West Midlands
Secondary schools in Birmingham
489 schools, 206,574 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.5.
Ofsted across Birmingham
Good216
Outstanding35
Requires improvement10
Inadequate6
No overall grade222
267 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 222 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Birmingham
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsAcademy converter | Birmingham | Outstanding 2021 | 80.4 |
| Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | Good 2022 | 79.4 |
| Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | Outstanding 2024 | 77.1 |
| King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 75.9 |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysAcademy converter | Birmingham | Outstanding 2023 | 75.7 |
| King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 74.2 |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 72 |
| King Edward VI Aston SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Outstanding 2022 | 71.2 |
| Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamFree schools | Birmingham | Outstanding 2024 | 62.1 |
| Eden Boys' School, BirminghamFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 61.3 |
| St Paul's School for GirlsVoluntary aided school | Birmingham | Outstanding 2023 | 61 |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastFree schools | Birmingham | Outstanding 2023 | 60.8 |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 56.8 |
| Kings Norton Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 56.6 |
| Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | No grade | 56 |
| The Arthur Terry SchoolAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | Good 2022 | 55.4 |
| Birmingham Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 54.1 |
| Selly Park Girls' SchoolCommunity school | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 52.4 |
| Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 52.1 |
| Plantsbrook SchoolAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | No grade | 51.8 |
| Nishkam High SchoolFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 51.3 |
| E-ACT Heartlands AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | No grade | 50.3 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 49.9 |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormCommunity school | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 49.8 |
| FairfaxAcademy converter | Sutton Coldfield | Good 2024 | 49.1 |
| Starbank SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 49 |
| Hodge Hill Girls' SchoolCommunity school | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 48.7 |
| Queensbridge SchoolFoundation school | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 48.5 |
| Ark Victoria AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 48.4 |
| Wheelers Lane Technology CollegeCommunity school | Birmingham | No grade | 48.4 |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | Birmingham | No grade | 48.4 |
| King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 48 |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for BoysAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 47.6 |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 47.4 |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birmingham | No grade | 47 |
| Ark St Alban's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 46.9 |
| Yardleys SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 46.7 |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 46 |
| St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 45.8 |
| Small Heath Leadership AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 45.7 |
| The University of Birmingham SchoolFree schools | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 45.5 |
| Hodge Hill CollegeCommunity school | Birmingham | No grade | 45.1 |
| Ninestiles, an AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 44.9 |
| St John Wall Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 44.7 |
| Harborne AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 44.6 |
| Aston Manor AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 44.6 |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 44.6 |
| Arena AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | No grade | 44.5 |
| Ark Boulton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 44.2 |
| Aston University Engineering AcademyUniversity technical college | Birmingham | No grade | 44.1 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 44 |
| E-ACT North Birmingham AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | No grade | 43.9 |
| Lordswood Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 43.3 |
| Holyhead SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 43.2 |
| Washwood Heath AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 42.9 |
| Broadway AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 42.7 |
| Hall Green SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 42.5 |
| Lift Four Dwellings SecondaryAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 42.1 |
| Hamstead Hall AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 42.1 |
| Waverley SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2021 | 41.9 |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeFoundation school | Birmingham | No grade | 41.7 |
| Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 41.7 |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 41.4 |
| Erdington AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 40.6 |
| Stockland Green SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 40.3 |
| Kings Heath Secondary SchoolCommunity school | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 40 |
| Bartley Green SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 39.9 |
| Moseley School and Sixth FormFoundation school | Birmingham | No grade | 39.7 |
| The Royal Sutton SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Sutton Coldfield | Good 2023 | 39.7 |
| Holte SchoolCommunity school | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 39.4 |
| Saltley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 39.4 |
| Rockwood AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 39.1 |
| Cockshut Hill SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 38.3 |
| Fortis AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | Good 2023 | 37.9 |
| Turves Green Boys' SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 37.3 |
| Ark Kings AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 36.5 |
| Bournville SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Requires improvement 2024 | 36.5 |
| City AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 36.4 |
| Tile Cross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | Good 2024 | 35.6 |
| Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 35.2 |
| Star King Solomon AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | 34.1 |
| George Dixon AcademyAcademy converter | Birmingham | No grade | 33.3 |
| Lift GreenwoodAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | No grade | 31.8 |
| E-ACT Shenley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birmingham | No grade | 31.6 |
| Waverley Studio CollegeStudio schools | Birmingham | Good 2022 | 21.9 |
| Prince Albert High SchoolFree schools | Birmingham | Good 2024 | — |
| Christ Church, Church of England Secondary AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| BOA Digital Technologies AcademyFree schools | Birmingham | No grade | — |
| Swanshurst SchoolAcademy converter | Birmingham | Outstanding 2024 | — |