Academic Excellence

Schools in Birmingham

The Education Department maintains 455 schools, accommodating 177,770 pupils; Birmingham itself is home to over 500 schools.  During 2007, 98% of pupils at year 11 gained one or more GCSE's.

In the national annual school performance league tables for A level results for 2007, two Birmingham schools are currently ranked inside the top 10. Over the past 5 years, Birmingham's improvement rate at GCSE/GNVQ level for 5 or more A-C grades has been significantly higher than the national average. Also in 2007, Birmingham schools achieved a 62% pass rate at grades A-C for 5 or more GCSE/GNVQs - an increase of more that 2% over the previous year.

The schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham regularly feature among the top ten in the whole of the country on the basis of academic distinction.

The West Midlands area has a selection of the best independent schools in the country, including the schools of King Edward VI Foundation in Birmingham. Senior and junior, boarding and day, co-educational and single sex, academically selective and all-ability - whatever the criteria, there is an independent school to meet that need.

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