Best schools in Birmingham

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is the top-ranked school in Birmingham overall (LocaleIQ score 99.9 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 91% · higher 36%. Primary and secondary schools are scored on separate metrics and peer pools — use the phase tabs above to compare like for like.

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School leads the Birmingham primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99.9). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 91% · higher 36%. The Primary tab above shows the full ranked list of Birmingham primary schools.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls leads the Birmingham secondary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99.7). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 80.4. The Secondary tab above shows the full ranked list of Birmingham secondary schools.

71 schools in the Birmingham ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School, St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, The Olive School, Birmingham, Four Oaks Primary School, and 66 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.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, B14 has the strongest cluster — 99.3 average across 2 ranked schools. CV6 sits at the lower end (89.2 average). Birmingham school decisions can be excellent, but they are not evenly distributed across the city and need to be matched against the right residential sectors. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.

This ranking covers 120 schools (primary and secondary) in the Birmingham comparison pool, across 7 local authority districts. Use the Primary or Secondary tabs for phase-specific rankings. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.