Top 100 largest schools in West Midlands (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (England) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 155The de Ferrers AcademyBurton-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 2,403
- 271Starbank SchoolBirmingham · Academy All-throughPupils: 2,161
- 323Bromsgrove SchoolBromsgrove · Independent All-throughPupils: 2,023
- 459Stratford Upon Avon SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,935
- 588Kenilworth School and Sixth FormKenilworth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,930
- 617Swanshurst SchoolBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,928
- 751Coundon CourtCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,873
- 866Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,815
- 990ArdenSolihull · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,812
- 1041President Kennedy School AcademyCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,799
- 1123The Phoenix CollegiateWest Bromwich · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,770
- 1263Highfields SchoolWolverhampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,765
- 1367Myton SchoolWarwick · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,761
- 1480The Arthur Terry SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,758
- 1590Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,730
- 1681Finham Park SchoolCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,724
- 1748Windsor High School and Sixth FormHalesowen · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,710
- 1882Alderbrook SchoolSolihull · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,701
- 1940Waverley SchoolBirmingham · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,687
- 2036Washwood Heath AcademyBirmingham · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,668
- 2188Thomas Telford SchoolTelford · Independent SecondaryPupils: 1,657
- 2224Ormiston Forge AcademyCradley Heath · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,643
- 2369Southam CollegeSoutham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,637
- 2432Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceSmethwick · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,636
- 2544Aldridge School - A Science CollegeWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,629
- 2676King Edward VI SchoolLichfield · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,609
- 2736Shireland Collegiate AcademySmethwick · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,585
- 2865FairfaxSutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,581
- 2949Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeWorcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,580
- 3071Plantsbrook SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,574
- 3137Solihull SchoolSolihull · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,565
- 3268Ashlawn SchoolRugby · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,564
- 3314Q3 Academy TiptonTipton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,563
- 3441The Streetly AcademySutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,544
- 3529Joseph Leckie AcademyWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,524
- 3686John Taylor High SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,523
- 3753Caludon Castle SchoolCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,520
- 3866Ark Victoria AcademyBirmingham · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,519
- 3945Wood Green AcademyWednesbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,518
- 4079Higham Lane SchoolNuneaton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,516
- 4130Sidney Stringer AcademyCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,496
- 4264Q3 Academy LangleyOldbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,490
- 4370Nunnery Wood High SchoolWorcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,488
- 4431The Royal School, WolverhamptonWolverhampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,488
- 4584North Leamington SchoolLeamington Spa · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,482
- 4637Ninestiles, an AcademyBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,476
- 4770Barr Beacon SchoolWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,469
- 4828St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallWillenhall · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,464
- 4960Sandwell AcademyWest Bromwich · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,463
- 5044The Polesworth SchoolTamworth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,459
- 5124Nicholas Chamberlaine SchoolBedworth · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,456
- 5295Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,455
- 5373The ChaseMalvern · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,449
- 5418Discovery AcademyStoke-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,435
- 5564St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,435
- 5664Kingsmead SchoolCannock · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,427
- 5738Walsall AcademyWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,423
- 5823Ormiston Shelfield Community AcademyWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,419
- 5919Moseley School and Sixth FormBirmingham · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,413
- 6047Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,406
- 6186Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,399
- 6264Royal Grammar School WorcesterWorcester · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,397
- 6342Bloxwich AcademyWalsall · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,383
- 6425George Salter AcademyWest Bromwich · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,377
- 6587King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,365
- 6620Saltley AcademyBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,356
- 6748The Marches SchoolOswestry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,346
- 6886Painsley Catholic CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,340
- 6938St Peter's Collegiate AcademyWolverhampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,329
- 7093King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,324
- 7132West Coventry AcademyCoventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,317
- 7260South Bromsgrove HighBromsgrove · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,317
- 7351Meole Brace SchoolShrewsbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,316
- 7455John Taylor Free SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,315
- 7576St Peter's Catholic SchoolSolihull · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,306
- 7664The Earls High SchoolHalesowen · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,304
- 7731Co-op Academy Stoke-On-TrentStoke-on-Trent · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,300
- 7896Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,299
- 7946Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form CentreDroitwich Spa · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,290
- 8058Prince Henry's High SchoolEvesham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,282
- 8145Cheslyn Hay AcademyWalsall · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,279
- 8264John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre AcademyRoss-on-Wye · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,274
- 8336John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,273
- 8421The King's SchoolWorcestershire · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,272
- 8547Park Hall AcademyBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,269
- 8631Aldersley High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,262
- 8770Walton High SchoolStafford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,262
- 8831Holyhead SchoolBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,257
- 8983The Friary SchoolLichfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,255
- 9040Campion SchoolLeamington Spa · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,245
- 9138Hadley Learning Community - Secondary PhaseTelford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,237
- 9294Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,236
- 9325Warwick SchoolWarwick · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,227
- 9483Haybridge High School and Sixth FormStourbridge · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,226
- 9526Broadway AcademyBirmingham · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,222
- 9620Our Lady and St Chad Catholic AcademyWolverhampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,222
- 9746Madeley AcademyTelford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,220
- 9841Charlton SchoolTelford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,218
- 9948The Thomas Adams SchoolShrewsbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,214
- 10051St Michael's Church of England High SchoolRowley Regis · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,213
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The de Ferrers Academy Burton-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 2,403 | 54.9 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 2,403 |
| 2 | Starbank School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 2,161 | 71.1 Top 25% | 49.0 Attainment 8 | 2,161 |
| 3 | Bromsgrove School Bromsgrove · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 2,023 | 23.0 Lower 50% | 30.3 Attainment 8 | 2,023 |
| 4 | Stratford Upon Avon School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,935 | 59.0 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 1,935 |
| 5 | Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Kenilworth · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,930 | 88.4 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,930 |
| 6 | Swanshurst School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,928 | 16.5 Lower 50% | 45.2% Free school meals | 1,928 |
| 7 | Coundon Court Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,873 | 51.1 Top 50% | 45.0 Attainment 8 | 1,873 |
| 8 | Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,815 | 65.7 Top 50% | 51.2 Attainment 8 | 1,815 |
| 9 | Arden Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,812 | 89.7 Top 10% | 59.6 Attainment 8 | 1,812 |
| 10 | President Kennedy School Academy Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,799 | 41.3 Lower 50% | 43.2 Attainment 8 | 1,799 |
| 11 | The Phoenix Collegiate West Bromwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,770 | 22.6 Lower 50% | 39.8 Attainment 8 | 1,770 |
| 12 | Highfields School Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,765 | 62.8 Top 50% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,765 |
| 13 | Myton School Warwick · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,761 | 66.9 Top 50% | 48.9 Attainment 8 | 1,761 |
| 14 | The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,758 | 80.3 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,758 |
| 15 | Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,730 | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,730 |
| 16 | Finham Park School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,724 | 81.4 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 1,724 |
| 17 | Windsor High School and Sixth Form Halesowen · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,710 | 47.9 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 1,710 |
| 18 | Alderbrook School Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,701 | 81.5 Top 25% | 54.2 Attainment 8 | 1,701 |
| 19 | Waverley School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Academy | 1,687 | 40.0 Lower 50% | 41.9 Attainment 8 | 1,687 |
| 20 | Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,668 | 35.8 Lower 50% | 42.9 Attainment 8 | 1,668 |
| 21 | Thomas Telford School Telford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 1,657 | 88.0 Top 10% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 1,657 |
| 22 | Ormiston Forge Academy Cradley Heath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,643 | 23.7 Lower 50% | 39.7 Attainment 8 | 1,643 |
| 23 | Southam College Southam · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,637 | 68.7 Top 50% | 49.3 Attainment 8 | 1,637 |
| 24 | Holly Lodge High School College of Science Smethwick · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,636 | 32.3 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,636 |
| 25 | Aldridge School - A Science College Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,629 | 44.2 Lower 50% | 45.2 Attainment 8 | 1,629 |
| 26 | King Edward VI School Lichfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,609 | 76.0 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 1,609 |
| 27 | Shireland Collegiate Academy Smethwick · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,585 | 35.6 Lower 50% | 44.5 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 28 | Fairfax Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,581 | 64.9 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,581 |
| 29 | Christopher Whitehead Language College Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,580 | 48.5 Top 50% | 43.8 Attainment 8 | 1,580 |
| 30 | Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,574 | 70.9 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 1,574 |
| 31 | Solihull School Solihull · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 1,565 | 36.9 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,565 |
| 32 | Ashlawn School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,564 | 68.4 Top 50% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 1,564 |
| 33 | Q3 Academy Tipton Tipton · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,563 | 13.8 Lower 50% | 36.4 Attainment 8 | 1,563 |
| 34 | The Streetly Academy Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,544 | 41.2 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,544 |
| 35 | Joseph Leckie Academy Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,524 | 29.1 Lower 50% | 42.4 Attainment 8 | 1,524 |
| 36 | John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,523 | 85.7 Top 10% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,523 |
| 37 | Caludon Castle School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,520 | 53.3 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 1,520 |
| 38 | Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Academy | 1,519 | 65.7 Top 50% | 48.4 Attainment 8 | 1,519 |
| 39 | Wood Green Academy Wednesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,518 | 44.7 Lower 50% | 44.7 Attainment 8 | 1,518 |
| 40 | Higham Lane School Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,516 | 78.6 Top 25% | 52.3 Attainment 8 | 1,516 |
| 41 | Sidney Stringer Academy Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,496 | 29.9 Lower 50% | 40.1 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 42 | Q3 Academy Langley Oldbury · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,490 | 64.0 Top 50% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 1,490 |
| 43 | Nunnery Wood High School Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,488 | 69.7 Top 25% | 49.7 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 44 | The Royal School, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 1,488 | 31.3 Lower 50% | 43.3 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 45 | North Leamington School Leamington Spa · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,482 | 83.8 Top 25% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,482 |
| 46 | Ninestiles, an Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,476 | 36.7 Lower 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 1,476 |
| 47 | Barr Beacon School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,469 | 69.7 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,469 |
| 48 | St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall Willenhall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,464 | 28.1 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,464 |
| 49 | Sandwell Academy West Bromwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,463 | 60.0 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,463 |
| 50 | The Polesworth School Tamworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,459 | 44.1 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 1,459 |
| 51 | Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,456 | 24.1 Lower 50% | 36.9 Attainment 8 | 1,456 |
| 52 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,455 | 95.1 Top 5% | 77.1 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 53 | The Chase Malvern · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,449 | 72.8 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 1,449 |
| 54 | Discovery Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,435 | 17.8 Lower 50% | 37.4 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 55 | St John Henry Newman Catholic School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,435 | 64.4 Top 50% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 56 | Kingsmead School Cannock · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,427 | 64.1 Top 50% | 48.5 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 57 | Walsall Academy Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,423 | 38.0 Lower 50% | 43.9 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 58 | Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,419 | 22.6 Lower 50% | 38.4 Attainment 8 | 1,419 |
| 59 | Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,413 | 18.6 Lower 50% | 39.7 Attainment 8 | 1,413 |
| 60 | Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,406 | 46.5 Lower 50% | 46.6 Attainment 8 | 1,406 |
| 61 | Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,399 | 85.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,399 |
| 62 | Royal Grammar School Worcester Worcester · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 1,397 | 63.7 Top 50% | 53.6 Attainment 8 | 1,397 |
| 63 | Bloxwich Academy Walsall · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 1,383 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 32.9 Attainment 8 | 1,383 |
| 64 | George Salter Academy West Bromwich · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,377 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 39.6 Attainment 8 | 1,377 |
| 65 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,365 | 86.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,365 |
| 66 | Saltley Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,356 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 39.4 Attainment 8 | 1,356 |
| 67 | The Marches School Oswestry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,346 | 48.2 Top 50% | 43.1 Attainment 8 | 1,346 |
| 68 | Painsley Catholic College Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,340 | 85.6 Top 25% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,340 |
| 69 | St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,329 | 37.9 Lower 50% | 44.8 Attainment 8 | 1,329 |
| 70 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,324 | 92.9 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,324 |
| 71 | West Coventry Academy Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,317 | 31.9 Lower 50% | 41.2 Attainment 8 | 1,317 |
| 72 | South Bromsgrove High Bromsgrove · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 1,317 | 59.6 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 1,317 |
| 73 | Meole Brace School Shrewsbury · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,316 | 51.3 Top 50% | 44.6 Attainment 8 | 1,316 |
| 74 | John Taylor Free School Burton-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,315 | 55.3 Top 50% | 46.4 Attainment 8 | 1,315 |
| 75 | St Peter's Catholic School Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,306 | 76.3 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,306 |
| 76 | The Earls High School Halesowen · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,304 | 63.9 Top 50% | 48.2 Attainment 8 | 1,304 |
| 77 | Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,300 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 1,300 |
| 78 | Alcester Grammar School Alcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,299 | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.7 Attainment 8 | 1,299 |
| 79 | Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre Droitwich Spa · Secondary · Ages 12–18 | Academy | 1,290 | 45.7 Lower 50% | 44.1 Attainment 8 | 1,290 |
| 80 | Prince Henry's High School Evesham · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 1,282 | 58.2 Top 50% | 46.2 Attainment 8 | 1,282 |
| 81 | Cheslyn Hay Academy Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,279 | 44.9 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,279 |
| 82 | John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy Ross-on-Wye · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,274 | 63.6 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 1,274 |
| 83 | John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,273 | 35.8 Lower 50% | 43.6 Attainment 8 | 1,273 |
| 84 | The King's School Worcestershire · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 1,272 | 21.2 Lower 50% | 16.1 Attainment 8 | 1,272 |
| 85 | Park Hall Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,269 | 46.6 Lower 50% | 45.6 Attainment 8 | 1,269 |
| 86 | Aldersley High School Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,262 | 31.4 Lower 50% | 43.5 Attainment 8 | 1,262 |
| 87 | Walton High School Stafford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,262 | 70.2 Top 25% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,262 |
| 88 | Holyhead School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,257 | 31.3 Lower 50% | 43.2 Attainment 8 | 1,257 |
| 89 | The Friary School Lichfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,255 | 82.7 Top 25% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,255 |
| 90 | Campion School Leamington Spa · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,245 | 40.2 Lower 50% | 44.5 Attainment 8 | 1,245 |
| 91 | Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase Telford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,237 | 38.3 Lower 50% | 44.4 Attainment 8 | 1,237 |
| 92 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,236 | 93.7 Top 5% | 79.4 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 93 | Warwick School Warwick · All-through · Ages 7–19 | Independent | 1,227 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 33.3 Attainment 8 | 1,227 |
| 94 | Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Stourbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,226 | 82.6 Top 25% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 1,226 |
| 95 | Broadway Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,222 | 26.4 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 1,222 |
| 96 | Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,222 | 20.3 Lower 50% | 40.4 Attainment 8 | 1,222 |
| 97 | Madeley Academy Telford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,220 | 46.1 Lower 50% | 47.2 Attainment 8 | 1,220 |
| 98 | Charlton School Telford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,218 | 40.6 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 1,218 |
| 99 | The Thomas Adams School Shrewsbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,214 | 48.1 Top 50% | 43.4 Attainment 8 | 1,214 |
| 100 | St Michael's Church of England High School Rowley Regis · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,213 | 50.8 Top 50% | 48.9 Attainment 8 | 1,213 |
The de Ferrers Academy in Burton-on-Trent leads the 2025 list of largest schools in West Midlands with Pupils 2,403. Of the 100 schools shown, 88 are academy, 6 are independent, 6 are local authority.
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