The top secondary schools in England and Scotland are revealed annually in the Parent Power, Sunday Times’ Schools Guide and there are a number of high ranking schools from across Birmingham.
With many parents currently going through the process of seeking out and applying for the best schools for their children, we have studied the 2022 guide to pick out the 12 highest ranked schools across the region.
Our list includes both state and independent schools in the city, with their national ranking also revealed.
The 29th edition of the Parent Power list uses pre-covid examination results to identify the UK’s highest-achieving schools, with some 1,700 schools included nationally.
Here are the best rated schools in Birmingham:
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1. File photo dated 12/09/18 of students in a lesson at school
Photo: Ben Birchall
![National rank: 10th. The school is a grammar school. 87.1% of A level grades are at A* to B, and 86% of GCSE grades are at 9-7](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/09/22/16/camp%20hill.png?crop=3:2&width=661)
2. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Kings Heath
National rank: 10th. The school is a grammar school. 87.1% of A level grades are at A* to B, and 86% of GCSE grades are at 9-7 Photo: Google Street View
![National rank: 19th. The school has rankings of 92.1% of A level grades at A* - B, and 94.6% of GCSE grades at 9 - 7](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2022/09/22/16/king%20high%20school%20girls.png?crop=3:2&width=775)
3. King Edward VI High School for Girls, Edgbaston
National rank: 19th. The school has rankings of 92.1% of A level grades at A* - B, and 94.6% of GCSE grades at 9 - 7
![National rank: 19th. The secondary school has 82 per cent of grades between A*-B at A-level and 85.9 per cent between A* and A](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI2OGQzYmExLWNjOTQtNGRiNi04NDU4LTkyZmUzZmQzZWY5MzphNWQ5MzE5MC1hZjUwLTRmMjEtYjM1ZC00M2I2OGJjNjUxNDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
National rank: 19th. The secondary school has 82 per cent of grades between A*-B at A-level and 85.9 per cent between A* and A Photo: TONY JOHNSON