West Midlands secondary schools league table 2025: top 100
Secondary and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 3 and 4. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 199King Edward VI SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary83.3 Attainment 8 · 879 students
- 299Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 853 students
- 397Newport Girls' High School AcademyNewport · Academy Secondary75.3 Attainment 8 · 884 students
- 496Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester · Academy Secondary73.7 Attainment 8 · 1,299 students
- 596Haberdashers' AdamsNewport · Academy Secondary71.8 Attainment 8 · 1,090 students
- 696Rugby High SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary74.9 Attainment 8 · 927 students
- 796Al-Burhan Grammar SchoolBirmingham · Independent Secondary66.7 Attainment 8 · 114 students
- 895Lawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary75.1 Attainment 8 · 1,200 students
- 995Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary77.1 Attainment 8 · 1,455 students
- 1094Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary79.4 Attainment 8 · 1,236 students
- 1194Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Secondary75.4 Attainment 8 · 1,211 students
- 1293King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary75.9 Attainment 8 · 1,324 students
- 1391Green Oak AcademyBirmingham · Independent Secondary61.5 Attainment 8 · 74 students
- 1491King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham · Academy Secondary72.0 Attainment 8 · 1,054 students
- 1590Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull · Academy Secondary58.7 Attainment 8 · 1,730 students
- 1690ArdenSolihull · Academy Secondary59.6 Attainment 8 · 1,812 students
- 1790Hydesville Tower SchoolWalsall · Independent All-through57.5 Attainment 8 · 247 students
- 1888Kenilworth School and Sixth FormKenilworth · Academy Secondary57.4 Attainment 8 · 1,930 students
- 1988Thomas Telford SchoolTelford · Independent Secondary59.1 Attainment 8 · 1,657 students
- 2088Stafford Grammar SchoolStaffordshire · Independent All-through61.3 Attainment 8 · 375 students
- 2188St Joseph's CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary62.4 Attainment 8 · 1,104 students
- 2288Priory SchoolEdgbaston · Independent All-through59.2 Attainment 8 · 330 students
- 2387King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirmingham · Academy Secondary75.7 Attainment 8 · 1,059 students
- 2487King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary74.2 Attainment 8 · 1,365 students
- 2587Shrewsbury High SchoolShrewsbury · Independent All-through65.6 Attainment 8 · 309 students
- 2687King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirmingham · Academy Secondary80.4 Attainment 8 · 1,118 students
- 2786King Edward VI Aston SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary71.2 Attainment 8 · 1,023 students
- 2886Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall · Academy Secondary74.2 Attainment 8 · 1,399 students
- 2986John Taylor High SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Secondary54.8 Attainment 8 · 1,523 students
- 3086Painsley Catholic CollegeStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,340 students
- 3185Endon High SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary54.2 Attainment 8 · 700 students
- 3285Old Swinford HospitalStourbridge · Local authority Secondary59.0 Attainment 8 · 1,036 students
- 3384Queen Mary's High SchoolWalsall · Academy Secondary73.5 Attainment 8 · 949 students
- 3484North Leamington SchoolLeamington Spa · Academy Secondary57.4 Attainment 8 · 1,482 students
- 3584RGS DodderhillDroitwich Spa · Independent All-through55.9 Attainment 8 · 146 students
- 3683Woodhouse AcademyStoke-on-Trent · Academy Secondary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 402 students
- 3783St Mary's RC High SchoolHereford · Local authority Secondary52.2 Attainment 8 · 745 students
- 3883The Friary SchoolLichfield · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,255 students
- 3983Haybridge High School and Sixth FormStourbridge · Academy Secondary59.3 Attainment 8 · 1,226 students
- 4082Summerhill SchoolKingswinford · Local authority Secondary51.6 Attainment 8 · 1,093 students
- 4182Alderbrook SchoolSolihull · Academy Secondary54.2 Attainment 8 · 1,701 students
- 4281Finham Park SchoolCoventry · Academy Secondary55.7 Attainment 8 · 1,724 students
- 4381The Priory SchoolShrewsbury · Academy Secondary52.7 Attainment 8 · 852 students
- 4481Alcester AcademyAlcester · Academy Secondary54.0 Attainment 8 · 636 students
- 4580The Arthur Terry SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,758 students
- 4680St Paul's School for GirlsBirmingham · Local authority Secondary61.0 Attainment 8 · 1,033 students
- 4780St. Dominic's Grammar SchoolStafford · Independent All-through57.0 Attainment 8 · 329 students
- 4879Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary56.0 Attainment 8 · 1,076 students
- 4979Higham Lane SchoolNuneaton · Academy Secondary52.3 Attainment 8 · 1,516 students
- 5078Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeWorcester · Local authority Secondary53.1 Attainment 8 · 1,036 students
- 5178Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 451 students
- 5277Kings Norton Girls' SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary56.6 Attainment 8 · 1,076 students
- 5377Eden Girls' School, CoventryCoventry · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 600 students
- 5477Lichfield Cathedral SchoolLichfield · Independent All-through53.5 Attainment 8 · 546 students
- 5576St Peter's Catholic SchoolSolihull · Academy Secondary53.4 Attainment 8 · 1,306 students
- 5676King Edward VI SchoolLichfield · Local authority Secondary52.2 Attainment 8 · 1,609 students
- 5776Moreton Hall SchoolOswestry · Independent All-through50.4 Attainment 8 · 333 students
- 5876Henley In Arden SchoolHenley-in-Arden · Academy Secondary50.4 Attainment 8 · 682 students
- 5975St John's Church of England Middle School AcademyBromsgrove · Academy Secondary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 658 students
- 6075Birmingham Ormiston AcademyBirmingham · Academy Secondary54.1 Attainment 8 · 1,016 students
- 6174Madeley High SchoolCrewe · Academy Secondary49.5 Attainment 8 · 779 students
- 6274Higham Lane North AcademyNuneaton · Academy Secondary18.8% Free school meals · 154 students
- 6374Emmanuel SchoolWalsall · Independent All-through48.7 Attainment 8 · 77 students
- 6473Fairfield High SchoolHereford · Academy Secondary50.3 Attainment 8 · 607 students
- 6573Bishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolCoventry · Academy Secondary52.9 Attainment 8 · 1,155 students
- 6673The ChaseMalvern · Academy Secondary51.9 Attainment 8 · 1,449 students
- 6773Aston Fields Middle SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Secondary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 598 students
- 6873Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamBirmingham · Academy Secondary62.1 Attainment 8 · 618 students
- 6973Hagley Catholic High SchoolHagley · Academy Secondary50.3 Attainment 8 · 1,088 students
- 7072Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · Academy Secondary61.3 Attainment 8 · 606 students
- 7172Tettenhall College IncorporatedWolverhampton · Independent All-through53.4 Attainment 8 · 431 students
- 7271Houlton SchoolRUGBY · Academy Secondary19.7% Free school meals · 895 students
- 7371Starbank SchoolBirmingham · Academy All-through49.0 Attainment 8 · 2,161 students
- 7471Plantsbrook SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary51.8 Attainment 8 · 1,574 students
- 7571St Francis of Assisi Catholic CollegeWalsall · Local authority Secondary53.2 Attainment 8 · 1,109 students
- 7671Bredon Hill AcademyEvesham · Academy Secondary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 472 students
- 7770Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBirmingham · Academy Secondary60.8 Attainment 8 · 609 students
- 7870Light Hall SchoolSolihull · Academy Secondary49.9 Attainment 8 · 1,037 students
- 7970Walton High SchoolStafford · Academy Secondary50.6 Attainment 8 · 1,262 students
- 8070The Chantry SchoolWorcester · Academy Secondary49.4 Attainment 8 · 881 students
- 8170Barr Beacon SchoolWalsall · Academy Secondary51.0 Attainment 8 · 1,469 students
- 8270Nunnery Wood High SchoolWorcester · Academy Secondary49.7 Attainment 8 · 1,488 students
- 8370Ridgeway Secondary SchoolRedditch · Academy Secondary47.0 Attainment 8 · 432 students
- 8469Adcote School for GirlsShrewsbury · Independent All-through51.7 Attainment 8 · 178 students
- 8569Southam CollegeSoutham · Academy Secondary49.3 Attainment 8 · 1,637 students
- 8669Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan AcademyWalsall · Independent All-through52.0 Attainment 8 · 157 students
- 8768Ashlawn SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary50.4 Attainment 8 · 1,564 students
- 8867King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsBirmingham · Academy Secondary56.8 Attainment 8 · 989 students
- 8967Blessed William Howard Catholic SchoolStafford · Academy Secondary52.0 Attainment 8 · 950 students
- 9067Myton SchoolWarwick · Academy Secondary48.9 Attainment 8 · 1,761 students
- 9167Nishkam High SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary51.3 Attainment 8 · 668 students
- 9266Hanley Castle High SchoolWorcester · Academy Secondary47.8 Attainment 8 · 1,142 students
- 9366Woodrush High SchoolWythall · Academy Secondary49.2 Attainment 8 · 1,005 students
- 9466Wolgarston High SchoolStafford · Academy Secondary47.6 Attainment 8 · 847 students
- 9566Ark Victoria AcademyBirmingham · Academy All-through48.4 Attainment 8 · 1,519 students
- 9666Blue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeCoventry · Academy Secondary51.2 Attainment 8 · 1,815 students
- 9766Excellence Girls AcademyStoke-on-Trent · Independent All-through46.8 Attainment 8 · 90 students
- 9865FairfaxSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary49.1 Attainment 8 · 1,581 students
- 9964St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolCoventry · Academy Secondary49.6 Attainment 8 · 1,435 students
- 10064Kinver High School and Sixth FormStourbridge · Academy Secondary50.9 Attainment 8 · 801 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 879 |
| 2 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 853 |
| 3 | Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 75.3 Attainment 8 | 884 |
| 4 | Alcester Grammar School Alcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.7 Attainment 8 | 1,299 |
| 5 | Haberdashers' Adams Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.0 Top 5% | 71.8 Attainment 8 | 1,090 |
| 6 | Rugby High School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 74.9 Attainment 8 | 927 |
| 7 | Al-Burhan Grammar School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Independent | 95.5 Top 5% | 66.7 Attainment 8 | 114 |
| 8 | Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 75.1 Attainment 8 | 1,200 |
| 9 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 77.1 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 10 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 79.4 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 75.4 Attainment 8 | 1,211 |
| 12 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,324 |
| 13 | Green Oak Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Independent | 91.3 Top 10% | 61.5 Attainment 8 | 74 |
| 14 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.7 Top 10% | 72.0 Attainment 8 | 1,054 |
| 15 | Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,730 |
| 16 | Arden Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 59.6 Attainment 8 | 1,812 |
| 17 | Hydesville Tower School Walsall · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 89.7 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 247 |
| 18 | Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Kenilworth · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 88.4 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,930 |
| 19 | Thomas Telford School Telford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Independent | 88.0 Top 10% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 1,657 |
| 20 | Stafford Grammar School Staffordshire · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 87.8 Top 10% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 375 |
| 21 | St Joseph's College Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 62.4 Attainment 8 | 1,104 |
| 22 | Priory School Edgbaston · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 87.6 Top 10% | 59.2 Attainment 8 | 330 |
| 23 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 75.7 Attainment 8 | 1,059 |
| 24 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,365 |
| 25 | Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury · All-through · Ages 4–20 | Independent | 86.8 Top 10% | 65.6 Attainment 8 | 309 |
| 26 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.5 Top 10% | 80.4 Attainment 8 | 1,118 |
| 27 | King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 71.2 Attainment 8 | 1,023 |
| 28 | Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 74.2 Attainment 8 | 1,399 |
| 29 | John Taylor High School Burton-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,523 |
| 30 | Painsley Catholic College Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.6 Top 25% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,340 |
| 31 | Endon High School Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 85.1 Top 25% | 54.2 Attainment 8 | 700 |
| 32 | Old Swinford Hospital Stourbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 85.1 Top 25% | 59.0 Attainment 8 | 1,036 |
| 33 | Queen Mary's High School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 83.9 Top 25% | 73.5 Attainment 8 | 949 |
| 34 | North Leamington School Leamington Spa · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 83.8 Top 25% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,482 |
| 35 | RGS Dodderhill Droitwich Spa · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 83.6 Top 25% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 146 |
| 36 | Woodhouse Academy Stoke-on-Trent · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 83.2 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 402 |
| 37 | St Mary's RC High School Hereford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 83.0 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 745 |
| 38 | The Friary School Lichfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.7 Top 25% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,255 |
| 39 | Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Stourbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.6 Top 25% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 1,226 |
| 40 | Summerhill School Kingswinford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 82.3 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,093 |
| 41 | Alderbrook School Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 81.5 Top 25% | 54.2 Attainment 8 | 1,701 |
| 42 | Finham Park School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 81.4 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 1,724 |
| 43 | The Priory School Shrewsbury · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 81.3 Top 25% | 52.7 Attainment 8 | 852 |
| 44 | Alcester Academy Alcester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 80.5 Top 25% | 54.0 Attainment 8 | 636 |
| 45 | The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.3 Top 25% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,758 |
| 46 | St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 79.6 Top 25% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 1,033 |
| 47 | St. Dominic's Grammar School Stafford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 79.5 Top 25% | 57.0 Attainment 8 | 329 |
| 48 | Bishop Walsh Catholic School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 79.2 Top 25% | 56.0 Attainment 8 | 1,076 |
| 49 | Higham Lane School Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 78.6 Top 25% | 52.3 Attainment 8 | 1,516 |
| 50 | Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 78.1 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 1,036 |
| 51 | Alvechurch CofE Middle School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 77.8 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 451 |
| 52 | Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 76.8 Top 25% | 56.6 Attainment 8 | 1,076 |
| 53 | Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 76.6 Top 25% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 600 |
| 54 | Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 76.5 Top 25% | 53.5 Attainment 8 | 546 |
| 55 | St Peter's Catholic School Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 76.3 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,306 |
| 56 | King Edward VI School Lichfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 76.0 Top 25% | 52.2 Attainment 8 | 1,609 |
| 57 | Moreton Hall School Oswestry · All-through · Ages 1–18 | Independent | 75.9 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 333 |
| 58 | Henley In Arden School Henley-in-Arden · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 75.5 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 682 |
| 59 | St John's Church of England Middle School Academy Bromsgrove · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 75.1 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 658 |
| 60 | Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Academy | 74.7 Top 25% | 54.1 Attainment 8 | 1,016 |
| 61 | Madeley High School Crewe · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 74.2 Top 25% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 779 |
| 62 | Higham Lane North Academy Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 74.0 Top 25% | 18.8% Free school meals | 154 |
| 63 | Emmanuel School Walsall · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 73.7 Top 25% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 77 |
| 64 | Fairfield High School Hereford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 73.0 Top 25% | 50.3 Attainment 8 | 607 |
| 65 | Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.8 Top 25% | 52.9 Attainment 8 | 1,155 |
| 66 | The Chase Malvern · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.8 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 1,449 |
| 67 | Aston Fields Middle School Bromsgrove · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Local authority | 72.5 Top 25% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 598 |
| 68 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 72.5 Top 25% | 62.1 Attainment 8 | 618 |
| 69 | Hagley Catholic High School Hagley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.5 Top 25% | 50.3 Attainment 8 | 1,088 |
| 70 | Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 71.9 Top 25% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 606 |
| 71 | Tettenhall College Incorporated Wolverhampton · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 71.6 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 431 |
| 72 | Houlton School RUGBY · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 71.4 Top 25% | 19.7% Free school meals | 895 |
| 73 | Starbank School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 71.1 Top 25% | 49.0 Attainment 8 | 2,161 |
| 74 | Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 70.9 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 1,574 |
| 75 | St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 70.7 Top 25% | 53.2 Attainment 8 | 1,109 |
| 76 | Bredon Hill Academy Evesham · Secondary · Ages 10–13 | Academy | 70.6 Top 25% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 472 |
| 77 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 70.2 Top 25% | 60.8 Attainment 8 | 609 |
| 78 | Light Hall School Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 70.2 Top 25% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,037 |
| 79 | Walton High School Stafford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 70.2 Top 25% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 1,262 |
| 80 | The Chantry School Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 69.8 Top 25% | 49.4 Attainment 8 | 881 |
| 81 | Barr Beacon School Walsall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 69.7 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,469 |
| 82 | Nunnery Wood High School Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 69.7 Top 25% | 49.7 Attainment 8 | 1,488 |
| 83 | Ridgeway Secondary School Redditch · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 69.5 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 432 |
| 84 | Adcote School for Girls Shrewsbury · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Independent | 69.4 Top 50% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 178 |
| 85 | Southam College Southam · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.7 Top 50% | 49.3 Attainment 8 | 1,637 |
| 86 | Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy Walsall · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 68.5 Top 50% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 157 |
| 87 | Ashlawn School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.4 Top 50% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 1,564 |
| 88 | King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 67.1 Top 50% | 56.8 Attainment 8 | 989 |
| 89 | Blessed William Howard Catholic School Stafford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 67.0 Top 50% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 950 |
| 90 | Myton School Warwick · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.9 Top 50% | 48.9 Attainment 8 | 1,761 |
| 91 | Nishkam High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 66.7 Top 50% | 51.3 Attainment 8 | 668 |
| 92 | Hanley Castle High School Worcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.4 Top 50% | 47.8 Attainment 8 | 1,142 |
| 93 | Woodrush High School Wythall · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.0 Top 50% | 49.2 Attainment 8 | 1,005 |
| 94 | Wolgarston High School Stafford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 65.8 Top 50% | 47.6 Attainment 8 | 847 |
| 95 | Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Academy | 65.7 Top 50% | 48.4 Attainment 8 | 1,519 |
| 96 | Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.7 Top 50% | 51.2 Attainment 8 | 1,815 |
| 97 | Excellence Girls Academy Stoke-on-Trent · All-through · Ages 9–16 | Independent | 65.7 Top 50% | 46.8 Attainment 8 | 90 |
| 98 | Fairfax Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 64.9 Top 50% | 49.1 Attainment 8 | 1,581 |
| 99 | St John Henry Newman Catholic School Coventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 64.4 Top 50% | 49.6 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 100 | Kinver High School and Sixth Form Stourbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 64.3 Top 50% | 50.9 Attainment 8 | 801 |
King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon leads the 2025 list of secondary schools in West Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.0. Of the 100 schools shown, 76 are academy, 16 are independent, 8 are local authority.
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King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon ranks first among secondary schools in West Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.0 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 879).
How are secondary schools in West Midlands 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.
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