West Midlands GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
100 state secondary schools in West Midlands 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. 25 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 192 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in West Midlands ranked on Attainment 8
100 of 192 schools have published 2026 results; the top 100 are shown here. 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 | Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 80.5 | 86% | 99% | 100% | – | 180 |
| 2 , up 1 place since 2025 | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 79.5 | 86% | 98% | 100% | – | 191 |
| 3 , up 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham · Academy converter | 79.3 | 85% | 98% | 98% | – | 180 |
| 4 , down 3 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 78.8 | 84% | 97% | 99% | – | 150 |
| 5 | King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 78.4 | 74% | 98% | 100% | – | 120 |
| 6 , up 1 place since 2025 | King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham · Academy converter | 76.2 | 73% | 100% | 100% | – | 192 |
| 7 , down 1 place since 2025 | Wolverhampton Girls' High School Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 75.1 | 69% | 98% | 99% | – | 176 |
| 8 , up 1 place since 2025 | Queen Mary's High School Walsall · Academy converter | 74.1 | 70% | 96% | 100% | – | 148 |
| 9 , down 2 places since 2025 | Queen Mary's Grammar School Walsall · Academy converter | 72.6 | 59% | 94% | 97% | – | 180 |
| 10 | King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 71.3 | 53% | 98% | 100% | – | 149 |
| 11 | King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham · Academy converter | 69.9 | 60% | 99% | 99% | – | 140 |
| 12 , up 2 places since 2025 | St Paul's School for Girls Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 65.9 | 38% | 82% | 93% | – | 167 |
| 13 , down 1 place since 2025 | Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry · Free schools | 65.2 | 39% | 81% | 92% | – | 118 |
| 14 , down 1 place since 2025 | Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham · Free schools | 62.2 | 41% | 82% | 86% | – | 119 |
| 15 , up 1 place since 2025 | Arden Solihull · Academy converter | 59.3 | 26% | 71% | 85% | – | 300 |
| 16 , up 2 places since 2025 | Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull · Academy converter | 59.1 | 32% | 74% | 86% | – | 272 |
| 17 | Old Swinford Hospital Stourbridge · Voluntary aided school | 57.9 | 27% | 71% | 89% | – | 150 |
| 18 , down 3 places since 2025 | Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham · Free schools | 56.2 | 28% | 73% | 83% | – | 116 |
| 19 , up 11 places since 2025 | Selly Park Girls' School Birmingham · Community school | 55.6 | 21% | 60% | 83% | – | 151 |
| 20 , up 1 place since 2025 | Bishop Walsh Catholic School Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 54.8 | 17% | 58% | 83% | – | 170 |
| 21 , up 24 places since 2025 | St John Henry Newman Catholic School Coventry · Academy converter | 53.8 | 22% | 64% | 80% | – | 248 |
| 22 , up 5 places since 2025 | St Peter's Catholic School Solihull · Academy converter | 53.7 | 21% | 54% | 78% | – | 208 |
| 23 , down 4 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 53.6 | 18% | 54% | 80% | – | 148 |
| 24 , up 2 places since 2025 | Thomas Telford University Technical College Wolverhampton · University technical college | 53.5 | 21% | 62% | 81% | – | 161 |
| 25 | Swanshurst School Birmingham · Academy converter | 53.3 | 21% | 55% | 73% | – | 302 |
| 26= , down 1 place since 2025 | Birmingham Ormiston Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 53.0 | 8% | 55% | 76% | – | 173 |
| 26= , up 2 places since 2025 | St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Walsall · Voluntary aided school | 53.0 | 16% | 56% | 78% | – | 178 |
| 28 , down 5 places since 2025 | The Arthur Terry School Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 52.6 | 15% | 61% | 76% | – | 262 |
| 29 , down 5 places since 2025 | Alderbrook School Solihull · Academy converter | 52.4 | 17% | 60% | 80% | – | 281 |
| 30 , up 7 places since 2025 | Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Coventry · Academy converter | 52.2 | 17% | 53% | 70% | – | 272 |
| 31= , up 11 places since 2025 | Light Hall School Solihull · Academy converter | 52.0 | 17% | 54% | 71% | – | 172 |
| 31= , up 5 places since 2025 | Nishkam High School Birmingham · Free schools | 52.0 | 22% | 56% | 73% | – | 121 |
| 33 , up 20 places since 2025 | Bishop Challoner Catholic College Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 51.9 | 16% | 49% | 74% | – | 185 |
| 34 , up 23 places since 2025 | Bristnall Hall Academy Oldbury · Academy converter | 51.6 | 13% | 50% | 72% | – | 216 |
| 35 , down 15 places since 2025 | Kings Norton Girls' School Birmingham · Academy converter | 51.4 | 14% | 57% | 77% | – | 159 |
| 36 , up 5 places since 2025 | St Edmund's Catholic Academy Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 51.2 | 10% | 51% | 74% | – | 197 |
| 37 , up 10 places since 2025 | Heath Park Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 51.1 | 15% | 51% | 69% | – | 191 |
| 38 , down 3 places since 2025 | Summerhill School Kingswinford · Community school | 51.0 | 16% | 60% | 76% | – | 213 |
| 39= , up 32 places since 2025 | Kingswinford Academy Kingswinford · Academy converter | 50.9 | 17% | 58% | 71% | – | 178 |
| 39= , up 3 places since 2025 | St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Birmingham · Academy converter | 50.9 | 15% | 54% | 68% | – | 190 |
| 41 , down 19 places since 2025 | Finham Park School Coventry · Academy converter | 50.7 | 15% | 56% | 73% | – | 271 |
| 42= , up 23 places since 2025 | Ark St Alban's Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 50.4 | 13% | 56% | 77% | – | 120 |
| 42= , down 4 places since 2025 | Barr Beacon School Walsall · Academy converter | 50.4 | 15% | 57% | 78% | – | 253 |
| 42= , down 13 places since 2025 | Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School Coventry · Academy converter | 50.4 | 14% | 56% | 73% | – | 203 |
| 42= , down 10 places since 2025 | Q3 Academy Langley Oldbury · Academy sponsor led | 50.4 | 10% | 52% | 67% | – | 291 |
| 46= , down 2 places since 2025 | Lyndon School Solihull · Academy sponsor led | 50.2 | 11% | 49% | 74% | – | 213 |
| 46= , up 40 places since 2025 | St John Wall Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 50.2 | 15% | 51% | 64% | – | 119 |
| 48 , up 4 places since 2025 | Queensbridge School Birmingham · Foundation school | 50.1 | 18% | 49% | 67% | – | 176 |
| 49= , down 15 places since 2025 | Highfields School Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 50.0 | 20% | 56% | 77% | – | 279 |
| 49= , up 2 places since 2025 | Hodge Hill Girls' School Birmingham · Community school | 50.0 | 11% | 48% | 68% | – | 145 |
| 51 , down 20 places since 2025 | Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham · Academy converter | 49.6 | 14% | 48% | 70% | – | 118 |
| 52 , down 20 places since 2025 | Plantsbrook School Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 49.1 | 13% | 55% | 78% | – | 238 |
| 53 , down 5 places since 2025 | Sandwell Academy West Bromwich · Academy sponsor led | 49.0 | 16% | 48% | 69% | – | 199 |
| 54 , down 14 places since 2025 | E-ACT Heartlands Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 48.7 | 13% | 56% | 81% | – | 149 |
| 55= , down 2 places since 2025 | Ark Victoria Academy Birmingham · Free schools | 48.5 | 13% | 41% | 67% | – | 150 |
| 55= , down 7 places since 2025 | Fairfax Sutton Coldfield · Academy converter | 48.5 | 13% | 53% | 70% | – | 252 |
| 57 , up 21 places since 2025 | West Bromwich Collegiate Academy West Bromwich · Free schools | 48.4 | 8% | 46% | 62% | – | 154 |
| 58= , up 26 places since 2025 | St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 48.2 | 14% | 46% | 72% | – | 222 |
| 58= , down 5 places since 2025 | Wheelers Lane Technology College Birmingham · Community school | 48.2 | 15% | 57% | 73% | – | 131 |
| 60 | King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys Birmingham · Academy converter | 48.1 | 17% | 54% | 73% | – | 158 |
| 61= , up 3 places since 2025 | Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Birmingham · Voluntary aided school | 48.0 | 9% | 44% | 66% | – | 142 |
| 61= , down 2 places since 2025 | Redhill School Stourbridge · Academy converter | 48.0 | 11% | 46% | 67% | – | 231 |
| 63= , up 75 places since 2025 | Stockland Green School Birmingham · Academy converter | 47.8 | 13% | 57% | 71% | – | 143 |
| 63= , down 17 places since 2025 | The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · Free schools | 47.8 | 13% | 48% | 71% | – | 126 |
| 65 , up 16 places since 2025 | Coundon Court Coventry · Academy converter | 47.5 | 13% | 44% | 66% | – | 329 |
| 66 , down 16 places since 2025 | St Michael's Church of England High School Rowley Regis · Voluntary aided school | 47.4 | 7% | 36% | 66% | – | 226 |
| 67 , down 11 places since 2025 | The Earls High School Halesowen · Academy converter | 46.8 | 13% | 46% | 68% | – | 243 |
| 68= , up 33 places since 2025 | Coppice Performing Arts School Wolverhampton · Academy sponsor led | 46.7 | 10% | 44% | 63% | – | 171 |
| 68= , down 29 places since 2025 | Lode Heath School Solihull · Academy converter | 46.7 | 10% | 39% | 61% | – | 215 |
| 70 , up 6 places since 2025 | Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.6 | 15% | 55% | 68% | – | 221 |
| 71 , up 11 places since 2025 | Wednesfield Academy Wolverhampton · Academy sponsor led | 46.5 | 12% | 49% | 66% | – | 187 |
| 72= , up 22 places since 2025 | Ark Boulton Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.4 | 11% | 48% | 64% | – | 157 |
| 72= , down 14 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 46.4 | 14% | 45% | 63% | – | 174 |
| 74= , up 8 places since 2025 | Ninestiles Birmingham · Academy converter | 46.1 | 13% | 49% | 66% | – | 285 |
| 74= , up 3 places since 2025 | Park Hall Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 46.1 | 6% | 42% | 64% | – | 194 |
| 74= , up 59 places since 2025 | The Westwood Academy Coventry · Academy converter | 46.1 | 16% | 48% | 66% | – | 156 |
| 77 , up 63 places since 2025 | Kings Heath Secondary School Birmingham · Community school | 46.0 | 21% | 50% | 69% | – | 135 |
| 78= , down 16 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 45.8 | 11% | 42% | 66% | – | 205 |
| 78= , down 18 places since 2025 | Langley School Solihull · Academy converter | 45.8 | 15% | 48% | 67% | – | 205 |
| 80= , up 11 places since 2025 | Shireland Collegiate Academy Smethwick · Academy sponsor led | 45.7 | 11% | 42% | 65% | – | 267 |
| 80= , up 27 places since 2025 | The Royal School, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton · Free schools | 45.7 | 13% | 46% | 65% | – | 113 |
| 82= , up 23 places since 2025 | Aldersley High School Wolverhampton · Academy converter | 45.4 | 13% | 41% | 59% | – | 208 |
| 82= , down 8 places since 2025 | Bishop Milner Catholic College Dudley · Academy converter | 45.4 | 11% | 39% | 65% | – | 150 |
| 82= , up 2 places since 2025 | Moseley Park Bilston · Academy sponsor led | 45.4 | 4% | 41% | 59% | – | 183 |
| 85 , down 13 places since 2025 | King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.3 | 9% | 42% | 66% | – | 140 |
| 86= , down 17 places since 2025 | Caludon Castle School Coventry · Academy converter | 45.2 | 11% | 42% | 65% | – | 239 |
| 86= , up 21 places since 2025 | Lordswood Boys' School Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.2 | 14% | 51% | 67% | – | 125 |
| 88 | Aston Manor Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 45.0 | 10% | 47% | 67% | – | 144 |
| 89= , down 23 places since 2025 | Barr's Hill School Coventry · Academy converter | 44.9 | 15% | 49% | 68% | – | 173 |
| 89= , up 17 places since 2025 | Stoke Park School Coventry · Academy sponsor led | 44.9 | 11% | 43% | 63% | – | 176 |
| 91 , up 10 places since 2025 | Finham Park 2 Coventry · Free schools | 44.8 | 10% | 43% | 61% | – | 117 |
| 92 , up 26 places since 2025 | Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Oldbury · Academy sponsor led | 44.7 | 11% | 43% | 62% | – | 205 |
| 93= , up 16 places since 2025 | President Kennedy School Academy Coventry · Academy converter | 44.6 | 13% | 46% | 64% | – | 302 |
| 93= | Prince Albert High School Birmingham · Free schools | 44.6 | 12% | 46% | 64% | – | 177 |
| 95 , up 24 places since 2025 | The Dormston School Dudley · Community school | 44.5 | 10% | 42% | 62% | – | 229 |
| 96= , up 36 places since 2025 | Beacon Hill Academy Dudley · Academy converter | 44.4 | 5% | 47% | 69% | – | 202 |
| 96= , up 20 places since 2025 | Hall Green School Birmingham · Academy converter | 44.4 | 10% | 42% | 61% | – | 173 |
| 96= , down 8 places since 2025 | Harborne Academy Birmingham · Academy sponsor led | 44.4 | 4% | 48% | 60% | – | 115 |
| 96= , up 18 places since 2025 | Washwood Heath Academy Birmingham · Academy converter | 44.4 | 6% | 41% | 62% | – | 263 |
| 100 , down 37 places since 2025 | Heart of England School Coventry · Academy converter | 44.3 | 9% | 43% | 65% | – | 197 |
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 West Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy Walsall · Other independent school | 51.9 | 67% | 15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited Stourbridge · Other independent school | 23.9 | 24% | 46 |
| Elmhurst Ballet School Birmingham · Other independent school | 28.7 | 0% | 24 |
| Emmanuel School Walsall · Other independent school | 54.2 | 89% | 9 |
| 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 |
| New Ways School Other independent school | 3.3 | 0% | 9 |
| Oscott Academy Birmingham · Other independent school | 2.0 | 0% | 11 |
| Riverside Education Birmingham · Other independent school | 5.7 | 0% | 30 |
| Solihull School Solihull · Other independent school | 21.4 | 0% | 300 |
| Tettenhall College Incorporated Wolverhampton · Other independent school | 52.1 | 54% | 39 |
| The British Muslim School West Midlands · Other independent school | 40.3 | 21% | 14 |
| The Wisdom Academy Birmingham · Other independent school · 2023 results | 46.8 | 55% | 22 |
| Wolverhampton Grammar School Wolverhampton · Other independent school | 33.7 | 0% | 86 |