Best Secondary Schools in Birmingham

We checked all 122 secondary schools in Birmingham and list every one: 87 ranked, then 35 without a rank.

Schools checked: 122
Ranked: 87
Without a rank: 35

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Birmingham. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Birmingham also has 308 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Birmingham. Birmingham also has rankings for Sutton Coldfield.

Ranked secondary schools in Birmingham

Rank 1
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Academy, Selective, 1,118 pupils, inspected November 2021
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
80.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
98%
Rank 2
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Academy, Selective, 1,059 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
75.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
96.6%
Rank 3
King Edward VI Aston School
Academy, Selective, 1,023 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
71.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
97.1%
Rank 4
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Free school, 606 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
61.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
76.2%
Rank 5
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Free school, 618 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
62.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
73.3%
Rank 6
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Free school, 609 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
60.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
74.8%
Rank 6
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Academy, Selective, 1,365 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Attainment 8
74.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.4%
Rank 8
St Paul's School for Girls
Local authority maintained, 1,033 pupils, inspected May 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
61.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
69.5%
Rank 9
Kings Norton Girls' School
Academy, 1,076 pupils, inspected July 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
56.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
61%
Rank 10
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Academy, Selective, 1,324 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
75.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
96.7%
Rank 11
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Academy, Selective, 1,054 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
72.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
96.6%
Rank 12
Nishkam High School
Free school, 668 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
51.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
54.6%
Rank 13
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Local authority maintained, 672 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
48.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.3%
Rank 14
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Academy, 868 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Attainment 8
50.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.3%
Rank 15
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Academy, 989 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
56.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
60%
Rank 16
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Academy, 1,016 pupils, inspected May 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
54.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
60.2%
Rank 17
Starbank School
Academy, 2,161 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
62.4%
Rank 18
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Local authority maintained, 1,184 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
48.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
53.4%
Rank 19
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Local authority maintained, 788 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
49%
Rank 20
Selly Park Girls' School
Local authority maintained, 803 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
47.2%
Rank 21
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Academy, 815 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.1%
Rank 22
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy, 627 pupils, inspected September 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
52.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.6%
Rank 23
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Academy, 1,193 pupils, inspected November 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
49.5%
Rank 24
Aston Manor Academy
Academy, 990 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.7%
Rank 25
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Local authority maintained, 749 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Attainment 8
48.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.9%
Rank 26
Ark St Alban's Academy
Academy, 797 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
52.6%
Rank 27
Aston University Engineering Academy
Free school, 1,010 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Attainment 8
44.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.1%
Rank 28
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Local authority maintained, 938 pupils, inspected April 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
49.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 29
Queensbridge School
Local authority maintained, 911 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.1%
Rank 30
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Academy, 1,052 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
48.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.6%
Rank 31
Ark Victoria Academy
Free school, 1,519 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.7%
Rank 32
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Academy, 1,188 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.1%
Rank 33
Yardleys School
Academy, 930 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
46%
Rank 34
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Academy, 1,131 pupils, inspected May 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.2%
Rank 35
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Academy, 740 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
46.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.8%
Rank 36
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Academy, 1,167 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to exceptional
Attainment 8
43.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
41%
Rank 37
Harborne Academy
Academy, 627 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.7%
Rank 37
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Academy, 1,153 pupils, inspected March 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.9%
Rank 39
Park Hall Academy
Academy, 1,269 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.2%
Rank 40
The University of Birmingham School
Free school, 1,188 pupils, inspected April 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
41.1%
Rank 41
Lordswood Boys' School
Academy, 659 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Attainment 8
43.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.4%
Rank 42
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Academy, 774 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
42%
Rank 43
Ark Boulton Academy
Academy, 877 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.3%
Rank 44
Ninestiles, an Academy
Academy, 1,476 pupils, inspected December 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.6%
Rank 45
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Academy, 1,158 pupils, inspected January 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.8%
Rank 46
Arena Academy
Academy, 969 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
44.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.9%
Rank 47
St John Wall Catholic School
Local authority maintained, 591 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.6%
Rank 48
Hodge Hill College
Local authority maintained, 1,193 pupils, inspected December 2025
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
45.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.8%
Rank 49
Washwood Heath Academy
Academy, 1,668 pupils, inspected March 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.6%
Rank 50
Grace Academy Solihull
Academy, 884 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
44.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.8%
Rank 50
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Academy, 1,273 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
43.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
37.5%
Rank 52
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Academy, 714 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.9%
Rank 53
Waseley Hills High School
Academy, 782 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.8%
Rank 54
Kings Heath Secondary School
Local authority maintained, 794 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.7%
Rank 55
Hamstead Hall Academy
Academy, 1,173 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.7%
Rank 56
Broadway Academy
Academy, 1,222 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.3%
Rank 56
Holyhead School
Academy, 1,257 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
43.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.2%
Rank 58
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Academy, 534 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
34.8%
Rank 59
Waverley School
Academy, 1,687 pupils, inspected September 2021
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.8%
Rank 60
Hall Green School
Academy, 903 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
42.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.4%
Rank 61
The Coleshill School
Academy, 1,177 pupils, inspected May 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
36.4%
Rank 62
Turves Green Boys' School
Academy, 592 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.7%
Rank 63
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Academy, 423 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
32%
Rank 64
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Local authority maintained, 1,139 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Attainment 8
41.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.8%
Rank 65
Stockland Green School
Academy, 757 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
32.9%
Rank 66
Bartley Green School
Academy, 927 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
30.4%
Rank 66
Erdington Academy
Academy, 904 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
40.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.1%
Rank 68
Saltley Academy
Academy, 1,356 pupils, inspected February 2018
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.6%
Rank 69
Cockshut Hill School
Academy, 977 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
38.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.1%
Rank 70
Holte School
Local authority maintained, 1,127 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.8%
Rank 71
Fortis Academy
Academy, 1,210 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
27.1%
Rank 72
Rockwood Academy
Academy, 1,073 pupils, inspected March 2016
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
22.5%
Rank 73
Tile Cross Academy
Academy, 620 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
35.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
27.9%
Rank 74
Ark Kings Academy
Academy, 739 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
36.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
24.2%
Rank 75
City Academy
Free school, 554 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
36.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.3%
Rank 75
Waverley Studio College
Free school, 223 pupils, inspected January 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
21.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
12.7%
Rank 77
Smith's Wood Academy
Academy, 697 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
32.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
18.6%
Rank 78
Lift Greenwood
Academy, 935 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
31.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
18.6%
Rank 79
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Academy, 1,152 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Attainment 8
41.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.5%
Rank 80
George Dixon Academy
Academy, 998 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
33.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
15.3%
Rank 81
Bournville School
Academy, 660 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
36.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
30%
Rank 81
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Academy, 746 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
31.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
17.3%
Rank 83
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Academy, 1,151 pupils, inspected September 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
31.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
19.7%
Rank 84
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Local authority maintained, 1,413 pupils, inspected December 2025
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Attainment 8
39.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.4%
Rank 85
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
Free school, 394 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
30.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
14.3%
Rank 86
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Free school, 556 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement
Attainment 8
35.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
28.1%
Rank 87
Star King Solomon Academy
Free school, 354 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to good
Attainment 8
34.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.1%

Secondary schools in Birmingham without a rank

Al-Burhan Grammar School
Independent, 114 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
66.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
81.8%
Aspire Ap School
Independent, 11 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Good
Birchfield Independent Girls' School
Independent, 101 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Birmingham Independent College
Independent, 12 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted: Inadequate
Blackwater Academy
Independent, 17 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Free school, 443 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Camp Hill Education
Independent, 10 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
18.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
11.1%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Free school, 829 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
City United Academy (CUA)
Independent, 27 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good
Darul Uloom Islamic High School
Independent, Selective, 153 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
41.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.4%
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Independent, Selective, 797 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
39.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
1.1%
Elmhurst Ballet School
Independent, 185 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
26.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Flexible Learning School
Independent, 99 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
4.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
2.6%
Future First Independent School
Independent, 9 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Green Heath School
Independent, 0 pupils, inspected April 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Green Oak Academy
Independent, 74 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
61.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
66.7%
Hamd House School
Independent, 433 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
43.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.9%
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School
Independent, 94 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
51.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
35.7%
Heritage Academy
Independent, 58 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
63.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
78.6%
Jamia Islamia Birmingham
Independent, 103 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention
Attainment 8
32.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
22.2%
Kimichi School
Independent, 54 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
15.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
King Edward VI High School for Girls
Independent, Selective, 664 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
44.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
King Edward's School
Independent, Selective, 815 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
19.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College
Independent, 144 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
32.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Newbury Independent School
Independent, 18 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Orion School
Independent, 20 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Oscott Academy
Independent, 20 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
1.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Prince Albert High School
Free school, 950 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Redstone Academy for Boys
Independent, 114 pupils, inspected January 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
3.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Redstone Academy for Girls
Independent, Selective, 100 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted: Good
Riverside Education
Independent, 100 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
3.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Swanshurst School
Academy, 1,928 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
The Pioneers Academy
Independent, 82 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted: Good
V.A.S.E Academy
Independent, 39 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Windsor Olympus Academy
Free school, 533 pupils
No Ofsted inspection