Top 100 state schools in West Midlands (2025)
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100Beoley First SchoolRedditch · Academy Primary– · 104 students
- 299Upton Snodsbury CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · Local authority Primary– · 61 students
- 399Finstall First SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Primary– · 296 students
- 499Blackwell First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 187 students
- 599Hanbury CofE First SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Primary– · 140 students
- 699King Edward VI SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary83.3 Attainment 8 · 879 students
- 799Overbury CofE First SchoolTewkesbury · Local authority Primary– · 81 students
- 899Selattyn CofE Primary SchoolOswestry · Academy Primary– · 77 students
- 999Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 853 students
- 1099The Richard Clarke First SchoolRugeley · Academy Primary– · 106 students
- 1198Dodford First SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Primary– · 65 students
- 1298St Edward's CofE Academy CheddletonLeek · Academy Primary– · 200 students
- 1397St Andrew's CofE First SchoolBirmingham · Local authority Primary– · 218 students
- 1497Fradley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolLichfield · Academy Primary– · 133 students
- 1597St Dominic's Catholic Primary SchoolStone · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 221 students
- 1697Crudgington Primary SchoolTelford · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 132 students
- 1797Elmley Castle CofE First SchoolPershore · Local authority Primary– · 79 students
- 1897Newport Girls' High School AcademyNewport · Academy Secondary75.3 Attainment 8 · 884 students
- 1997Oxhey First SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 241 students
- 2097St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
- 2196Alcester Grammar SchoolAlcester · Academy Secondary73.7 Attainment 8 · 1,299 students
- 2296Haberdashers' AdamsNewport · Academy Secondary71.8 Attainment 8 · 1,090 students
- 2396Sedgeberrow CofE First SchoolEvesham · Local authority Primary– · 177 students
- 2496All Saints CofE (C) Primary SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 111 students
- 2596May Bank Infants' SchoolNewcastle · Local authority Primary– · 173 students
- 2696Rugby High SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary74.9 Attainment 8 · 927 students
- 2796Pedmore CE Primary SchoolStourbridge · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 219 students
- 2896St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBRIDGNORTH · Academy Primary– · 193 students
- 2996Coppice Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · Local authority Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
- 3095Fairfield First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 145 students
- 3195Four Oaks Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 3295Thomas Russell Infants SchoolBurton-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 167 students
- 3395Lawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby · Academy Secondary75.1 Attainment 8 · 1,200 students
- 3495St Filumena's Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 187 students
- 3595Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary77.1 Attainment 8 · 1,455 students
- 3695Oak Cottage Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary– · 239 students
- 3795St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 3895Ilmington CofE Primary SchoolShipston-on-Stour · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
- 3995Tardebigge CofE First SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Primary– · 138 students
- 4095All Saints CofE Academy DenstoneUttoxeter · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 4195St Anne's Catholic Primary School, StreetlySutton Coldfield · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
- 4294Castlefields Primary SchoolBridgnorth · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 226 students
- 4394Oakridge Primary SchoolStafford · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 4494Foley Infant School AcademyStourbridge · Academy Primary– · 161 students
- 4594Haughton St Giles CofE Primary AcademyStafford · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 111 students
- 4694Oulton CofE First SchoolStone · Academy Primary– · 77 students
- 4794St Mary's Primary School, DilwynHereford · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
- 4894Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton Coldfield · Academy Secondary79.4 Attainment 8 · 1,236 students
- 4994Walford Nursery & Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 182 students
- 5094Clinton Primary SchoolKenilworth · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 217 students
- 5194St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
- 5294The Griffin Primary SchoolRugby · Academy Primary– · 124 students
- 5394Wolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Secondary75.4 Attainment 8 · 1,211 students
- 5493King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirmingham · Academy Secondary75.9 Attainment 8 · 1,324 students
- 5593Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary SchoolStafford · Local authority Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 5693Leasowes Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 430 students
- 5793Woodfield Infant School & NurseryShrewsbury · Academy Primary– · 283 students
- 5892Ashton-under-Hill First SchoolEvesham · Local authority Primary– · 95 students
- 5992Welford-on-Avon Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
- 6092Moor Hall Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 427 students
- 6192Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First SchoolPershore · Local authority Primary– · 94 students
- 6292The Vaynor First SchoolRedditch · Academy Primary– · 425 students
- 6392Little Sutton Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 6492Bramshall Meadows First SchoolUttoxeter · Academy Primary– · 125 students
- 6592Co-op Academy FriarswoodNewcastle · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 6692St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
- 6791St John's CofE Primary AcademyNewcastle · Academy Primary– · 155 students
- 6891Abbots Farm Infant SchoolRugby · Local authority Primary– · 178 students
- 6991St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolSolihull · Local authority Primary– · 152 students
- 7091The St. Mary's CofE Primary SchoolRugeley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 88 students
- 7191St Alphege Church of England Junior SchoolSolihull · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 252 students
- 7291St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
- 7391Ashcroft Infants' SchoolTamworth · Local authority Primary– · 133 students
- 7491King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham · Academy Secondary72.0 Attainment 8 · 1,054 students
- 7591St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · Academy Primary– · 162 students
- 7691Telford Infant SchoolLeamington Spa · Local authority Primary– · 234 students
- 7791Claverdon Primary SchoolWarwick · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 7891St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 7991Christ Church CofE (C) Primary SchoolLichfield · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 8090Birches First SchoolWOLVERHAMPTON · Academy Primary– · 175 students
- 8190St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolUttoxeter · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 207 students
- 8290St Lucia's CofE Primary School & NurseryShrewsbury · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 126 students
- 8390Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull · Academy Secondary58.7 Attainment 8 · 1,730 students
- 8490ArdenSolihull · Academy Secondary59.6 Attainment 8 · 1,812 students
- 8590St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 8689Crowle CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · Academy Primary– · 68 students
- 8789Little Aston Primary AcademySutton Coldfield · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 203 students
- 8889Stoke Prior First SchoolBromsgrove · Academy Primary– · 149 students
- 8989Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years AcademySolihull · Academy Primary– · 213 students
- 9089Lickey End First SchoolBromsgrove · Local authority Primary– · 147 students
- 9189Park Hall Infant AcademyWalsall · Academy Primary– · 310 students
- 9289Claines CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 9389Monkspath Junior and Infant SchoolSolihull · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 703 students
- 9489Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and NurseryRugby · Academy Primary– · 224 students
- 9589St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHenley-in-Arden · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 102 students
- 9688Kenilworth School and Sixth FormKenilworth · Academy Secondary57.4 Attainment 8 · 1,930 students
- 9788St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolWalsall · Academy Primary– · 208 students
- 9888Flyford Flavell Primary SchoolWorcester · Local authority Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 113 students
- 9988St Nicholas Church of England First SchoolWolverhampton · Academy Primary– · 339 students
- 10088Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary SchoolNewcastle-Under-Lyme · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 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 | Upton Snodsbury CofE Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 61 |
| 3 | Finstall First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 99.2 Top 5% | – | 296 |
| 4 | Blackwell First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 99.1 Top 5% | – | 187 |
| 5 | Hanbury CofE First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 99.1 Top 5% | – | 140 |
| 6 | King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 879 |
| 7 | Overbury CofE First School Tewkesbury · Primary · Ages 5–10 | Local authority | 98.8 Top 5% | – | 81 |
| 8 | Selattyn CofE Primary School Oswestry · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 77 |
| 9 | Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 853 |
| 10 | The Richard Clarke First School Rugeley · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | – | 106 |
| 11 | Dodford First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 98.1 Top 5% | – | 65 |
| 12 | St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Leek · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 200 |
| 13 | St Andrew's CofE First School Birmingham · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 218 |
| 14 | Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Lichfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.2 Top 5% | – | 133 |
| 15 | St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Stone · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 16 | Crudgington Primary School Telford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 132 |
| 17 | Elmley Castle CofE First School Pershore · Primary · Ages 5–10 | Local authority | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 79 |
| 18 | Newport Girls' High School Academy Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 75.3 Attainment 8 | 884 |
| 19 | Oxhey First School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 241 |
| 20 | St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 21 | Alcester Grammar School Alcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.7 Attainment 8 | 1,299 |
| 22 | Haberdashers' Adams Newport · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.0 Top 5% | 71.8 Attainment 8 | 1,090 |
| 23 | Sedgeberrow CofE First School Evesham · Primary · Ages 3–10 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 177 |
| 24 | All Saints CofE (C) Primary School Burton-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 111 |
| 25 | May Bank Infants' School Newcastle · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 95.8 Top 5% | – | 173 |
| 26 | Rugby High School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 74.9 Attainment 8 | 927 |
| 27 | Pedmore CE Primary School Stourbridge · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 219 |
| 28 | St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy BRIDGNORTH · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 193 |
| 29 | Coppice Primary School Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.5 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 30 | Fairfield First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 145 |
| 31 | Four Oaks Primary School Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 32 | Thomas Russell Infants School Burton-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 167 |
| 33 | Lawrence Sheriff School Rugby · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 75.1 Attainment 8 | 1,200 |
| 34 | St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 187 |
| 35 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 77.1 Attainment 8 | 1,455 |
| 36 | Oak Cottage Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 239 |
| 37 | St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Stratford-upon-Avon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 38 | Ilmington CofE Primary School Shipston-on-Stour · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.0 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 39 | Tardebigge CofE First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 94.9 Top 5% | – | 138 |
| 40 | All Saints CofE Academy Denstone Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 94.7 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 41 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 94.7 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 42 | Castlefields Primary School Bridgnorth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 226 |
| 43 | Oakridge Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 94.2 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 44 | Foley Infant School Academy Stourbridge · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 161 |
| 45 | Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 111 |
| 46 | Oulton CofE First School Stone · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 77 |
| 47 | St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn Hereford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
| 48 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 79.4 Attainment 8 | 1,236 |
| 49 | Walford Nursery & Primary School Ross-on-Wye · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 93.7 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 182 |
| 50 | Clinton Primary School Kenilworth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.6 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 217 |
| 51 | St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.6 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 52 | The Griffin Primary School Rugby · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 124 |
| 53 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 75.4 Attainment 8 | 1,211 |
| 54 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,324 |
| 55 | Berkswich CofE (VC) Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 56 | Leasowes Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 430 |
| 57 | Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Shrewsbury · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 283 |
| 58 | Ashton-under-Hill First School Evesham · Primary · Ages 3–10 | Local authority | 92.2 Top 5% | – | 95 |
| 59 | Welford-on-Avon Primary School Stratford-upon-Avon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.2 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 60 | Moor Hall Primary School Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 92.1 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 427 |
| 61 | Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School Pershore · Primary · Ages 4–10 | Local authority | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 94 |
| 62 | The Vaynor First School Redditch · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 425 |
| 63 | Little Sutton Primary School Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 91.8 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 64 | Bramshall Meadows First School Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | – | 125 |
| 65 | Co-op Academy Friarswood Newcastle · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 66 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 235 |
| 67 | St John's CofE Primary Academy Newcastle · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.4 Top 5% | – | 155 |
| 68 | Abbots Farm Infant School Rugby · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 69 | St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 152 |
| 70 | The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Rugeley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 88 |
| 71 | St Alphege Church of England Junior School Solihull · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 91.0 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 252 |
| 72 | St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.0 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 211 |
| 73 | Ashcroft Infants' School Tamworth · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 133 |
| 74 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.7 Top 10% | 72.0 Attainment 8 | 1,054 |
| 75 | St Peter's Church of England Primary School Stoke-on-Trent · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 162 |
| 76 | Telford Infant School Leamington Spa · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 234 |
| 77 | Claverdon Primary School Warwick · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 90.6 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 78 | St Anne's Catholic Primary School Stafford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.6 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 79 | Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Lichfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 90.5 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 80 | Birches First School WOLVERHAMPTON · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 175 |
| 81 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Uttoxeter · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 82 | St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery Shrewsbury · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 90.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 126 |
| 83 | Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,730 |
| 84 | Arden Solihull · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 59.6 Attainment 8 | 1,812 |
| 85 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Birmingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.5 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 86 | Crowle CofE Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 4–10 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 68 |
| 87 | Little Aston Primary Academy Sutton Coldfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 203 |
| 88 | Stoke Prior First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 149 |
| 89 | Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy Solihull · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | – | 213 |
| 90 | Lickey End First School Bromsgrove · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 147 |
| 91 | Park Hall Infant Academy Walsall · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 310 |
| 92 | Claines CofE Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 88.7 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 93 | Monkspath Junior and Infant School Solihull · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 88.7 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 703 |
| 94 | Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Rugby · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 224 |
| 95 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Henley-in-Arden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 102 |
| 96 | Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Kenilworth · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 88.4 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 1,930 |
| 97 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Walsall · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | – | 208 |
| 98 | Flyford Flavell Primary School Worcester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 88.0 Top 10% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 113 |
| 99 | St Nicholas Church of England First School Wolverhampton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 88.0 Top 10% | – | 339 |
| 100 | Baldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary School Newcastle-Under-Lyme · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 87.8 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
Beoley First School in Redditch leads the 2025 list of state schools in West Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 64 are academy, 36 are local authority.
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 state 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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