The 20 worst performing Birmingham secondary schools based on latest GCSE English and Maths grades

We have created a ranking of the best and worst 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.

Multiple secondary schools across the city saw a higher percentage of children attain a grade 5 or above in English and Maths than the national average.

Using Government data, we have looked at the percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths at Birmingham’s secondary schools, as well the percentage who achieved Grade 4. Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.

Grade 4 or above is a similar level of achievement to a grade C or above in the old grading.

We also spoke with a parent of one of the children who attended The Royal Sutton School which ranks third in the list. Andy Morris said he was surprised at the findings as his children enjoyed their time at the school. He told us: “Despite the rankings, our children attended this school and really enjoy it and achieved good results too, so it was surprising.”

Check out the following results to see the lowest ranked schools in the city based on the latest GCSE results. We have included state maintained secondary schools and academy schools (no private schools included).