainment 880.9

Eng+Maths100%

Pupils1,236

Rugby High School

Ofsted

Good

Rugby, CV22 7RE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.66

Attainment 873.9

Eng+Maths98%

Pupils929

St Paul's School for Girls

Ofsted

Outstanding

Birmingham, B16 9SL

State · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+1.23

Attainment 865.1

Eng+Maths92%

Pupils1,033

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 5,149 girls schools in West Midlands, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

Metric	West Midlands	England
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)	100%	90%
Primary ResultsKS2 Expected Standard	60%	61%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8	+0.71	+0.00
Attainment 8	60.6	46.1
AttendancePersistent Absence	19%	20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio	17.5:1	18.1:1
Spending per Pupil	£7,079	£7,460

About This Data

•School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
•Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
•Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.

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Best Girls Schools in West Midlands

Key Facts

Adcote School for Girls

Edgbaston High School for Girls

King Edward VI High School for Girls

King's High School

Shrewsbury High School GDST

Al-Burhan Grammar School

Swanshurst School

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

Newport Girls' High School Academy

Queen Mary's High School

Stratford Girls' Grammar School

Wolverhampton Girls' High School

Excellence Girls Academy

Green Oak Academy

Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School

Redstone Academy for Girls

The Pioneers Academy

The Retreat

Eden Girls' School, Coventry

Kings Norton Girls' School

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Rugby High School

St Paul's School for Girls

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What are the best girls schools in West Midlands?

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