Birmingham secondary schools league table 2025

Secondary and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 3 and 4. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in Birmingham, West Midlands. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and West Midlands.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (England)	Key result	Students
1	Al-Burhan Grammar School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	95.5 Top 5%	66.7 Attainment 8	114
2	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	95.1 Top 5%	77.1 Attainment 8	1,455
3	Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	93.7 Top 5%	79.4 Attainment 8	1,236
4	King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	92.9 Top 5%	75.9 Attainment 8	1,324
5	Green Oak Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	91.3 Top 10%	61.5 Attainment 8	74
6	King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	90.7 Top 10%	72.0 Attainment 8	1,054
7	Priory School Edgbaston · All-through · Ages 0–18	Independent	87.6 Top 10%	59.2 Attainment 8	330
8	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	87.2 Top 10%	75.7 Attainment 8	1,059
9	King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	86.9 Top 10%	74.2 Attainment 8	1,365
10	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	86.5 Top 10%	80.4 Attainment 8	1,118
11	King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	85.9 Top 10%	71.2 Attainment 8	1,023
12	The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	80.3 Top 25%	55.4 Attainment 8	1,758
13	St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	79.6 Top 25%	61.0 Attainment 8	1,033
14	Bishop Walsh Catholic School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	79.2 Top 25%	56.0 Attainment 8	1,076
15	Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	76.8 Top 25%	56.6 Attainment 8	1,076
16	Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Academy	74.7 Top 25%	54.1 Attainment 8	1,016
17	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	72.5 Top 25%	62.1 Attainment 8	618
18	Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	71.9 Top 25%	61.3 Attainment 8	606
19	Starbank School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–16	Academy	71.1 Top 25%	49.0 Attainment 8	2,161
20	Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	70.9 Top 25%	51.8 Attainment 8	1,574
21	Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	70.2 Top 25%	60.8 Attainment 8	609
22	King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	67.1 Top 50%	56.8 Attainment 8	989
23	Nishkam High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	66.7 Top 50%	51.3 Attainment 8	668
24	Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18	Academy	65.7 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	1,519
25	Fairfax Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	64.9 Top 50%	49.1 Attainment 8	1,581
26	Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	62.5 Top 50%	51.1 Attainment 8	94
27	King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	60.0 Top 50%	47.6 Attainment 8	815
28	Queensbridge School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	59.7 Top 50%	48.5 Attainment 8	911
29	Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	58.1 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	672
30	Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	56.1 Top 50%	52.4 Attainment 8	803
31	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	55.2 Top 50%	49.9 Attainment 8	1,193
32	Highclare School West Midlands · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	54.4 Top 50%	47.5 Attainment 8	469
33	Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	54.4 Top 50%	52.1 Attainment 8	627
34	Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	54.3 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	1,184
35	E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	51.8 Top 50%	50.3 Attainment 8	868
36	Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	51.1 Top 50%	46.9 Attainment 8	797
37	Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	49.8 Top 50%	47.0 Attainment 8	788
38	Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	49.3 Top 50%	48.7 Attainment 8	749
39	King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	46.1 Lower 50%	47.4 Attainment 8	1,188
40	King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	45.8 Lower 50%	46.0 Attainment 8	740
41	King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	45.7 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	664
42	Hamd House School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 5–16	Independent	45.1 Lower 50%	43.3 Attainment 8	433
43	The University of Birmingham School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	44.8 Lower 50%	45.5 Attainment 8	1,188
44	Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	44.5 Lower 50%	49.8 Attainment 8	938
45	Yardleys School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.3 Lower 50%	46.7 Attainment 8	930
46	Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	43.3 Lower 50%	45.7 Attainment 8	1,131
47	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	42.4 Lower 50%	48.0 Attainment 8	1,052
48	Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Academy	41.0 Lower 50%	44.1 Attainment 8	1,010
49	Darul Uloom Islamic High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	41.0 Lower 50%	41.5 Attainment 8	153
50	Arena Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	40.5 Lower 50%	44.5 Attainment 8	969
51	Waverley School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 2–19	Academy	40.0 Lower 50%	41.9 Attainment 8	1,687
52	Hodge Hill College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	39.7 Lower 50%	45.1 Attainment 8	1,193
53	Harborne Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.2 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	627
54	Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.1 Lower 50%	43.3 Attainment 8	659
55	St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	39.1 Lower 50%	45.8 Attainment 8	1,158
56	Ark Kings Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18	Academy	38.6 Lower 50%	36.5 Attainment 8	739
57	Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	38.5 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	774
58	Ninestiles, an Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	36.7 Lower 50%	44.9 Attainment 8	1,476
59	Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	35.8 Lower 50%	44.2 Attainment 8	877
60	Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–18	Academy	35.8 Lower 50%	42.9 Attainment 8	1,668
61	St George's School Edgbaston West Midlands · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	35.7 Lower 50%	41.1 Attainment 8	360
62	Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	35.4 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	990
63	St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	35.2 Lower 50%	44.7 Attainment 8	591
64	Edgbaston High School for Girls Birmingham · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	33.6 Lower 50%	39.7 Attainment 8	797
65	Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	32.7 Lower 50%	44.0 Attainment 8	714
66	Holyhead School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	31.3 Lower 50%	43.2 Attainment 8	1,257
67	E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	31.2 Lower 50%	43.9 Attainment 8	1,167
68	Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	30.7 Lower 50%	42.1 Attainment 8	1,173
69	Hall Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	30.1 Lower 50%	42.5 Attainment 8	903
70	Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	27.6 Lower 50%	40.0 Attainment 8	794
71	Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	27.1 Lower 50%	42.1 Attainment 8	534
72	Broadway Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	26.4 Lower 50%	42.7 Attainment 8	1,222
73	Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Local authority	26.1 Lower 50%	41.7 Attainment 8	1,139
74	Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	25.1 Lower 50%	41.7 Attainment 8	1,152
75	King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	24.3 Lower 50%	41.4 Attainment 8	423
76	The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	24.2 Lower 50%	39.7 Attainment 8	966
77	Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	24.2 Lower 50%	37.3 Attainment 8	592
78	Stockland Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	23.6 Lower 50%	40.3 Attainment 8	757
79	Erdington Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	22.0 Lower 50%	40.6 Attainment 8	904
80	Bartley Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	21.5 Lower 50%	39.9 Attainment 8	927
81	Mander Portman Woodward Independent College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Independent	20.9 Lower 50%	32.8 Attainment 8	144
82	Saltley Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	20.1 Lower 50%	39.4 Attainment 8	1,356
83	Fortis Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	19.6 Lower 50%	37.9 Attainment 8	1,210
84	Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	18.6 Lower 50%	39.7 Attainment 8	1,413
85	Prince Albert High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	18.5 Lower 50%	43.3% Free school meals	950
86	Cockshut Hill School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	17.6 Lower 50%	38.3 Attainment 8	977
87	Bournville School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–16	Academy	17.5 Lower 50%	36.5 Attainment 8	660
88	Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	17.5 Lower 50%	44.3% Free school meals	829
89	Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–16	Academy	17.2 Lower 50%	34.1 Attainment 8	354
90	Rockwood Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	17.1 Lower 50%	39.1 Attainment 8	1,073
91	Holte School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	16.5 Lower 50%	39.4 Attainment 8	1,127
92	Swanshurst School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	16.5 Lower 50%	45.2% Free school meals	1,928
93	City Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	14.4 Lower 50%	36.4 Attainment 8	554
94	Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	14.2 Lower 50%	35.2 Attainment 8	556
95	Tile Cross Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	13.6 Lower 50%	35.6 Attainment 8	620
96	Jamia Islamia Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	12.6 Lower 50%	32.0 Attainment 8	103
97	Waverley Studio College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Academy	11.9 Lower 50%	21.9 Attainment 8	223
98	George Dixon Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	9.8 Lower 50%	33.3 Attainment 8	998
99	Elmhurst Ballet School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	9.7 Lower 50%	26.3 Attainment 8	185
100	E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	9.3 Lower 50%	31.6 Attainment 8	746

Al-Burhan Grammar School in Birmingham leads the 2025 list of secondary schools in Birmingham with a Success Index (England) of 95.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 73 are academy, 14 are local authority, 13 are independent.

For the full picture see the wider West Midlands secondary schools league table, every school on the Birmingham page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best secondary school in Birmingham?

Al-Burhan Grammar School in Birmingham, West Midlands ranks first among secondary schools in Birmingham with a Success Index (England) of 95.5 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 114).

How are secondary schools in Birmingham ranked?

Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.