Birmingham schools and admissions data

Birmingham City Council has 346 primary schools and 162 secondary schools. 11% of Birmingham's schools are private schools. 137 state schools in Birmingham follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 286 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Birmingham

  1. Outstanding 81
  2. Good 233
  3. Requires Improvement 47
  4. Inadequate 27

Most popular state schools
in Birmingham in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St James Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Rednal, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St Thomas CofE Academy

    Academy converter • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Moseley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Moseley, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    The Olive School, Small Heath

    Academy sponsor led • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  5. 5

    Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School

    Community school • Kings Heath, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Moor Hall Primary School

    Foundation school • Sutton Coldfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Four Oaks Primary School

    Foundation school • Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Boldmere Infant School and Nursery

    Community school • Sutton Coldfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    The Olive School, Birmingham

    Free schools • Birmingham

    Ofsted: None

  10. 10

    Bells Farm Primary School

    Community school • Druids Heath, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Hall Green, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Stanville Primary School

    Community school • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Cromwell Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter • Nechells, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Nishkam Primary School Birmingham

    Free schools • Handsworth, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Acocks Green Primary School

    Academy converter • Acocks Green, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  16. 16

    St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bartley Green, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    Colebourne Primary School

    Community school • Hodge Hill, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Chilcote Primary School

    Community school • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  19. 19

    Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Weoley Castle, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    The Shirestone Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Tile Cross, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  1. 1

    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

    Academy converter • Kings Heath, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    King Edward VI Five Ways School

    Academy converter • Bartley Green, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

    Academy converter • Kings Heath, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Nishkam High School

    Free schools • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter • Sutton Coldfield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Eden Boys' School, Birmingham

    Free schools • Perry Barr, Birmingham

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    The University of Birmingham School

    Free schools • Selly Oak, Birmingham

    Ofsted: None

  8. 8

    Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form

    Community school • Birmingham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter • Handsworth, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Holyhead School

    Academy converter • Handsworth, Birmingham

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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