Schools in Birmingham

Schools in Birmingham

505 schools in Birmingham: 286 primary, 89 secondary and 130 other, including 57 independent. 92% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 454 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 88 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Starbank School

  All-through · ages 3–16 · 2,161 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · June 2023
• Swanshurst School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · Girls · 1,928 pupils · 99% full
  Excellent

  2.8 miles · May 2024
• Waverley School

  All-through · ages 2–19 · 1,687 pupils · 87% full
  Good

  2.3 miles · September 2021
• Washwood Heath Academy

  All-through · ages 4–18 · 1,668 pupils · 113% full
  Good

  3.1 miles · March 2020
• Ark Victoria Academy

  All-through · ages 3–18 · 1,519 pupils · 79% full
  Good

  1.7 miles · March 2019
• Ninestiles, an Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,476 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  3.0 miles · December 2019
• Moseley School and Sixth Form

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,413 pupils · 109% full
  Needs improvement

  2.2 miles · December 2025
• King Edward VI Handsworth School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,365 pupils · 129% full
  Excellent

  2.8 miles · February 2014
• Saltley Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,356 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  2.4 miles · May 2023
• King Edward VI Five Ways School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,324 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  5.5 miles · November 2023
• John Henry Newman Catholic College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,273 pupils · 106% full
  Good

  5.6 miles · March 2026
• Park Hall Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,269 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  5.9 miles · May 2023
• Holyhead School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,257 pupils · 101% full
  Good

  3.6 miles · February 2020
• Broadway Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,222 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  3.0 miles · October 2022
• Fortis Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,210 pupils · 57% full
  Good

  5.3 miles · October 2023
• Hodge Hill College

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,193 pupils · 99% full
  Good

  3.5 miles · December 2025
• St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,193 pupils · 96% full
  Good

  4.9 miles · May 2024
• The University of Birmingham School

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,188 pupils · 103% full
  Good

  3.6 miles · May 2023
• King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,188 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  4.4 miles · February 2023
• Bishop Challoner Catholic College

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,184 pupils · 91% full
  Excellent

  2.5 miles · January 2026
• Hamstead Hall Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,173 pupils · 106% full
  Good

  4.8 miles · April 2024
• E-ACT North Birmingham Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,167 pupils · 101% full
  Excellent

  4.5 miles · February 2026
• St Edmund Campion Catholic School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,158 pupils · 111% full
  Not rated

  4.8 miles
• Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,152 pupils · 97% full
  Needs improvement

  3.2 miles · May 2026
• Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,151 pupils · 74% full
  Serious concerns

  5.8 miles · March 2017
• Colmers School and Sixth Form College

  Secondary · ages 11–19 · 1,139 pupils · 81% full
  Good

  7.1 miles · March 2026
• Small Heath Leadership Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,131 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · May 2022
• Holte School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,127 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  2.3 miles · October 2023
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,118 pupils · 125% full
  Excellent

  2.8 miles · November 2021
• Kings Norton Girls' School

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,076 pupils · 100% full
  Excellent

  4.0 miles · July 2019

And 475 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.