Top 100 academies & free schools in West Midlands (2025)
State-funded schools run by academy trusts. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100Beoley First SchoolRedditch · Academy Primary– · 104 students
- 299Blackwell First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 187 students
- 399King Edward VI SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary83.3 Attainment 8 · 879 students
- 499Selattyn CofE Primary SchoolOswestry · Academy Primary– · 77 students
- 599Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 853 students
- 699The Richard Clarke First SchoolRugeley · Academy Primary– · 106 students
- 798St Edward's CofE Academy CheddletonLeek · Academy Primary– · 200 students
- 897Fradley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolLichfield · Academy Primary– · 133 students
- 997St Dominic's Catholic Primary SchoolStone · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 221 students
- 1097Crudgington Primary SchoolTelford · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 132 students
- 1197Newport Girls' High School AcademyNewport · Academy Secondary75.3 Attainment 8 · 884 students
- 1297Oxhey First SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 241 students
- 1397St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
- 1496Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester · Academy Secondary73.7 Attainment 8 · 1,299 students
- 1596Haberdashers' AdamsNewport · Academy Secondary71.8 Attainment 8 · 1,090 students
- 1696All Saints CofE (C) Primary SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 111 students
- 1796Rugby High SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary74.9 Attainment 8 · 927 students
- 1896Pedmore CE Primary SchoolStourbridge · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 219 students
- 1996St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBRIDGNORTH · Academy Primary– · 193 students
- 2095Fairfield First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 145 students
- 2195Thomas Russell Infants SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 167 students
- 2295Lawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary75.1 Attainment 8 · 1,200 students
- 2395St Filumena's Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 187 students
- 2495Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary77.1 Attainment 8 · 1,455 students
- 2595Oak Cottage Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary– · 239 students
- 2695St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 2795All Saints CofE Academy DenstoneUttoxeter · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 2894Castlefields Primary SchoolBridgnorth · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 226 students
- 2994Foley Infant School AcademyStourbridge · Academy Primary– · 161 students
- 3094Haughton St Giles CofE Primary AcademyStafford · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 111 students
- 3194Oulton CofE First SchoolStone · Academy Primary– · 77 students
- 3294St Mary's Primary School, DilwynHereford · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
- 3394Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary79.4 Attainment 8 · 1,236 students
- 3494St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
- 3594The Griffin Primary SchoolRugby · Academy Primary– · 124 students
- 3694Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Secondary75.4 Attainment 8 · 1,211 students
- 3793King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary75.9 Attainment 8 · 1,324 students
- 3893Leasowes Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 430 students
- 3993Woodfield Infant School & NurseryShrewsbury · Academy Primary– · 283 students
- 4092The Vaynor First SchoolRedditch · Academy Primary– · 425 students
- 4192Bramshall Meadows First SchoolUttoxeter · Academy Primary– · 125 students
- 4292Co-op Academy FriarswoodNewcastle · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 4392St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
- 4491St John's CofE Primary AcademyNewcastle · Academy Primary– · 155 students
- 4591The St. Mary's CofE Primary SchoolRugeley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 88 students
- 4691St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
- 4791King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham · Academy Secondary72.0 Attainment 8 · 1,054 students
- 4891St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 162 students
- 4991St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 5090Birches First SchoolWOLVERHAMPTON · Academy Primary– · 175 students
- 5190St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolUttoxeter · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 207 students
- 5290Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull · Academy Secondary58.7 Attainment 8 · 1,730 students
- 5390ArdenSolihull · Academy Secondary59.6 Attainment 8 · 1,812 students
- 5490St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 5589Crowle CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · Academy Primary– · 68 students
- 5689Little Aston Primary AcademySutton Coldfield · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 203 students
- 5789Stoke Prior First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 149 students
- 5889Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years AcademySolihull · Academy Primary– · 213 students
- 5989Park Hall Infant AcademyWalsall · Academy Primary– · 310 students
- 6089Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and NurseryRugby · Academy Primary– · 224 students
- 6189St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHenley-in-Arden · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 102 students
- 6288Kenilworth School and Sixth FormKenilworth · Academy Secondary57.4 Attainment 8 · 1,930 students
- 6388St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolWalsall · Academy Primary– · 208 students
- 6488St Nicholas Church of England First SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary– · 339 students
- 6588St Joseph's CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary62.4 Attainment 8 · 1,104 students
- 6688Branston Locks Primary and Nursery SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 86 students
- 6787Redhill Primary AcademyTelford · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 491 students
- 6887All Saints CofE First SchoolLeek · Academy Primary– · 228 students
- 6987Finham Primary SchoolCoventry · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
- 7087Dorridge Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 702 students
- 7187King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham · Academy Secondary75.7 Attainment 8 · 1,059 students
- 7287Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 192 students
- 7387St Luke's CofE Academy EndonStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 213 students
- 7487King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary74.2 Attainment 8 · 1,365 students
- 7587Greysbrooke Primary SchoolLichfield · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
- 7687Wigmore Primary SchoolLeominster · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 169 students
- 7787King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirmingham · Academy Secondary80.4 Attainment 8 · 1,118 students
- 7887Lutley Primary SchoolHalesowen · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 546 students
- 7986Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First SchoolRedditch · Academy Primary– · 297 students
- 8086St Giles' Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
- 8186Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 324 students
- 8286St Michael's CofE (C) Primary SchoolLichfield · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 398 students
- 8386King Edward VI Aston SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary71.2 Attainment 8 · 1,023 students
- 8486Nishkam Primary School BirminghamBirmingham · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 424 students
- 8586Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall · Academy Secondary74.2 Attainment 8 · 1,399 students
- 8686John Taylor High SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Secondary54.8 Attainment 8 · 1,523 students
- 8786Painsley Catholic CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,340 students
- 8886Parkside Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 399 students
- 8985St James Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 9085Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
- 9185Endon High SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary54.2 Attainment 8 · 700 students
- 9285St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 234 students
- 9385Manor Way Primary AcademyHalesowen · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 9485St John Vianney Catholic Primary SchoolCoventry · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 234 students
- 9585Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 218 students
- 9685North Worcester Primary SchoolWorcester · Academy Primary– · 403 students
- 9784St Gabriel's CofE AcademyRugby · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 502 students
- 9884Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 224 students
- 9984Blackwood SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 677 students
- 10084Queen Mary's High SchoolWalsall · Academy Secondary73.5 Attainment 8 · 949 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beoley First School Redditch · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 99.7 Top 5% | – | 104 |
| 2 | Blackwell First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 99.1 Top 5% | – | 187 |
| 3 | King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 879 |
| 4 | Selattyn CofE Primary School Oswestry · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 77 |
| 5 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 853 |
| 6 | The Richard Clarke First School Rugeley · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | – | 106 |
| 7 | St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Leek · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 200 |
| 8 | Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Lichfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.2 Top 5% | – | 133 |
| 9 | St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Stone · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 10 | Crudgington Primary School Telford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 132 |
| 11 | Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 75.3 Attainment 8 | 884 |
| 12 | Oxhey First School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 241 |
| 13 | St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 14 | Alcester Grammar School Alcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.7 Attainment 8 | 1,299 |
| 15 | Haberdashers' Adams Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.0 Top 5% | 71.8 Attainment 8 | 1,090 |
| 16 | All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Burton-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 111 |
| 17 | Rugby High School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 74.9 Attainment 8 | 927 |
| 18 | Pedmore CE Primary School Stourbridge · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 219 |
| 19 | St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy BRIDGNORTH · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 193 |
| 20 | Fairfield First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 145 |
| 21 | Thomas Russell Infants School Burton-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 167 |
| 22 | Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 75.1 Attainment 8 | 1,200 |
| 23 | St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 187 |
| 24 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 77.1 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 25 | Oak Cottage Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 239 |
| 26 | St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Stratford-upon-Avon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 27 | All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 94.7 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 28 | Castlefields Primary School Bridgnorth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 226 |
| 29 | Foley Infant School Academy Stourbridge · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 161 |
| 30 | Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 111 |
| 31 | Oulton CofE First School Stone · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 77 |
| 32 | St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn Hereford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
| 33 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 79.4 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 34 | St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.6 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 35 | The Griffin Primary School Rugby · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 124 |
| 36 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 75.4 Attainment 8 | 1,211 |
| 37 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,324 |
| 38 | Leasowes Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 430 |
| 39 | Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Shrewsbury · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 283 |
| 40 | The Vaynor First School Redditch · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 425 |
| 41 | Bramshall Meadows First School Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | – | 125 |
| 42 | Co-op Academy Friarswood Newcastle · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 43 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 235 |
| 44 | St John's CofE Primary Academy Newcastle · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.4 Top 5% | – | 155 |
| 45 | The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Rugeley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 88 |
| 46 | St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.0 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 211 |
| 47 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.7 Top 10% | 72.0 Attainment 8 | 1,054 |
| 48 | St Peter's Church of England Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 162 |
| 49 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.6 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 50 | Birches First School WOLVERHAMPTON · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 175 |
| 51 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 52 | Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,730 |
| 53 | Arden Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 59.6 Attainment 8 | 1,812 |
| 54 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.5 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 55 | Crowle CofE Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 4–10 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 68 |
| 56 | Little Aston Primary Academy Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 203 |
| 57 | Stoke Prior First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 149 |
| 58 | Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 213 |
| 59 | Park Hall Infant Academy Walsall · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 310 |
| 60 | Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Rugby · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 224 |
| 61 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Henley-in-Arden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 102 |
| 62 | Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Kenilworth · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 88.4 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,930 |
| 63 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Walsall · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | – | 208 |
| 64 | St Nicholas Church of England First School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 88.0 Top 10% | – | 339 |
| 65 | St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 62.4 Attainment 8 | 1,104 |
| 66 | Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School Burton-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | – | 86 |
| 67 | Redhill Primary Academy Telford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.4 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 491 |
| 68 | All Saints CofE First School Leek · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 87.3 Top 10% | – | 228 |
| 69 | Finham Primary School Coventry · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.3 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 457 |
| 70 | Dorridge Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 702 |
| 71 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 75.7 Attainment 8 | 1,059 |
| 72 | Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 87.0 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 192 |
| 73 | St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 87.0 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 213 |
| 74 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,365 |
| 75 | Greysbrooke Primary School Lichfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 86.6 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 76 | Wigmore Primary School Leominster · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 86.6 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 169 |
| 77 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.5 Top 10% | 80.4 Attainment 8 | 1,118 |
| 78 | Lutley Primary School Halesowen · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 86.5 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 546 |
| 79 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School Redditch · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 297 |
| 80 | St Giles' Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 211 |
| 81 | Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.1 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 324 |
| 82 | St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School Lichfield · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 86.1 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 398 |
| 83 | King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 71.2 Attainment 8 | 1,023 |
| 84 | Nishkam Primary School Birmingham Birmingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 424 |
| 85 | Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,399 |
| 86 | John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,523 |
| 87 | Painsley Catholic College Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.6 Top 25% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,340 |
| 88 | Parkside Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 85.5 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 399 |
| 89 | St James Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.3 Top 10% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 90 | Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 85.1 Top 10% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 91 | Endon High School Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 85.1 Top 25% | 54.2 Attainment 8 | 700 |
| 92 | St Edward's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 85.1 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 234 |
| 93 | Manor Way Primary Academy Halesowen · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.7 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 94 | St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Coventry · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 84.7 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 234 |
| 95 | Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School Stratford-upon-Avon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 84.7 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 96 | North Worcester Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.6 Top 10% | – | 403 |
| 97 | St Gabriel's CofE Academy Rugby · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.3 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 502 |
| 98 | Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 84.2 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 99 | Blackwood School Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84.1 Top 25% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 677 |
| 100 | Queen Mary's High School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 83.9 Top 25% | 73.5 Attainment 8 | 949 |
Beoley First School in Redditch leads the 2025 list of academies & free schools in West Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are academy.
Scores are percentiles within school type, so a primary school and a secondary school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.
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Beoley First School in Redditch ranks first among academies & free schools in West Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.7 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 104).
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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.
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