SchoolScoresBest secondary schools in Birmingham
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · Grammar school (selective) | 99% |
| 2 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Ofsted: Outstanding (2021) · Grammar school (selective) | 99% |
| 3 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · Grammar school (selective) | 99% |
| 4 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Ofsted: Good (2023) · Grammar school (selective) | 97% |
| 5 | King Edward VI Aston School Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · Grammar school (selective) | 96% |
| 6 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Ofsted: Good (2024) · Grammar school (selective) | 96% |
| 7 | Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Ofsted: Outstanding (2018), confirmed 2024 | 79% |
| 8 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) | 78% |
| 9 | St Paul's School for Girls Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2023 | 75% |
| 10 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) | 73% |
| 11 | Kings Norton Girls' School Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2025 | 64% |
| 12 | King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Ofsted: Good (2024) | 63% |
| 13 | Nishkam High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 62% |
| 14 | King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) | 62% |
| 15 | Birmingham Ormiston Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 58% |
| 16 | Bishop Challoner Catholic College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected | 57% |
| 17 | Queensbridge School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 54% |
| 18 | Selly Park Girls' School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 53% |
| 19 | Swanshurst School Ofsted: Outstanding (2017, before conversion), confirmed 2024 | 53% |
| 20 | Starbank School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 53% |
| 21 | Wheelers Lane Technology College Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 51% |
| 22 | Hodge Hill Girls' School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected | 51% |
| 23 | St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 | 51% |
| 24 | E-ACT Heartlands Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 51% |
| 25 | Small Heath Leadership Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 50% |
| 26 | Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 | 49% |
| 27 | The University of Birmingham School Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 | 48% |
| 28 | Yardleys School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 48% |
| 29 | Aston University Engineering Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 strong | 47% |
| 30 | King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 47% |
| 31 | Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form Ofsted: Good (2022) | 46% |
| 32 | Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 46% |
| 33 | Q3 Academy Great Barr Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2022 | 46% |
| 34 | Aston Manor Academy Ofsted: Outstanding (2017), confirmed 2025 | 44% |
| 35 | King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 44% |
| 36 | Ark St Alban's Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 44% |
| 37 | Kings Heath Secondary School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 44% |
| 38 | Lordswood Boys' School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected | 43% |
| 39 | John Henry Newman Catholic College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 43% |
| 40 | Grace Academy Solihull Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 43% |
| 41 | Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 1 expected | 43% |
| 42 | Waseley Hills High School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 42% |
| 43 | Ninestiles, an Academy Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 42% |
| 44 | Hodge Hill College Ofsted: Report card 2025: 5 expected, 1 needs attention | 42% |
| 45 | Harborne Academy Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 42% |
| 46 | Turves Green Boys' School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 42% |
| 47 | Ark Victoria Academy Ofsted: Good (2019), improved significantly 2024 | 41% |
| 48 | King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), some aspects weaker 2024 | 41% |
| 49 | St John Wall Catholic School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 40% |
| 50 | Hamstead Hall Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 39% |
| 51 | Hall Green School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 39% |
| 52 | Stockland Green School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 | 39% |
| 53 | Park Hall Academy Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2023 | 38% |
| 54 | Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Ofsted: Good (2023) | 38% |
| 55 | E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 exceptional, 4 strong, 2 expected | 38% |
| 56 | Broadway Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) | 37% |
| 57 | Washwood Heath Academy Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 | 37% |
| 58 | Arena Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 37% |
| 59 | St Edmund Campion Catholic School Ofsted: Good (2018, before conversion), confirmed 2025 | 37% |
| 60 | Waverley School Ofsted: Good (2021) | 37% |
| 61 | Holyhead School Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 | 37% |
| 62 | Ark Boulton Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 36% |
| 63 | Holte School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 34% |
| 64 | The Coleshill School Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 | 34% |
| 65 | Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 expected, 3 needs attention, 3 urgent improvement | 33% |
| 66 | Bartley Green School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 32% |
| 67 | Saltley Academy Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 | 31% |
| 68 | Holy Trinity Catholic School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 31% |
| 69 | Erdington Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 30% |
| 70 | Tile Cross Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 29% |
| 71 | Colmers School and Sixth Form College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 29% |
| 72 | Lift Greenwood Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 28% |
| 73 | E-ACT Shenley Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 28% |
| 74 | Rockwood Academy Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 | 27% |
| 75 | Moseley School and Sixth Form Ofsted: Report card 2025: 1 expected, 4 needs attention, 2 urgent improvement | 27% |
| 76 | Cockshut Hill School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 26% |
| 77 | Fortis Academy Ofsted: Good (2023) | 26% |
| 78 | Bournville School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 25% |
| 79 | King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 24% |
| 80 | George Dixon Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 24% |
| 81 | Jewellery Quarter Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 23% |
| 82 | Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 23% |
| 83 | City Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 22% |
| 84 | Ark Kings Academy Ofsted: Good (2024) | 21% |
| 85 | Star King Solomon Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 21% |
| 86 | WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 20% |
| 87 | Waverley Studio College Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 15% |
| 88 | Smith's Wood Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 14% |
Result: grade 5 or above in English and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.