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2026 Best Secondary Schools in Birmingham Area

Schools in the Birmingham built-up area. Birmingham secondary schools offer extensive choice across England's second-largest city, including 8 selective grammar schools for boys, girls, and mixed entry. King Edward VI High School for Girls, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, and King Edward's School are among the top-performing options, with an average Attainment 8 score of 43 compared to England's 39. Secondary schools have an average FMS Inspection Score of 7.3/10, Good band, compared with England's 7.4/10 (Good). With 124 schools serving Birmingham, families in Edgbaston, Sutton Coldfield, Kings Heath, and Moseley have access to both highly competitive grammar schools and inclusive comprehensives. Use the search filters to compare schools by Attainment 8 or FMS Inspection Score.

All schools in Birmingham
Key Performance Metrics for Birmingham
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
Birmingham
63%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
Birmingham
43.4vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
Birmingham
41%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
Birmingham
3.8vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
Birmingham
7.3/10vsEngland
7.4/10

Top schools in Birmingham

Showing 1-20 of 124 schools

  1. King Edward VI High School for Girls

    Edgbaston

  2. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

    Kings Heath

  3. King Edward's School

    Edgbaston

  5. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

    Kings Heath

  6. King Edward VI Five Ways School

    Bartley Green

  7. King Edward VI Handsworth School

    Handsworth

  8. King Edward VI Aston School

    Aston

  9. Edgbaston High School for Girls

    Edgbaston

  10. King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

    Handsworth

  11. Al-Burhan Grammar School

    Sparkhill

  12. Elmhurst Ballet School

    Edgbaston

  13. St Paul's School for Girls

    Edgbaston

  14. Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

    Small Heath

  15. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East

    Alum Rock

  16. St George's School Edgbaston

    Edgbaston

  17. Eden Boys' School, Birmingham

    Perry Barr

  18. Kings Norton Girls' School

    Kings Norton

  19. Heritage Academy

    Balsall Heath

  20. Flexible Learning School

    Hockley

  21. Swanshurst School

    Billesley

All 124 secondary schools in Birmingham
  1. #1King Edward VI High School for Girls
  2. #2King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
  3. #3King Edward's School
  4. #4King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
  5. #5King Edward VI Five Ways School
  6. #6King Edward VI Handsworth School
  7. #7King Edward VI Aston School
  8. #8Edgbaston High School for Girls
  9. #9King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
  10. #10Al-Burhan Grammar School
  11. #11Elmhurst Ballet School
  12. #12St Paul's School for Girls
  13. #13Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
  14. #14Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
  15. #15St George's School Edgbaston
  16. #16Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
  17. #17Kings Norton Girls' School
  18. #18Heritage Academy
  19. #19Flexible Learning School
  20. #20Swanshurst School
  21. #21Wheelers Lane Technology College
  22. #22E-ACT Heartlands Academy
  23. #23Priory School
  24. #24Nishkam High School
  25. #25Birmingham Ormiston Academy
  26. #26Selly Park Girls' School
  27. #27Highclare School
  28. #28Aston Manor Academy
  29. #29King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
  30. #30Redstone Academy for Boys
  31. #31Green Oak Academy
  32. #32Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
  33. #33Holy Trinity Catholic School
  34. #34Bishop Challoner Catholic College
  35. #35Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
  36. #36Sandwell Academy
  37. #37E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
  38. #38Queensbridge School
  39. #39Starbank School
  40. #40Mander Portman Woodward Independent College
  41. #41Yardleys School
  42. #42Camp Hill Education
  43. #43Darul Uloom Islamic High School
  44. #44St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
  45. #45St John Wall Catholic School
  46. #46Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School
  47. #47Ark Victoria Academy
  48. #48Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
  49. #49Turves Green Boys' School
  50. #50Hamd House School
  51. #51King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
  52. #52Hodge Hill Girls' School
  53. #53King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
  54. #54Park Hall Academy
  55. #55Small Heath Leadership Academy
  56. #56Grace Academy Solihull
  57. #57Cockshut Hill School
  58. #58St Edmund Campion Catholic School
  59. #59Hamstead Hall Academy
  60. #60Ninestiles, an Academy
  61. #61Holyhead School
  62. #62Arena Academy
  63. #63King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
  64. #64King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
  65. #65Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
  66. #66King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
  67. #67Rockwood Academy
  68. #68Fortis Academy
  69. #69Erdington Academy
  70. #70Waseley Hills High School
  71. #71Ark Kings Academy
  72. #72Tile Cross Academy
  73. #73Lordswood Boys' School
  74. #74Broadway Academy
  75. #75Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
  76. #76Stockland Green School
  77. #77Washwood Heath Academy
  78. #78Ark St Alban's Academy
  79. #79Bartley Green School
  80. #80Harborne Academy
  81. #81Hall Green School
  82. #82Ark Boulton Academy
  83. #83Kings Heath Secondary School
  84. #84Saltley Academy
  85. #85The University of Birmingham School
  86. #86Waverley School
  87. #87Holte School
  88. #88Colmers School and Sixth Form College
  89. #89Hodge Hill College
  90. #90John Henry Newman Catholic College
  91. #91Lift Greenwood
  92. #92George Dixon Academy
  93. #93City Academy
  94. #94Bournville School
  95. #95Smith's Wood Academy
  96. #96E-ACT Shenley Academy
  97. #97Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
  98. #98Jamia Islamia Birmingham
  99. #99Moseley School and Sixth Form
  100. #100Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
  101. #101Star King Solomon Academy
  102. #102Jewellery Quarter Academy
  103. Aspire Ap School
  104. Aspire AP School 2
  105. Aston University Engineering Academy
  106. Birchfield Independent Girls' School
  107. Blackwater Academy
  108. BOA Digital Technologies Academy
  109. Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
  110. City United Academy (CUA)
  111. Future First Independent School
  112. Green Heath School
  113. Imedia School
  114. Kimichi School
  115. Newbury Independent School
  116. Orion School
  117. Oscott Academy
  118. Prince Albert High School
  119. Redstone Academy for Girls
  120. Riverside Education
  121. The Pioneers Academy
  122. Waverley Studio College
  123. Windsor Olympus Academy
  124. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)