1
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield • West Midlands • B74 2NH
1
9 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in West Midlands
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the region of West Midlands. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
379
Outstanding
43
Good
261
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 73% · RI: 12% · I: 3%
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St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch • Worcestershire • B97 5LX
1
23 May 2024
3
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham • Worcestershire • WR11 4QH
1
29 Apr 2024
4
Studley High School
Studley • Warwickshire • B80 7QX
1
29 Apr 2024
5
Barr's Hill School
Coventry • West Midlands • CV1 4BU
1
17 Apr 2024
6
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham • B10 9HH
1
17 Mar 2024
7
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton • West Midlands • WV6 0BY
1
21 Jan 2024
8
Fairfield High School
Hereford • Herefordshire • HR2 0SG
1
21 Jan 2024
9
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry • West Midlands • CV6 4GL
1
21 Jan 2024
10
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham • West Midlands • B14 7QJ
1
18 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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