Best primary schools in West Midlands

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in West Midlands (LocaleIQ score 99.9 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 91% · higher 36%. The score combines Ofsted outcome, KS2 expected and higher standards, and cohort-weighted percentile ranks within the West Midlands primary pool.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls tops the West Midlands secondary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99.7). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 80.4. See the full secondary school ranking for West Midlands for the complete list.

KS2 results measure the percentage of pupils meeting expected standards in reading, writing and maths (expected standard) and the percentage achieving well above average (higher standard). Top performers in West Midlands: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (KS2 expected 91%, higher 36%); St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly (KS2 expected 100%, higher 21%); The Olive School, Birmingham (KS2 expected 88%, higher 30%). KS2 results are one of the inputs in the LocaleIQ primary school score alongside Ofsted outcome.

63 primary schools in the West Midlands ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School, St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly, The Olive School, Birmingham, Four Oaks Primary School, The Olive School, Small Heath, and 58 more. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

This ranking covers 120 primary schools in the West Midlands comparison pool, across 7 local authority districts. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, B74 has the strongest cluster — 99.8 average across 2 ranked primary schools. B73 sits at the lower end (88.0 average). School-led moves in the West Midlands need authority-level and postcode-level checking because the county hides a lot of local variation. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.