This year’s GCSE candidates have taken their first exams this week – with exams scheduled to run until Wednesday, June 25.
We have created a ranking of the best performing Birmingham secondaries based on the English and maths GCSE results.
Exam results in the core subjects of English and maths are one of the key measures of secondary school performance.
The data is also based on attainment 8 scores - The Attainment 8 score is the average measure of an individual student's progress across their 8 best performing subjects taken at GCSE level.
Let’s take a look:
5. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
This is a selective girls’ secondary school in the Sutton Coldfield area, formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it too had a high Progress 8 score of 1.05 - considered ‘well above average’. | Google
6. Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
This Star Academies school is an Islamic boys’ secondary school in the Alum Rock area. It was formerly rated ‘outstanding’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a ‘well above average’ Progress 8 score of 0.98. | Google
7. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Similar to its counterpart, this is also a selective Christian secondary school and sixth form in Kings Heath - although this one is for female pupils. It too was formerly rated ‘outstanding’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a Progress 8 score of 0.97 - placing it in the ‘well above average’ band. | Google
8. St John Wall Catholic School
St John Wall is a Catholic secondary school in Handsworth, formerly rated ‘good’ overall by Ofsted. In the 2023/24 school year, it had a Progress 8 score of 0.82 - or ‘well above average’. | Google