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Schools in Birmingham

421 schools in 3 towns: how they were inspected, the best by phase, where places ran out, and the dates to apply.

Birmingham at a glance

Schools
421 291 state primary, 89 state secondary, 6 sixth-form or college and 35 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
Good or Outstanding
93% 278 of the 298 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 43 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
Oversubscribed in 2026
92 Of 357 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
Offer distances held
23% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 89 of 380 state schools that take an intake. Birmingham's published offer-day figures.

The best schools in Birmingham

Primary

Place in BirminghamSchoolTownBand in England
1The Olive School, Small HeathBirminghamTop 1%
2Four Oaks Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldTop 5%
3The Olive School, BirminghamBirminghamTop 5%
4Coppice Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldTop 5%
5Little Sutton Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldTop 5%
6Lift Lea ForestBirminghamTop 5%
7Moor Hall Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldTop 5%
8Cromwell Junior and Infant SchoolBirminghamTop 5%
9Lift MontgomeryBirminghamTop 5%
10St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBirminghamTop 10%

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Birmingham primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Secondary (GCSE)

Place in BirminghamSchoolTownBand in England
1Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSutton ColdfieldTop 1%
2King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBirminghamTop 1%
3King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsBirminghamTop 1%
4Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirminghamTop 5%
5King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolBirminghamTop 5%
6Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolSutton ColdfieldTop 5%
7King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBirminghamTop 5%
8King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirminghamTop 5%
9St Paul's School for GirlsBirminghamTop 5%
10Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamBirminghamTop 5%

Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Birmingham secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.

Towns

Getting in

Starting Reception in September 2027

DateWhatWhat to doSource
1 October 2026Reception applications open
Round opens 1 October 2026		The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Birmingham council
15 January 2027Primary applications close
Final closing date for receipt of applications (statutory)		Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Birmingham council
16 April 2027Primary offer day
Offer day notifications sent		Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Birmingham council

Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027

DateWhatWhat to doSource
1 September 2026Year 7 applications open
Secondary round opens 1 September 2026		The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now.Birmingham council
31 October 2026Secondary applications close
Final closing date for receipt of applications (statutory)		Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one.Birmingham council
1 March 2027Secondary offer day
Offer day notifications sent		Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered.Birmingham council

Every Birmingham admission date · After offer day in Birmingham: replies, waiting lists and appeals

We hold no catchment maps for Birmingham. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.

Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 89 of 380 state schools (23%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.

Private schools, fees and childcare

Private school fees in Birmingham: we hold checked fees for 15 of 35 private schools.

Childcare costs, town by town: 341 nurseries and pre-schools in Birmingham, with fees held for 38. Nurseries in Birmingham by Ofsted rating.

Every school in Birmingham, A to Z by town

League tables: Primary · GCSE · A level · Private schools: A level.

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