Birmingham GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
89 state secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 3 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 22 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
Town 92 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on Attainment 8
89 of 92 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 , up 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Academy converter | 79.3 | 85% | 98% | 98% | – | 180 |
| 2 , down 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 78.8 | 84% | 97% | 99% | – | 150 |
| 3 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 78.4 | 74% | 98% | 100% | – | 120 |
| 4 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Academy converter | 76.2 | 73% | 100% | 100% | – | 192 |
| 5 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 71.3 | 53% | 98% | 100% | – | 149 |
| 6 | King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Academy converter | 69.9 | 60% | 99% | 99% | – | 140 |
| 7 , up 2 places since 2025 | St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 65.9 | 38% | 82% | 93% | – | 167 |
| 8 , down 1 place since 2025 | Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Free schools | 63.6 | 33% | 81% | 89% | – | 121 |
| 9 , down 1 place since 2025 | Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Free schools | 62.2 | 41% | 82% | 86% | – | 119 |
| 10 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Free schools | 56.2 | 28% | 73% | 83% | – | 116 |
| 11 , up 3 places since 2025 | Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Community school | 55.6 | 21% | 60% | 83% | – | 151 |
| 12 , down 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 53.6 | 18% | 54% | 80% | – | 148 |
| 13 | Swanshurst School Birmingham · Academy converter | 53.3 | 21% | 55% | 73% | – | 302 |
| 14 , down 1 place since 2025 | Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 53.0 | 8% | 55% | 76% | – | 173 |
| 15 , up 1 place since 2025 | Nishkam High School Birmingham · Free schools | 52.0 | 22% | 56% | 73% | – | 121 |
| 16 , up 7 places since 2025 | Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 51.9 | 16% | 49% | 74% | – | 185 |
| 17 , down 5 places since 2025 | Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Academy converter | 51.4 | 14% | 57% | 77% | – | 159 |
| 18 , up 1 place since 2025 | Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · Community school | 51.3 | 11% | 54% | 74% | – | 121 |
| 19 , down 1 place since 2025 | St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter | 50.9 | 15% | 54% | 68% | – | 190 |
| 20 , up 10 places since 2025 | Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 50.4 | 13% | 56% | 77% | – | 120 |
| 21 , up 18 places since 2025 | St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 50.2 | 15% | 51% | 64% | – | 119 |
| 22 | Queensbridge School Birmingham · Foundation school | 50.1 | 18% | 49% | 67% | – | 176 |
| 23 , down 2 places since 2025 | Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Community school | 50.0 | 11% | 48% | 68% | – | 145 |
| 24 , down 9 places since 2025 | Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Academy converter | 49.6 | 14% | 48% | 70% | – | 118 |
| 25 , down 8 places since 2025 | E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 48.7 | 13% | 56% | 81% | – | 149 |
| 26 , down 3 places since 2025 | Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 48.5 | 13% | 41% | 67% | – | 150 |
| 27 , down 4 places since 2025 | Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Community school | 48.2 | 15% | 57% | 73% | – | 131 |
| 28 , down 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 48.1 | 17% | 54% | 73% | – | 158 |
| 29 | Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 48.0 | 9% | 44% | 66% | – | 142 |
| 30= , up 33 places since 2025 | Stockland Green School Birmingham · Academy converter | 47.8 | 13% | 57% | 71% | – | 143 |
| 30= , up 6 places since 2025 | The University of Birmingham School Birmingham · Free schools | 47.8 | 8% | 46% | 65% | – | 148 |
| 32 , up 2 places since 2025 | Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.6 | 15% | 55% | 68% | – | 221 |
| 33= , up 11 places since 2025 | Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.4 | 11% | 48% | 64% | – | 157 |
| 33= , down 7 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 46.4 | 14% | 45% | 63% | – | 174 |
| 33= , down 13 places since 2025 | Starbank School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.4 | 18% | 54% | 68% | – | 166 |
| 36= , up 2 places since 2025 | Ninestiles Birmingham · Academy converter | 46.1 | 13% | 49% | 66% | – | 285 |
| 36= , down 1 place since 2025 | Park Hall Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.1 | 6% | 42% | 64% | – | 194 |
| 38 , up 26 places since 2025 | Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · Community school | 46.0 | 21% | 50% | 69% | – | 135 |
| 39 , down 11 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 45.8 | 11% | 42% | 66% | – | 205 |
| 40 , down 8 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.3 | 9% | 42% | 66% | – | 140 |
| 41 , up 10 places since 2025 | Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.2 | 14% | 51% | 67% | – | 125 |
| 42 , down 2 places since 2025 | Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.0 | 10% | 47% | 67% | – | 144 |
| 43 | Prince Albert High School Birmingham · Free schools | 44.6 | 12% | 46% | 64% | – | 177 |
| 44= , up 11 places since 2025 | Hall Green School Birmingham · Academy converter | 44.4 | 10% | 42% | 61% | – | 173 |
| 44= , down 4 places since 2025 | Harborne Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 44.4 | 4% | 48% | 60% | – | 115 |
| 44= , up 9 places since 2025 | Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 44.4 | 6% | 41% | 62% | – | 263 |
| 47 , up 2 places since 2025 | E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 44.2 | 9% | 41% | 58% | – | 173 |
| 48= , down 11 places since 2025 | Hodge Hill College Birmingham · Community school | 44.1 | 7% | 40% | 61% | – | 233 |
| 48= , down 4 places since 2025 | Q3 Academy Great Barr Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 44.1 | 11% | 46% | 66% | – | 207 |
| 50 , up 23 places since 2025 | Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 43.8 | 15% | 47% | 60% | – | 93 |
| 51= , up 1 place since 2025 | Holyhead School Birmingham · Academy converter | 43.6 | 8% | 41% | 63% | – | 205 |
| 51= , down 20 places since 2025 | Yardleys School Birmingham · Academy converter | 43.6 | 13% | 41% | 62% | – | 174 |
| 53 , down 6 places since 2025 | Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham · University technical college | 43.5 | 11% | 54% | 77% | – | 81 |
| 54 , down 10 places since 2025 | Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 43.0 | 8% | 36% | 60% | – | 144 |
| 55 , down 12 places since 2025 | Arena Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 42.7 | 8% | 36% | 56% | – | 206 |
| 56= , up 12 places since 2025 | Holte School Birmingham · Community school | 42.1 | 7% | 34% | 54% | – | 188 |
| 56= , down 6 places since 2025 | John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 42.1 | 7% | 34% | 55% | – | 215 |
| 58 , up 7 places since 2025 | The Coleshill School Birmingham · Academy converter | 42.0 | 6% | 39% | 56% | – | 206 |
| 59= | Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter | 41.9 | 8% | 36% | 58% | – | 204 |
| 59= , down 5 places since 2025 | Broadway Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 41.9 | 10% | 36% | 55% | – | 211 |
| 59= , down 19 places since 2025 | Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham · Academy converter | 41.9 | 13% | 45% | 60% | – | 126 |
| 62 , down 14 places since 2025 | Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 41.4 | 10% | 34% | 51% | – | 148 |
| 63= , up 8 places since 2025 | Cockshut Hill School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 41.1 | 5% | 32% | 56% | – | 158 |
| 63= , down 30 places since 2025 | St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter | 41.1 | 4% | 33% | 50% | – | 194 |
| 65 , up 2 places since 2025 | Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · Foundation school | 41.0 | 8% | 33% | 53% | – | 225 |
| 66 , down 10 places since 2025 | Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 40.6 | 5% | 34% | 57% | – | 186 |
| 67 , down 5 places since 2025 | Erdington Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 40.4 | 6% | 29% | 48% | – | 171 |
| 68= , up 2 places since 2025 | Rockwood Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 40.1 | 8% | 29% | 44% | – | 199 |
| 68= , down 10 places since 2025 | Waverley School Birmingham · Academy converter | 40.1 | 8% | 36% | 52% | – | 214 |
| 70 , up 4 places since 2025 | Ark Kings Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 39.9 | 4% | 28% | 52% | – | 93 |
| 71 , down 3 places since 2025 | Saltley Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 39.8 | 6% | 32% | 49% | – | 265 |
| 72 , down 11 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 39.5 | 4% | 32% | 47% | – | 72 |
| 73 , down 14 places since 2025 | Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham · Foundation school | 39.1 | 3% | 25% | 46% | – | 216 |
| 74 , down 18 places since 2025 | Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 39.0 | 8% | 33% | 53% | – | 96 |
| 75 , down 3 places since 2025 | Fortis Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 38.4 | 9% | 29% | 45% | – | 200 |
| 76 , up 2 places since 2025 | Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 38.1 | 9% | 31% | 50% | – | 108 |
| 77= , down 3 places since 2025 | Bournville School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 37.5 | 4% | 29% | 56% | – | 109 |
| 77= , down 1 place since 2025 | City Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 37.5 | 4% | 32% | 51% | – | 131 |
| 79 , up 1 place since 2025 | George Dixon Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 37.3 | 4% | 24% | 38% | – | 187 |
| 80 , down 15 places since 2025 | Bartley Green School Birmingham · Academy converter | 37.1 | 4% | 34% | 51% | – | 185 |
| 81 , down 4 places since 2025 | Tile Cross Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 36.7 | 5% | 29% | 47% | – | 96 |
| 82 , up 1 place since 2025 | Lift Greenwood Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 34.8 | 5% | 36% | 59% | – | 171 |
| 83 , up 2 places since 2025 | WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) Birmingham · University technical college | 34.5 | 5% | 20% | 44% | – | 126 |
| 84 | Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 34.1 | 4% | 28% | 43% | – | 168 |
| 85 , down 3 places since 2025 | Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 33.4 | 2% | 21% | 45% | – | 190 |
| 86 , down 5 places since 2025 | Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 33.0 | 3% | 14% | 35% | – | 117 |
| 87 , down 3 places since 2025 | E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 32.9 | 5% | 28% | 40% | – | 136 |
| 88 , down 9 places since 2025 | Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 32.4 | 9% | 36% | 46% | – | 59 |
| 89 , down 3 places since 2025 | Waverley Studio College Birmingham · Studio schools | 16.6 | 2% | 7% | 16% | – | 68 |
| – | BOA Digital Technologies Academy Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Riverside Virtual College Birmingham · Online provider · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Windsor Olympus Academy Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Birmingham with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Burhan Grammar School Birmingham · Other independent school | 69.3 | 95% | 20 |
| Birchfield Independent Girls' School Birmingham · Other independent school | 49.3 | 58% | 26 |
| Camp Hill Education Birmingham · Other independent school | 13.2 | 5% | 57 |
| City United Academy (CUA) Birmingham · Other independent school · 2022 results | 2.7 | 0% | 11 |
| Darul Uloom Islamic High School Birmingham · Other independent school | 39.4 | 62% | 34 |
| Edgbaston High School for Girls Birmingham · Other independent school | 34.9 | 0% | 89 |
| Elmhurst Ballet School Birmingham · Other independent school | 28.7 | 0% | 24 |
| Flexible Learning School Birmingham · Other independent school | 2.3 | 0% | 87 |
| Green Oak Academy Birmingham · Other independent school | 50.2 | 55% | 11 |
| Hamd House School Birmingham · Other independent school | 45.2 | 55% | 33 |
| Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School Birmingham · Other independent school | 50.8 | 50% | 20 |
| Jamia Islamia Birmingham Birmingham · Other independent school | 31.9 | 27% | 22 |
| Kimichi School Birmingham · Other independent school · 2025 results | 15.8 | 0% | 10 |
| King Edward's School Birmingham · Other independent school | 11.8 | 0% | 137 |
| King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham · Other independent school | 41.6 | 0% | 102 |
| Mander Portman Woodward Independent College Birmingham · Other independent school | 26.3 | 0% | 16 |
| Orion School Birmingham · Other independent school | 1.4 | 0% | 10 |
| Oscott Academy Birmingham · Other independent school | 2.0 | 0% | 11 |
| Redstone Academy for Boys Birmingham · Other independent school | 3.2 | 2% | 50 |
| Riverside Education Birmingham · Other independent school | 5.7 | 0% | 30 |
| The Wisdom Academy Birmingham · Other independent school · 2023 results | 46.8 | 55% | 22 |
| V.A.S.E Academy Birmingham · Other independent school | 2.9 | 0% | 8 |