Secondary Schools by Attainment 8 in Birmingham (2025)

Secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE points per pupil across eight subjects. Listed with official data; 100 schools in Birmingham, West Midlands. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and West Midlands.

#	School	Sector	Attainment 8	Success Index (England)	Key result	Students
1	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	80.4	86.5 Top 10%	80.4 Attainment 8	1,118
2	King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	75.9	92.9 Top 5%	75.9 Attainment 8	1,324
3	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	75.7	87.2 Top 10%	75.7 Attainment 8	1,059
4	King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	74.2	86.9 Top 10%	74.2 Attainment 8	1,365
5	King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	72.0	90.7 Top 10%	72.0 Attainment 8	1,054
6	King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	71.2	85.9 Top 10%	71.2 Attainment 8	1,023
7	Al-Burhan Grammar School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	66.7	95.5 Top 5%	66.7 Attainment 8	114
8	Heritage Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	63.0	94.1 Top 5%	63.0 Attainment 8	58
9	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	62.1	72.5 Top 25%	62.1 Attainment 8	618
10	Green Oak Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	61.5	91.3 Top 10%	61.5 Attainment 8	74
11	Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	61.3	71.9 Top 25%	61.3 Attainment 8	606
12	St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	61.0	79.6 Top 25%	61.0 Attainment 8	1,033
13	Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	60.8	70.2 Top 25%	60.8 Attainment 8	609
14	King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	56.8	67.1 Top 50%	56.8 Attainment 8	989
15	Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	56.6	76.8 Top 25%	56.6 Attainment 8	1,076
16	Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Academy	54.1	74.7 Top 25%	54.1 Attainment 8	1,016
17	Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	52.4	56.1 Top 50%	52.4 Attainment 8	803
18	Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	52.1	54.4 Top 50%	52.1 Attainment 8	627
19	Nishkam High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	51.3	66.7 Top 50%	51.3 Attainment 8	668
20	Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	51.1	62.5 Top 50%	51.1 Attainment 8	94
21	E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	50.3	51.8 Top 50%	50.3 Attainment 8	868
22	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	49.9	55.2 Top 50%	49.9 Attainment 8	1,193
23	Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	49.8	44.5 Lower 50%	49.8 Attainment 8	938
24	Starbank School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–16	Academy	49.0	71.1 Top 25%	49.0 Attainment 8	2,161
25	Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	48.7	49.3 Top 50%	48.7 Attainment 8	749
26	Queensbridge School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	48.5	59.7 Top 50%	48.5 Attainment 8	911
27	Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18	Academy	48.4	65.7 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	1,519
28	Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	48.4	58.1 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	672
29	Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	48.4	54.3 Top 50%	48.4 Attainment 8	1,184
30	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	48.0	42.4 Lower 50%	48.0 Attainment 8	1,052
31	King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	47.6	60.0 Top 50%	47.6 Attainment 8	815
32	King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	47.4	46.1 Lower 50%	47.4 Attainment 8	1,188
33	Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	47.0	49.8 Top 50%	47.0 Attainment 8	788
34	Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	46.9	51.1 Top 50%	46.9 Attainment 8	797
35	Yardleys School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	46.7	44.3 Lower 50%	46.7 Attainment 8	930
36	King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	46.0	45.8 Lower 50%	46.0 Attainment 8	740
37	St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	45.8	39.1 Lower 50%	45.8 Attainment 8	1,158
38	Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	45.7	43.3 Lower 50%	45.7 Attainment 8	1,131
39	Park Hall Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	45.6	46.6 Lower 50%	45.6 Attainment 8	1,269
40	The University of Birmingham School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	45.5	44.8 Lower 50%	45.5 Attainment 8	1,188
41	Hodge Hill College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	45.1	39.7 Lower 50%	45.1 Attainment 8	1,193
42	Ninestiles, an Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	44.9	36.7 Lower 50%	44.9 Attainment 8	1,476
43	St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	44.7	35.2 Lower 50%	44.7 Attainment 8	591
44	King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	44.6	45.7 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	664
45	Harborne Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.6	39.2 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	627
46	Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	44.6	38.5 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	774
47	Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	44.6	35.4 Lower 50%	44.6 Attainment 8	990
48	Arena Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.5	40.5 Lower 50%	44.5 Attainment 8	969
49	Q3 Academy Great Barr Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	44.2	48.7 Top 50%	44.2 Attainment 8	1,153
50	Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.2	35.8 Lower 50%	44.2 Attainment 8	877
51	Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	44.2	32.6 Lower 50%	44.2 Attainment 8	884
52	Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 13–19	Academy	44.1	41.0 Lower 50%	44.1 Attainment 8	1,010
53	Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	44.0	32.7 Lower 50%	44.0 Attainment 8	714
54	E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Academy	43.9	31.2 Lower 50%	43.9 Attainment 8	1,167
55	John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	43.6	35.8 Lower 50%	43.6 Attainment 8	1,273
56	Hamd House School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 5–16	Independent	43.3	45.1 Lower 50%	43.3 Attainment 8	433
57	Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	43.3	39.1 Lower 50%	43.3 Attainment 8	659
58	Holyhead School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	43.2	31.3 Lower 50%	43.2 Attainment 8	1,257
59	Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–18	Academy	42.9	35.8 Lower 50%	42.9 Attainment 8	1,668
60	Broadway Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	42.7	26.4 Lower 50%	42.7 Attainment 8	1,222
61	Hall Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	42.5	30.1 Lower 50%	42.5 Attainment 8	903
62	Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	42.1	30.7 Lower 50%	42.1 Attainment 8	1,173
63	Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	42.1	27.1 Lower 50%	42.1 Attainment 8	534
64	Waverley School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 2–19	Academy	41.9	40.0 Lower 50%	41.9 Attainment 8	1,687
65	Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Local authority	41.7	26.1 Lower 50%	41.7 Attainment 8	1,139
66	Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	41.7	25.1 Lower 50%	41.7 Attainment 8	1,152
67	Darul Uloom Islamic High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Independent	41.5	41.0 Lower 50%	41.5 Attainment 8	153
68	King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	41.4	24.3 Lower 50%	41.4 Attainment 8	423
69	Erdington Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	40.6	22.0 Lower 50%	40.6 Attainment 8	904
70	Waseley Hills High School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	40.5	33.2 Lower 50%	40.5 Attainment 8	782
71	Stockland Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	40.3	23.6 Lower 50%	40.3 Attainment 8	757
72	Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Local authority	40.0	27.6 Lower 50%	40.0 Attainment 8	794
73	The Coleshill School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	39.9	34.4 Lower 50%	39.9 Attainment 8	1,177
74	Bartley Green School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.9	21.5 Lower 50%	39.9 Attainment 8	927
75	Edgbaston High School for Girls Birmingham · All-through · Ages 2–19	Independent	39.7	33.6 Lower 50%	39.7 Attainment 8	797
76	Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	39.7	18.6 Lower 50%	39.7 Attainment 8	1,413
77	Saltley Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.4	20.1 Lower 50%	39.4 Attainment 8	1,356
78	Holte School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Local authority	39.4	16.5 Lower 50%	39.4 Attainment 8	1,127
79	Rockwood Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	39.1	17.1 Lower 50%	39.1 Attainment 8	1,073
80	Cockshut Hill School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	38.3	17.6 Lower 50%	38.3 Attainment 8	977
81	Fortis Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	37.9	19.6 Lower 50%	37.9 Attainment 8	1,210
82	Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	37.3	24.2 Lower 50%	37.3 Attainment 8	592
83	Ark Kings Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 3–18	Academy	36.5	38.6 Lower 50%	36.5 Attainment 8	739
84	Bournville School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–16	Academy	36.5	17.5 Lower 50%	36.5 Attainment 8	660
85	City Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	36.4	14.4 Lower 50%	36.4 Attainment 8	554
86	Tile Cross Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	35.6	13.6 Lower 50%	35.6 Attainment 8	620
87	Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	35.2	14.2 Lower 50%	35.2 Attainment 8	556
88	Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · All-through · Ages 4–16	Academy	34.1	17.2 Lower 50%	34.1 Attainment 8	354
89	George Dixon Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	33.3	9.8 Lower 50%	33.3 Attainment 8	998
90	Mander Portman Woodward Independent College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Independent	32.8	20.9 Lower 50%	32.8 Attainment 8	144
91	Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	32.2	9.3 Lower 50%	32.2 Attainment 8	697
92	Jamia Islamia Birmingham Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	32.0	12.6 Lower 50%	32.0 Attainment 8	103
93	Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	31.9	8.9 Lower 50%	31.9 Attainment 8	1,151
94	Lift Greenwood Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18	Academy	31.8	9.0 Lower 50%	31.8 Attainment 8	935
95	E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–16	Academy	31.6	9.3 Lower 50%	31.6 Attainment 8	746
96	WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Academy	30.8	9.4 Lower 50%	30.8 Attainment 8	394
97	Elmhurst Ballet School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	26.3	9.7 Lower 50%	26.3 Attainment 8	185
98	Waverley Studio College Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 14–19	Academy	21.9	11.9 Lower 50%	21.9 Attainment 8	223
99	King Edward's School Birmingham · Secondary · Ages 11–19	Independent	19.0	5.0 Lower 50%	19.0 Attainment 8	815
100	Kimichi School Birmingham · All-through · Ages 9–18	Independent	15.8	4.3 Lower 50%	15.8 Attainment 8	54

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham leads the 2025 list of secondary schools by attainment 8 in Birmingham with Attainment 8 80.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 73 are academy, 14 are local authority, 13 are independent.

For the full picture see the wider West Midlands secondary schools by attainment 8 league table, every school on the Birmingham page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham, West Midlands ranks first among secondary schools by attainment 8 in Birmingham with Attainment 8 80.4 (Pupils on roll: 1,118).

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Secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE points per pupil across eight subjects. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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