School Chooser

Secondary schools in Birmingham

There are 90 secondary schools in Birmingham, teaching 88,486 pupils. Of the 89 with a score, 38 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 26 do worse.

Best in EnglandPrimary schools in BirminghamAll schools in BirminghamPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families49%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools38 of 89scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards15inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)532 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full48 of 89places are under pressure here
Average class size23.0one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs4schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Birmingham

From Birmingham council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 85 secondary schools, 36 of which filled on distance and 49 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

  1. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East 300 m
  2. Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 550 m
  3. Ark St Alban's Academy 840 m
  4. Holte School 880 m
  5. Aston Manor Academy 0.7 miles
  6. E-ACT Heartlands Academy 0.8 miles
  7. Prince Albert High School 0.8 miles
  8. Stockland Green School 0.8 miles
  9. Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form 0.9 miles
  10. Yardleys School 0.9 miles
  11. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy 1.0 miles
  12. Holyhead School 1.0 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Most first choices per place

Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
3.5 per place
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
2.9 per place
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
2.4 per place
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
2.3 per place
Nishkam High School
2.2 per place
King Edward VI Five Ways School
2.2 per place
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
2.2 per place
The University of Birmingham School
1.9 per place

Source: Birmingham council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (90)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Eden Boys' School, BirminghamFree school · ages 11-1860652%Not inspected10098 to 100
2King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,05928%Outstanding 202310098 to 100
3King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,11830%Outstanding 20219997 to 100
4Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,45514%Outstanding 20249896 to 99
5King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,36526%No overall grade 20249795 to 99
6Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,23617%Good 20229795 to 99
7Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamFree school · ages 11-1661849%Outstanding 20249795 to 99
8Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastFree school · ages 11-1860959%Outstanding 20239795 to 99
9St Paul's School for GirlsRoman Catholic · ages 11-181,03331%Outstanding 20239795 to 99
10King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,32417%Good 20239693 to 97
11Swanshurst SchoolAcademy · ages 11-191,92845%Outstanding 20249690 to 99
12King Edward VI Aston SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,02325%Outstanding 20229492 to 96
13King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-181,05419%Good 20249491 to 96
14Nishkam High SchoolFree school · ages 11-1966830%No overall grade 20259186 to 94
15Kings Norton Girls' SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,07627%Not inspected8985 to 92
16E-ACT Heartlands AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1886877%No overall grade 20258783 to 91
17King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsAcademy · ages 11-1898933%Good 20248682 to 90
18Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,07613%Not inspected8479 to 88
19Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormCouncil · ages 11-1893866%Good 20228175 to 86
20Selly Park Girls' SchoolCouncil · ages 11-1680358%Good 20228074 to 85
21Wheelers Lane Technology CollegeCouncil · ages 11-1667240%No overall grade 20257973 to 84
22Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy · ages 11-1862753%Good 20227870 to 83
23The Arthur Terry SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,75813%Good 20227770 to 82
24St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,19348%Good 20247769 to 82
25Starbank SchoolAcademy · ages 3-162,16148%Good 20237466 to 80
26Ark St Alban's AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1879777%Good 20247465 to 79
27Plantsbrook SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,57418%Not inspected7366 to 79
28Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-1678847%Report card 20267365 to 79
29Harborne AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1662754%Good 20227162 to 79
30King Edward VI King's Norton School for BoysAcademy · ages 11-1681532%Good 20237164 to 78
31St John Wall Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-1659165%Good 20237061 to 77
32Hodge Hill Girls' SchoolCouncil · ages 11-1674957%Report card 20267061 to 77
33Small Heath Leadership AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,13160%Good 20227061 to 77
34King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,05256%No overall grade 20256959 to 76
35E-ACT North Birmingham AcademyAcademy · ages 11-191,16760%Report card 20266859 to 75
36Yardleys SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1693063%Good 20236758 to 75
37King Edward VI Sheldon Heath AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,18852%Good 20236758 to 74
38Turves Green Boys' SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1859248%Good 20246656 to 75
39Aston University Engineering AcademyUniversity technical college · ages 13-191,01042%Report card 20266553 to 73
40Ark Victoria AcademyFree school · ages 3-181,51969%Not inspected6351 to 71
41St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,15840%Not inspected6252 to 70
42Bishop Challoner Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic · ages 11-181,18438%Report card 20266150 to 69
43Queensbridge SchoolFoundation · ages 11-1691128%Good 20235948 to 69
44FairfaxAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sutton Coldfield1,58123%Good 20245847 to 67
45Aston Manor AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1899076%Not inspected5847 to 67
46King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsAcademy · ages 11-1674048%Not inspected5645 to 66
47Hamstead Hall AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,17341%Good 20245545 to 66
48Lift Four Dwellings SecondaryAcademy · ages 11-1653466%Good 20235543 to 66
49Lordswood Boys' SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1665946%Report card 20265543 to 66
50Washwood Heath AcademyAcademy · ages 4-181,66858%Good 20205546 to 64
51Birmingham Ormiston AcademyAcademy · ages 14-191,01617%Good 20235444 to 65
52Holyhead SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,25765%Good 20205444 to 63
53Ninestiles, an AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,47661%Good 20195143 to 61
54Ark Boulton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1687766%Report card 20264736 to 57
55The University of Birmingham SchoolFree school · ages 11-191,18843%Good 20234535 to 56
56Broadway AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,22262%Good 20224434 to 54
57Dame Elizabeth Cadbury SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1977446%Good 20234131 to 51
58Hall Green SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1690347%No overall grade 20254031 to 50
59Hodge Hill CollegeCouncil · ages 11-161,19348%Report card 20254031 to 50
60Arena AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1696942%No overall grade 20243930 to 49
61Holte SchoolCouncil · ages 11-181,12768%Good 20233829 to 48
62Kings Heath Secondary SchoolCouncil · ages 11-1679452%Good 20233828 to 48
63Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1671458%Good 20233526 to 47
64Stockland Green SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1675757%Good 20233425 to 45
65Saltley AcademyAcademy · ages 11-161,35657%Good 20233324 to 43
66Waverley SchoolAcademy · ages 2-191,68754%Good 20213123 to 40
67Erdington AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1690461%Good 20233022 to 40
68Tile Cross AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1662076%Good 20243021 to 42
69Ark Kings AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1873970%Good 20242820 to 38
70King Edward VI Balaam Wood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1642367%Good 20242719 to 38
71Fortis AcademyAcademy · ages 11-181,21055%Good 20232619 to 34
72Bartley Green SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1692760%Good 20232116 to 29
73Prince Albert High SchoolFree school · ages 11-1895043%Good 20242111 to 38
74Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeFoundation · ages 11-191,13956%Report card 20262015 to 27
75Cockshut Hill SchoolAcademy · ages 11-1897762%Good 20231813 to 23
76Rockwood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-161,07364%Not inspected1612 to 21
77The Royal Sutton SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Sutton Coldfield96649%Good 20231511 to 20
78Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree school · ages 11-1655659%Report card 20261410 to 19
79Star King Solomon AcademyFree school · ages 4-1635455%Report card 2026128 to 19
80George Dixon AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1899867%No overall grade 2024128 to 17
81Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-181,15249%Report card 202697 to 13
82City AcademyFree school · ages 11-1655457%Report card 202696 to 13
83Christ Church, Church of England Secondary AcademyFree school · ages 11-1882944%Requires improvement 202484 to 17
84Bournville SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1666066%Requires improvement 202453 to 8
85Moseley School and Sixth FormFoundation · ages 11-181,41364%Report card 202553 to 8
86E-ACT Shenley AcademyAcademy · ages 11-1674660%No overall grade 202543 to 7
87Lift GreenwoodAcademy · ages 11-1893556%Report card 202643 to 6
88BOA Digital Technologies AcademyFree school · ages 11-1844360%No overall grade 202521 to 5
89Waverley Studio CollegeStudio schools · ages 14-1922340%Good 202221 to 4
Centre for Accelerated LearningMiscellaneous · ages 11-16––Not inspected–

Secondary schools by town in Birmingham

Birmingham83 schoolsSutton Coldfield7 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Staffordshire71 schoolsWarwickshire39 schoolsWorcestershire47 schoolsShropshire20 schoolsWalsall19 schoolsSandwell22 schoolsCoventry22 schoolsWolverhampton21 schoolsDudley19 schoolsStoke-on-Trent15 schoolsHerefordshire, County of15 schoolsSolihull15 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.