GCSE results 2026

Birmingham GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 88 state secondary schools in Birmingham, 14,410 pupils. Birmingham ranks 57 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which rose by 0.2 points on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

49.1%

1.3 pts above England

Grade 7+ English & maths

17.3%

2.6 pts above England

Attainment 8

48.1

0.5 points above England

Council rank

57 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Birmingham at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (80.5); highest non-selective: St Paul's School for Girls (65.9).
Schools range from 16.6 to 80.5 on Attainment 8, a spread of 63.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 41.9, 12.5 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (77.2).
Birmingham has 8 grammar schools, which lift the council average. Compare the non-selective schools with each other. Grammar schools in Birmingham.
Most improved on 2025: Stockland Green School, up 7.5 points to 47.8.

Every Birmingham secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	180	80.5	+1.1	100.0%	99.4%	86.1%	72.9
2	Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolGrammar · Boys	191	79.5	+2.4	99.5%	98.4%	86.4%	77.2
3	King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolGrammar	180	79.3	+3.4	98.3%	97.8%	85.0%	70.6
4	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsGrammar · Girls	150	78.8	−1.6	98.7%	97.3%	84.0%	74.4
5	King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysGrammar · Boys	120	78.4	+2.7	100.0%	97.5%	74.2%	75.8
6	King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolGrammar · Girls	192	76.2	+2.0	100.0%	99.5%	73.4%	73.1
7	King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysGrammar · Boys	149	71.3	−0.7	100.0%	98.0%	53.0%	72.2
8	King Edward VI Aston SchoolGrammar · Boys	140	69.9	−1.3	98.6%	98.6%	60.0%	65.2
9	St Paul's School for GirlsGirls · Roman Catholic · Top 10% three years running	167	65.9	+4.9	93.4%	82.0%	37.7%	60.1
10	Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, BirminghamGirls · Muslim · Top 10% three years running	121	63.6	+1.5	89.3%	81.0%	33.1%	64.5
11	Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBoys · Muslim · Top 10% three years running	119	62.2	+0.9	85.7%	82.4%	41.2%	59.3
12	Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham EastBoys · Muslim · Top 10% three years running	116	56.2	−4.6	82.8%	73.3%	27.6%	52.8
13	Selly Park Girls' SchoolGirls	151	55.6	+3.2	82.8%	59.6%	21.2%	52.8
14	Bishop Walsh Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	170	54.8	−1.2	82.9%	57.6%	16.5%	44.4
15	King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsGirls	148	53.6	−3.2	80.4%	54.1%	18.2%	46.0
16	Swanshurst SchoolGirls	302	53.3	—	72.8%	55.3%	21.2%	48.9
17	Birmingham Ormiston Academy	173	53.0	−1.1	75.7%	54.9%	7.5%	46.0
18	The Arthur Terry School	262	52.6	−2.8	76.0%	61.1%	14.5%	39.0
19	Nishkam High SchoolSikh	121	52.0	+0.7	72.7%	56.2%	22.3%	49.9
20	Bishop Challoner Catholic CollegeRoman Catholic	185	51.9	+3.5	73.5%	49.2%	15.7%	44.5
21	Kings Norton Girls' SchoolGirls	159	51.4	−5.2	76.7%	57.2%	13.8%	39.9
22	Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormGirls	121	51.3	+1.5	74.4%	53.7%	10.7%	50.8
23	St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	190	50.9	+1.0	68.4%	53.7%	15.3%	44.1
24	Ark St Alban's AcademyChurch of England	120	50.4	+3.5	76.7%	55.8%	12.5%	48.9
25	St John Wall Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	119	50.2	+5.5	63.9%	51.3%	15.1%	44.0
26	Queensbridge School	176	50.1	+1.6	66.5%	48.9%	17.6%	41.1
27	Hodge Hill Girls' SchoolGirls	145	50.0	+1.3	68.3%	47.6%	11.0%	48.9
28	Hillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreGirls	118	49.6	−2.5	69.5%	47.5%	14.4%	46.0
29	Plantsbrook School	238	49.1	−2.7	78.2%	54.6%	13.4%	35.7
30	E-ACT Heartlands Academy	149	48.7	−1.6	81.2%	56.4%	12.8%	47.9
31	Ark Victoria Academy	150	48.5	+0.1	66.7%	41.3%	13.3%	48.8
32	Fairfax	252	48.5	−0.6	70.2%	52.8%	12.7%	38.1
33	Wheelers Lane Technology CollegeBoys	131	48.2	−0.2	73.3%	57.3%	14.5%	43.7
34	King Edward VI King's Norton School for BoysBoys	158	48.1	+0.5	72.8%	54.4%	16.5%	38.6
35	Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	142	48.0	+1.0	65.5%	43.7%	8.5%	45.0
36	Stockland Green School	143	47.8	+7.5	71.3%	56.6%	12.6%	44.8
37	The University of Birmingham School	148	47.8	+2.3	64.9%	45.9%	8.1%	38.8
38	Small Heath Leadership Academy	221	46.6	+0.9	68.3%	54.8%	14.9%	45.4
39	Ark Boulton Academy	157	46.4	+2.2	63.7%	47.8%	10.8%	44.0
40	King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' AcademyGirls	174	46.4	−1.6	62.6%	45.4%	13.8%	45.2
41	Starbank School	166	46.4	−2.6	67.5%	53.6%	17.5%	43.9
42	Ninestiles, an Academy	285	46.1	+1.2	66.3%	49.1%	13.3%	42.9
43	Kings Heath Secondary School	135	46.0	+6.0	68.9%	50.4%	20.7%	43.3
44	King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy	205	45.8	−1.6	65.9%	42.0%	11.2%	41.2
45	King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsGirls	140	45.3	−0.7	65.7%	42.1%	8.6%	41.8
46	Lordswood Boys' SchoolBoys	125	45.2	+1.9	67.2%	51.2%	14.4%	37.1
47	Aston Manor Academy	144	45.0	+0.4	66.7%	47.2%	9.7%	43.5
48	Prince Albert High School	177	44.6	—	64.4%	45.8%	11.9%	40.5
49	Hall Green School	173	44.4	+1.9	61.3%	42.2%	10.4%	39.2
50	Harborne Academy	115	44.4	−0.2	60.0%	47.8%	4.3%	41.4
51	Washwood Heath Academy	263	44.4	+1.5	61.6%	41.1%	6.1%	42.2
52	E-ACT North Birmingham Academy	173	44.2	+0.3	58.4%	41.0%	9.2%	44.0
53	Hodge Hill College	233	44.1	−1.0	61.4%	39.5%	7.3%	41.9
54	Turves Green Boys' SchoolBoys	93	43.8	+6.5	60.2%	47.3%	15.1%	38.3
55	Holyhead School	205	43.6	+0.4	63.4%	41.0%	8.3%	42.0
56	Yardleys School	174	43.6	−3.1	62.1%	41.4%	13.2%	41.7
57	Aston University Engineering Academy	81	43.5	−0.6	76.5%	54.3%	11.1%	37.2
58	Arena Academy	206	42.7	−1.8	55.8%	35.9%	7.8%	37.2
59	Holte School	188	42.1	+2.7	54.3%	34.0%	7.4%	40.2
60	Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	204	41.9	+0.2	57.8%	35.8%	7.8%	35.3
61	Broadway Academy	211	41.9	−0.8	54.5%	35.5%	10.4%	38.8
62	Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School	126	41.9	−2.7	60.3%	45.2%	12.7%	34.1
63	Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	148	41.4	−2.6	51.4%	33.8%	9.5%	39.2
64	Cockshut Hill School	158	41.1	+2.8	56.3%	31.6%	5.1%	37.3
65	St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic	194	41.1	−4.7	49.5%	32.5%	4.1%	35.2
66	Moseley School and Sixth Form	225	41.0	+1.3	52.9%	32.9%	8.0%	39.0
67	Hamstead Hall Academy	186	40.6	−1.5	56.5%	33.9%	5.4%	33.9
68	Erdington Academy	171	40.4	−0.2	48.0%	28.7%	5.8%	37.0
69	Rockwood Academy	199	40.1	+1.0	44.2%	29.1%	8.0%	39.7
70	Waverley School	214	40.1	−1.8	52.3%	36.0%	7.5%	38.3
71	Ark Kings Academy	93	39.9	+3.4	51.6%	28.0%	4.3%	38.1
72	Saltley Academy	265	39.8	+0.4	49.1%	32.1%	5.7%	37.3
73	The Royal Sutton School	185	39.8	+0.1	56.2%	31.9%	7.0%	32.7
74	King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy	72	39.5	−1.9	47.2%	31.9%	4.2%	37.3
75	Colmers School and Sixth Form College	216	39.1	−2.6	45.8%	25.0%	3.2%	33.5
76	Four Dwellings Academy	96	39.0	−3.1	53.1%	33.3%	8.3%	36.0
77	Fortis Academy	200	38.4	+0.5	45.0%	29.0%	8.5%	34.3
78	Jewellery Quarter Academy	108	38.1	+2.9	50.0%	30.6%	9.3%	36.6
79	Bournville School	109	37.5	+1.0	56.0%	29.4%	3.7%	32.8
80	City Academy	131	37.5	+1.1	51.1%	32.1%	3.8%	33.1
81	George Dixon Academy	187	37.3	+4.0	38.0%	23.5%	3.7%	36.0
82	Bartley Green School	185	37.1	−2.8	50.8%	34.1%	4.3%	30.7
83	Tile Cross Academy	96	36.7	+1.1	46.9%	29.2%	5.2%	34.7
84	Greenwood Academy	171	34.8	+3.0	59.1%	35.7%	4.7%	31.5
85	Christ Church, Church of England Secondary AcademyChurch of England	168	34.1	—	42.9%	28.0%	3.6%	28.9
86	E-ACT Shenley Academy	136	32.9	+1.3	40.4%	27.9%	5.1%	27.2
87	Star King Solomon AcademyChristian	59	32.4	−1.7	45.8%	35.6%	8.5%	33.7
88	Waverley Studio College	68	16.6	−5.3	16.2%	7.4%	1.5%	12.5
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Birmingham against the rest of the West Midlands

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.