Secondary schools in Birmingham
There are 82 secondary schools in Birmingham. 8 are rated Outstanding and 47 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Birmingham
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Secondary schools in Birmingham, by town
Birmingham
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B27 7XY
Ofsted: Good - Arena Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B42 2PY
Ofsted: Not judged - Ark Boulton Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B11 2QG
Ofsted: Good - Ark St Alban's Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B12 0YH
Ofsted: Good - Aston Manor Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B6 4PZ
No rating on record - Ofsted: Good
- Bartley Green School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B32 3QJ
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Good
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Year 7 - Year 13 · B14 7EG
No rating on record - BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B7 4EU
Ofsted: Not judged - Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B9 4TR
Ofsted: Good - Broadway Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B20 3DP
Ofsted: Good - Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B44 9SR
No rating on record - Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B14 4HN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - City Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B15 2EF
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Cockshut Hill School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B26 2HX
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Requires improvement
- Ofsted: Good
- E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B7 4QR
Ofsted: Not judged - No rating on record
- E-ACT Shenley Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B29 4HE
Ofsted: Not judged - Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · B8 3DT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · B42 2SY
No rating on record - Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · B10 9HH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Erdington Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B24 8RE
Ofsted: Good - Fortis Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B44 8NU
Ofsted: Good - George Dixon Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B16 9GD
Ofsted: Not judged - Hall Green School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B28 0AA
Ofsted: Not judged - Hamstead Hall Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B20 1HL
Ofsted: Good - Harborne Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B15 3JL
Ofsted: Good - Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B32 3AE
Ofsted: Good - Hodge Hill College
Year 7 - Year 11 · B36 8HB
No rating on record - Hodge Hill Girls' School
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · B36 8EY
Ofsted: Good - Holte School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B19 2EP
Ofsted: Good - Holy Trinity Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B10 0AX
Ofsted: Good - Holyhead School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B21 0HN
Ofsted: Good - Jewellery Quarter Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B1 3AA
Ofsted: Not judged - King Edward VI Aston School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · B6 6DJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B45 0EU
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · B14 7QJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · B14 7QJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - King Edward VI Five Ways School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · B32 4BT
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · B21 9ET
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI Handsworth School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · B21 9AR
Ofsted: Not judged - King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B20 2HL
Ofsted: Not judged - King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 11 · Boys only · B30 1DY
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B17 8QB
Ofsted: Good - King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · B31 4BP
No rating on record - King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B26 2RZ
Ofsted: Good - Kings Heath Secondary School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B13 0QP
Ofsted: Good - Kings Norton Girls' School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B30 1HW
No rating on record - Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Year 7 - Year 11 · B32 1RJ
Ofsted: Good - Lift Greenwood
Year 7 - Year 13 · B35 7NL
Ofsted: Good - Lordswood Boys' School
Year 7 - Year 11 · Boys only · B17 8BJ
Ofsted: Good - Moseley School and Sixth Form
Year 7 - Year 13 · B13 9UU
No rating on record - Ninestiles, an Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B27 7QG
Ofsted: Good - Nishkam High School
B19 2LF
Ofsted: Not judged - Prince Albert High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B42 2TU
Ofsted: Good - Queensbridge School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B13 8QB
Ofsted: Good - Rockwood Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B8 3HG
No rating on record - Saltley Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B9 5RX
Ofsted: Good - Selly Park Girls' School
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · B29 7PH
Ofsted: Good - Small Heath Leadership Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · B10 9RX
Ofsted: Good - St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B23 5XA
No rating on record - St John Wall Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B21 8HH
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · B16 9SL
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B38 8AP
Ofsted: Good - Stockland Green School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B23 7JH
Ofsted: Good - Swanshurst School
Girls only · B13 0TW
Ofsted: Outstanding - Ofsted: Good
- Tile Cross Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · B33 9UF
Ofsted: Good - Turves Green Boys' School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · B31 4BS
Ofsted: Good - Waverley Studio College
B9 5SX
Ofsted: Good - Wheelers Lane Technology College
Year 7 - Year 11 · Boys only · B13 0SF
Ofsted: Not judged - Yardleys School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B11 3EY
Ofsted: Good
Sutton Coldfield
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · B74 2NH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B76 1QT
No rating on record - Fairfax
Year 7 - Year 13 · B75 7JT
Ofsted: Good - Plantsbrook School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B72 1RB
No rating on record - Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · B73 5PT
Ofsted: Good - The Arthur Terry School
Year 7 - Year 13 · B74 4RZ
Ofsted: Good - The Royal Sutton School
Year 7 - Year 11 · B75 7DY
Ofsted: Good