Birmingham Council Area schools collage

2026 Best Secondary Schools in Birmingham Council Area

Schools across the Birmingham council area. Explore 121 secondary schools in Birmingham Council Area. The current top-ranked secondary schools are King Edward VI High School for Girls, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, and King Edward's School. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.

Key Performance Metrics for Birmingham Council Area
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
Birmingham Council Area
66%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
Birmingham Council Area
44.6vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
Birmingham Council Area
43%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
Birmingham Council Area
4.0vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
Birmingham Council Area
7.4/10vsEngland
7.4/10

Top schools in Birmingham Council Area

Showing 1-20 of 121 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

  4. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

    Four Oaks

  5. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

    Kings Heath

  6. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

    Walmley

  7. King Edward VI Five Ways School

    Bartley Green

  8. King Edward VI Handsworth School

    Handsworth

  9. King Edward VI Aston School

    Aston

  10. Edgbaston High School for Girls

    Edgbaston

  11. King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

    Handsworth

  12. Al-Burhan Grammar School

    Sparkhill

  13. Elmhurst Ballet School

    Edgbaston

  14. St Paul's School for Girls

    Edgbaston

  15. Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

    Small Heath

  16. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East

    Alum Rock

  17. St George's School Edgbaston

    Edgbaston

  18. Eden Boys' School, Birmingham

    Perry Barr

  19. Kings Norton Girls' School

    Kings Norton

  20. Heritage Academy

    Balsall Heath

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