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Secondary schools in Birmingham, ranked

The 87 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    80.4
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    75.9
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    75.7
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    74.2
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    72.0
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    King Edward VI Aston School

    Academy converter

    71.2
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    62.1
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    61.3
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    St Paul's School for Girls

    Voluntary aided school

    61.0
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    60.8
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    56.8
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Kings Norton Girls' School

    Academy converter

    56.6
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Birmingham Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    54.1
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Selly Park Girls' School

    Community school

    52.4
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    52.1
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Nishkam High School

    Free schools

    51.3
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    E-ACT Heartlands Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    50.3
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    49.9
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    49.8
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    Starbank School

    Academy sponsor led

    49.0
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Hodge Hill Girls' School

    Community school

    48.7
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Queensbridge School

    Foundation school

    48.5
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    48.4
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    Bishop Challoner Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    48.4
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Ark Victoria Academy

    Free schools

    48.4
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    48.0
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    47.6
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    47.4
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    47.0
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Ark St Alban's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Yardleys School

    Academy converter

    46.7
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    46.0
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    45.8
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Small Heath Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.7
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    Park Hall Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.6
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    45.5
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Hodge Hill College

    Community school

    45.1
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Ninestiles, an Academy

    Academy converter

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    St John Wall Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    44.7
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    Harborne Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.6
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School

    Academy converter

    44.6
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    Aston Manor Academy

    Academy converter

    44.6
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Arena Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.5
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    Q3 Academy Great Barr

    Academy sponsor led

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  45. 45
    Ark Boulton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  46. 46
    Grace Academy Solihull

    Academy sponsor led

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  47. 47
    Aston University Engineering Academy

    University technical college

    44.1
    Attainment 8
  48. 48
    Holy Trinity Catholic School

    Academy sponsor led

    44.0
    Attainment 8
  49. 49
    E-ACT North Birmingham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.9
    Attainment 8
  50. 50
    43.6
    Attainment 8
  51. 51
    Lordswood Boys' School

    Academy converter

    43.3
    Attainment 8
  52. 52
    Holyhead School

    Academy converter

    43.2
    Attainment 8
  53. 53
    Washwood Heath Academy

    Academy converter

    42.9
    Attainment 8
  54. 54
    Broadway Academy

    Academy converter

    42.7
    Attainment 8
  55. 55
    Hall Green School

    Academy converter

    42.5
    Attainment 8
  56. 56
    Hamstead Hall Academy

    Academy converter

    42.1
    Attainment 8
  57. 57
    Lift Four Dwellings Secondary

    Academy sponsor led

    42.1
    Attainment 8
  58. 58
    Waverley School

    Academy converter

    41.9
    Attainment 8
  59. 59
    41.7
    Attainment 8
  60. 60
    41.7
    Attainment 8
  61. 61
    41.4
    Attainment 8
  62. 62
    Erdington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    40.6
    Attainment 8
  63. 63
    Waseley Hills High School

    Academy converter

    40.5
    Attainment 8
  64. 64
    Stockland Green School

    Academy converter

    40.3
    Attainment 8
  65. 65
    Kings Heath Secondary School

    Community school

    40.0
    Attainment 8
  66. 66
    The Coleshill School

    Academy converter

    39.9
    Attainment 8
  67. 67
    Bartley Green School

    Academy converter

    39.9
    Attainment 8
  68. 68
    Moseley School and Sixth Form

    Foundation school

    39.7
    Attainment 8
  69. 69
    Saltley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.4
    Attainment 8
  70. 70
    Holte School

    Community school

    39.4
    Attainment 8
  71. 71
    Rockwood Academy

    Academy converter

    39.1
    Attainment 8
  72. 72
    Cockshut Hill School

    Academy sponsor led

    38.3
    Attainment 8
  73. 73
    Fortis Academy

    Academy converter

    37.9
    Attainment 8
  74. 74
    Turves Green Boys' School

    Academy sponsor led

    37.3
    Attainment 8
  75. 75
    Bournville School

    Academy sponsor led

    36.5
    Attainment 8
  76. 76
    Ark Kings Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.5
    Attainment 8
  77. 77
    City Academy

    Free schools

    36.4
    Attainment 8
  78. 78
    Tile Cross Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.6
    Attainment 8
  79. 79
    35.2
    Attainment 8
  80. 80
    34.1
    Attainment 8
  81. 81
    George Dixon Academy

    Academy converter

    33.3
    Attainment 8
  82. 82
    Smith's Wood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    32.2
    Attainment 8
  83. 83
    Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

    Academy sponsor led

    31.9
    Attainment 8
  84. 84
    Lift Greenwood

    Academy sponsor led

    31.8
    Attainment 8
  85. 85
    E-ACT Shenley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    31.6
    Attainment 8
  86. 86
    WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)

    University technical college

    30.8
    Attainment 8
  87. 87
    Waverley Studio College

    Studio schools

    21.9
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Birmingham?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls ranks first of 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham, with an average Attainment 8 score of 80.4. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Birmingham ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Birmingham?
87 secondary schools in Birmingham published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.