School Chooser

Where to live in Birmingham for good schools

Schools in Birmingham average 52 on the School Chooser Score, 61st of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £235,000 (44th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1B723 primaries, 1 secondary85912 scored731 scoredPenns Primary School 92Plantsbrook School 73
2B736 primaries, 1 secondary76715 scored971 scoredWylde Green Primary School 92Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 97
3B766 primaries, 1 secondary69676 scored841 scoredThe Deanery Church of England Primary School 95Bishop Walsh Catholic School 84
4B758 primaries, 2 secondaries69778 scored362 scoredLittle Sutton Primary School 99Fairfax 58
5B287 primaries, 1 secondary62675 scored401 scoredChilcote Primary School 96Hall Green School 40
6B2110 primaries, 4 secondaries62559 scored794 scoredNishkam Primary School Birmingham 99King Edward VI Handsworth School 97
7B197 primaries, 2 secondaries61606 scored642 scoredHeathfield Primary School 85Nishkam High School 91
8B154 primaries, 2 secondaries60704 scored402 scoredSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School 94Harborne Academy 71
9B108 primaries, 5 secondaries60558 scored685 scoredThe Olive School, Small Heath 100Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham 97
10B1311 primaries, 5 secondaries606111 scored555 scoredMoor Green Primary Academy 95Swanshurst School 96
11B309 primaries, 4 secondaries59637 scored524 scoredSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School 94Kings Norton Girls' School 89
12B175 primaries, 2 secondaries58524 scored702 scoredSt Mary's Catholic Primary School 88King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 86
13B67 primaries, 2 secondaries57527 scored762 scoredPrince Albert Junior and Infant School 95King Edward VI Aston School 94
14B1414 primaries, 4 secondaries575413 scored674 scoredColmore Infant and Nursery School 98King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 100
15B2912 primaries, 3 secondaries555812 scored433 scoredPrincethorpe Infant School 97Selly Park Girls' School 80
16B813 primaries, 3 secondaries555513 scored563 scoredShaw Hill Primary School 92Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East 97
17B1111 primaries, 2 secondaries545311 scored572 scoredThe Olive School, Birmingham 98Yardleys School 67
18B424 primaries, 3 secondaries53534 scored533 scoredDorrington Academy 62Eden Boys' School, Birmingham 100
19B129 primaries, 1 secondary53519 scored741 scoredLift Percy Shurmer 98Ark St Alban's Academy 74
20B2311 primaries, 2 secondaries535411 scored482 scoredStory Wood School 92St Edmund Campion Catholic School 62
21B3312 primaries, 2 secondaries525312 scored301 scoredLift Lea Forest 99Tile Cross Academy 30
22B4412 primaries, 3 secondaries525111 scored553 scoredChrist The King Catholic Primary School 95Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School 73
23B253 primaries, 0 secondaries49493 scored–Oasis Academy Hobmoor 68–
24B2010 primaries, 3 secondaries48458 scored563 scoredCherry Orchard Primary School 67King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy 69
25B11 primary, 2 secondaries48811 scored141 scoredNelson Primary School 81Jewellery Quarter Academy 14
26B165 primaries, 2 secondaries47444 scored542 scoredSt John's & St Peter's CofE Primary 59St Paul's School for Girls 97
27B77 primaries, 4 secondaries47516 scored424 scoredCromwell Junior and Infant School 99E-ACT Heartlands Academy 87
28B3211 primaries, 4 secondaries464011 scored624 scoredSt Peter's Catholic Primary School 94King Edward VI Five Ways School 96
29B3114 primaries, 2 secondaries434010 scored612 scoredMerritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy 74Turves Green Boys' School 66
30B4512 primaries, 3 secondaries404412 scored253 scoredSt James Catholic Primary School 98Waseley Hills High School 28
31B385 primaries, 2 secondaries40355 scored522 scoredWest Heath Primary School 56St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 77
32B95 primaries, 4 secondaries39415 scored374 scoredBordesley Village Primary School 83Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form 81
33B354 primaries, 1 secondary39484 scored41 scoredSt Gerard's Catholic Primary School 79Lift Greenwood 4
34B346 primaries, 0 secondaries35356 scored–Colebourne Primary School 47–
35B276 primaries, 2 secondaries34356 scored302 scoredAcocks Green Primary School 59Ninestiles, an Academy 51
36B267 primaries, 2 secondaries33307 scored422 scoredGilbertstone Primary School 73King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy 67
37B185 primaries, 1 secondary30305 scored–Oasis Academy Foundry 80–
38B247 primaries, 1 secondary28287 scored301 scoredSaint Barnabas Church of England Primary School 52Erdington Academy 30
B40 primaries, 1 secondary54one school–541 scored–Birmingham Ormiston Academy 54
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.