Which school had the best GCSE results in Birmingham in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys topped the table in Birmingham with 83.3, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Birmingham GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Birmingham are on the main Birmingham GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Birmingham show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Birmingham GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

86 state secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 8 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 18 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Birmingham GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

Town 94 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on Attainment 8

86 of 94 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter	83.3	+1.02 (0.74 to 1.30)	100%	100%	8.17	120
2	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter	81.2	+0.90 (0.65 to 1.15)	99%	100%	7.93	149
3	King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Academy converter	75.6	+0.48 (0.26 to 0.70)	96%	98%	7.33	178
4	King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Academy converter	75.2	+0.59 (0.37 to 0.82)	100%	100%	7.11	158
5	King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter	71.4	+0.61 (0.37 to 0.84)	97%	100%	6.34	149
6	King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Academy converter	71.0	+0.35 (0.12 to 0.59)	96%	99%	6.28	141
7	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham · Free schools	70.5	+1.98 (1.44 to 2.51)	83%	93%	6.74	30
8	St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Voluntary aided school	64.2	+1.38 (1.16 to 1.59)	74%	91%	5.32	164
9	Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Free schools	63.7	+1.83 (1.57 to 2.08)	79%	89%	5.61	119
10	Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Academy converter	58.1	+0.67 (0.44 to 0.90)	63%	86%	5.52	155
11	Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Free schools	57.1	+0.79 (0.52 to 1.06)	69%	87%	5.07	115
12	Nishkam High School Birmingham · Free schools	56.4	+0.94 (0.66 to 1.22)	68%	84%	5.40	100
13	King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter	55.8	+0.94 (0.71 to 1.16)	64%	82%	5.11	153
14	Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	53.7	+0.25 (0.03 to 0.47)	60%	80%	4.17	161
15	Queensbridge School Birmingham · Foundation school	53.2	+0.54 (0.33 to 0.75)	53%	74%	4.46	176
16	Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Voluntary aided school	52.0	+0.16 (-0.04 to 0.36)	56%	73%	4.62	192
17	The University of Birmingham School Birmingham · Free schools	51.5	+0.17 (-0.06 to 0.41)	55%	74%	4.76	151
18	Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Academy converter	51.4	+0.61 (0.32 to 0.90)	50%	72%	4.94	116
19	Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Community school	50.3	+0.66 (0.43 to 0.90)	49%	73%	4.65	146
20	Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Birmingham · Community school	49.9	+0.43 (0.17 to 0.69)	47%	63%	4.58	122
21	Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Community school	49.7	+0.21 (-0.03 to 0.46)	52%	76%	4.59	136
22	St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school	49.4	+0.92 (0.66 to 1.19)	40%	65%	3.96	121
23=	Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · Free schools	49.0	+0.52 (0.27 to 0.77)	50%	68%	4.40	135
23=	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	49.0	+0.49 (0.26 to 0.71)	49%	69%	4.06	159
25	Hodge Hill College Birmingham · Community school	48.5	+0.65 (0.46 to 0.83)	43%	62%	3.98	241
26	E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	48.3	+0.37 (0.14 to 0.59)	58%	78%	3.97	171
27	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter	48.0	+0.17 (-0.03 to 0.37)	47%	71%	4.08	207
28	Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Community school	47.4	+0.19 (-0.07 to 0.44)	43%	69%	4.14	125
29	King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	47.2	+0.20 (0.00 to 0.39)	41%	63%	3.94	204
30	Holte School Birmingham · Community school	46.6	-0.26 (-0.46 to -0.05)	39%	67%	4.18	191
31	Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	46.2	-0.09 (-0.31 to 0.13)	44%	64%	3.79	164
32	Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	46.0	+0.33 (0.08 to 0.58)	41%	68%	3.93	133
33	John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	45.8	-0.19 (-0.38 to 0.00)	47%	60%	3.79	215
34=	Q3 Academy Great Barr Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	45.5	-0.15 (-0.34 to 0.05)	48%	67%	4.02	206
34=	Yardleys School Birmingham · Academy converter	45.5	+0.33 (0.13 to 0.52)	45%	66%	3.68	206
36	Broadway Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	45.1	+0.53 (0.33 to 0.73)	42%	58%	3.68	212
37	Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · Community school	44.9	+0.00 (-0.27 to 0.26)	46%	64%	4.15	115
38=	Harborne Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	44.8	+0.18 (-0.09 to 0.46)	42%	58%	3.90	122
38=	Ninestiles Birmingham · Academy converter	44.8	-0.01 (-0.18 to 0.16)	41%	64%	3.95	290
40	Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham · Academy converter	44.7	-0.15 (-0.38 to 0.08)	45%	63%	3.96	152
41	Hall Green School Birmingham · Academy converter	44.6	-0.15 (-0.36 to 0.07)	40%	65%	3.95	177
42	Park Hall Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	44.5	-0.26 (-0.46 to -0.07)	33%	64%	3.47	203
43=	Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school	44.0	+0.18 (-0.07 to 0.42)	32%	58%	3.80	142
43=	Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	44.0	+0.07 (-0.13 to 0.28)	50%	64%	3.89	229
43=	Starbank School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	44.0	-0.08 (-0.30 to 0.15)	46%	63%	4.02	167
46	Waseley Hills High School Birmingham · Academy converter	43.6	-0.35 (-0.59 to -0.12)	46%	65%	3.85	142
47	Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	43.4	-0.11 (-0.34 to 0.12)	40%	68%	3.58	149
48	Waverley School Birmingham · Academy converter	43.3	+0.02 (-0.19 to 0.23)	44%	59%	3.74	186
49	Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	43.2	+0.15 (-0.03 to 0.32)	33%	59%	3.78	265
50=	Arena Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	42.8	-0.25 (-0.46 to -0.04)	36%	58%	3.74	179
50=	Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Academy converter	42.8	+0.38 (-0.02 to 0.79)	43%	58%	3.68	69
52=	Aston University Engineering Academy Birmingham · University technical college	42.4	-0.74 (-1.07 to -0.41)	40%	69%	3.33	81
52=	Hamstead Hall Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	42.4	+0.12 (-0.08 to 0.33)	41%	60%	3.83	189
54	King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter	42.3	-0.17 (-0.41 to 0.06)	35%	56%	3.73	149
55	Rockwood Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	41.9	-0.09 (-0.30 to 0.12)	33%	54%	3.70	180
56	Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter	41.8	-0.09 (-0.29 to 0.11)	30%	52%	3.50	207
57	Stockland Green School Birmingham · Academy converter	41.7	-0.22 (-0.45 to 0.01)	46%	56%	3.86	147
58	Saltley Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	41.5	-0.19 (-0.38 to 0.00)	28%	54%	3.78	229
59	Holyhead School Birmingham · Academy converter	40.8	-0.25 (-0.44 to -0.05)	38%	55%	3.64	208
60	Erdington Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	40.7	+0.10 (-0.12 to 0.33)	35%	52%	3.26	166
61=	Lift Four Dwellings Secondary Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	40.5	-0.39 (-0.68 to -0.10)	33%	53%	3.34	108
61=	St Edmund Campion Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter	40.5	-0.21 (-0.42 to 0.00)	26%	50%	3.29	181
63=	Holy Trinity Catholic School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	40.4	-0.22 (-0.48 to 0.04)	26%	56%	3.12	128
63=	Lift Greenwood Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	40.4	-0.15 (-0.37 to 0.06)	33%	58%	3.49	171
63=	The Coleshill School Birmingham · Academy converter	40.4	-0.47 (-0.67 to -0.27)	27%	54%	3.41	201
66	Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	40.2	-0.38 (-0.60 to -0.16)	40%	62%	3.61	177
67	Bartley Green School Birmingham · Academy converter	40.1	-0.40 (-0.61 to -0.19)	32%	51%	3.46	181
68	Turves Green Boys' School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	39.4	-0.50 (-0.76 to -0.23)	35%	56%	3.54	114
69	E-ACT North Birmingham Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	38.1	-0.69 (-0.91 to -0.47)	34%	51%	3.16	164
70	Cockshut Hill School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	37.8	-0.41 (-0.63 to -0.20)	27%	47%	3.41	201
71	E-ACT Shenley Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	37.7	-0.38 (-0.60 to -0.16)	34%	58%	3.09	163
72=	Colmers School and Sixth Form College Birmingham · Foundation school	37.3	-0.38 (-0.58 to -0.19)	27%	44%	3.09	215
72=	George Dixon Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	37.3	-0.11 (-0.34 to 0.12)	31%	46%	3.37	179
72=	Moseley School and Sixth Form Birmingham · Foundation school	37.3	-0.59 (-0.78 to -0.39)	23%	45%	3.20	247
75	Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	35.7	-1.08 (-1.27 to -0.88)	23%	45%	2.99	209
76	Tile Cross Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	35.3	-0.30 (-0.59 to 0.00)	27%	47%	3.00	104
77	Fortis Academy Birmingham · Academy converter	34.3	-0.72 (-0.89 to -0.55)	21%	38%	2.84	313
78	Bournville School Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	33.0	-1.11 (-1.39 to -0.83)	21%	42%	2.78	114
79	Jewellery Quarter Academy Birmingham · Free schools	32.4	-0.73 (-1.01 to -0.44)	23%	39%	2.76	114
80	WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) Birmingham · University technical college	32.2	-1.51 (-1.78 to -1.25)	21%	44%	2.41	114
81	Ark Kings Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	31.8	-1.01 (-1.28 to -0.74)	16%	37%	2.71	111
82	King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	31.7	-0.63 (-0.99 to -0.26)	18%	34%	2.58	73
83	Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham · Free schools	31.5	-0.93 (-1.28 to -0.58)	19%	36%	2.70	78
84	Waverley Studio College Birmingham · Studio schools	30.8	-1.33 (-1.83 to -0.83)	16%	45%	2.38	55
85	City Academy Birmingham · Free schools	28.6	-1.16 (-1.41 to -0.91)	17%	31%	2.57	162
86	Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led	23.9	-1.83 (-2.04 to -1.62)	7%	23%	2.05	174
–	Alvechurch CofE Middle School Birmingham · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	BOA Digital Technologies Academy Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Prince Albert High School Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Riverside Virtual College Birmingham · Online provider · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Swanshurst School Birmingham · Academy converter · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Windsor Olympus Academy Birmingham · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Independent schools in Birmingham with published 2023 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	62.9	84%	32
Birchfield Independent Girls' School Birmingham · Other independent school	50.9	62%	21
Darul Uloom Islamic High School Birmingham · Other independent school	42.0	62%	21
Edgbaston High School for Girls Birmingham · Other independent school	38.1	0%	72
Elmhurst Ballet School Birmingham · Other independent school	13.8	0%	19
Flexible Learning School Birmingham · Other independent school	7.7	5%	42
Green Oak Academy Birmingham · Other independent school	49.9	47%	17
Hamd House School Birmingham · Other independent school	46.5	50%	26
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School Birmingham · Other independent school	49.3	44%	16
Jamia Islamia Birmingham Birmingham · Other independent school	35.0	21%	24
Kimichi School Birmingham · Other independent school	23.3	0%	6
King Edward's School Birmingham · Other independent school	18.8	0%	132
King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham · Other independent school	39.9	0%	87
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College Birmingham · Other independent school	37.0	0%	20
Oscott Academy Birmingham · Other independent school	1.4	0%	16
Redstone Academy for Boys Birmingham · Other independent school	8.7	0%	31
Riverside Education Birmingham · Other independent school	4.5	0%	37
The Wisdom Academy Birmingham · Other independent school	46.8	55%	22

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Birmingham GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Birmingham on our composite score

Birmingham GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Birmingham ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Birmingham with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in Birmingham

Birmingham GCSE results: common questions