Applications for secondary school places for 2023 are open in Birmingham
The application closing date is on October 31
Applications for Year 7 secondary school places for 2023 are now open in Birmingham.
Children will be able to apply for up to six preferences, including those outside Birmingham.
However, Birmingham City Council only deals with applications for school places if you live in Birmingham and pay council tax to the authority.
The application closing date is on October 31. Applications made after that date will be classed as late applications and will not be processed until after places are offered to everyone else on March 1, 2023.
What to keep in mind while applying?
There are some caveats for applying and the home to school distance is one of the major ones. “Think about how your child would travel to the schools you apply for. It is your responsibility to make sure your child can get to and from school,” a council spokesman said.
It is also worth knowing that the majority of separate boys’ and girls’ schools are not considered to be linked for the purposes of sibling claims. They also do not class siblings in a sixth form as valid siblings for entry into Year 7.
If a pupil attends any of the following all-through schools in Year , you don’t need to list the school as one of your six preferences. Your child will automatically move up from Year 6 to Year : Ark Kings Academy, Ark Victoria Academy, Bournville School, King Solomon International Business School, Washwood Heath Academy or Waverley School.
Which are the secondary schools in Birmingham?
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Arena Academy
Ark Boulton Academy
Ark St Alban’s Academy
Aston Manor Academy
Aston University Engineering Academy
Bartley Green School
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Bordesley Green Girls’ School & Sixth Form
Broadway Academy
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
City Academy
Cockshut Hill School
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Eden Boys’ Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Eden Boys’ School
Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Erdington Academy
Fairfax
Fortis Academy
Four Dwellings Academy
George Dixon Academy
Greenwood Academy
Hall Green School
Hamstead Hall Academy
Harborne Academy
Heartlands Academy
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Hodge Hill College
Hodge Hill Girls’ School
Holte School
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Holyhead School
Jewellery Quarter Academy
John Willmott School
King Edward VI Aston School
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
King Edward VI Five Ways School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
King’s Norton Boys’ School
Kings Heath Boys
Kings Norton Girls’ School
Lordswood Boys’ School
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Ninestiles, an Academy
Nishkam High School
North Birmingham Academy
Plantsbrook School
Prince Albert High School
Queensbridge School
Rockwood Academy
Saltley Academy
Selly Park Girls’ School
Shenley Academy
Small Heath Leadership Academy
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
St John Wall Catholic School
St Paul’s School for Girls
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Stockland Green School
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Swanshurst School
The Arthur Terry School
The University of Birmingham School
Tile Cross Academy
Turves Green Boys’ School
Waverley Studio College
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Yardleys School
You can apply online here.
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