Fee-paying schools in B1, Birmingham

26 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B1, the nearest being City United Academy (CUA) at 0.2 mi, 8 of them selective, 11 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
City United Academy (CUA)	0.2 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
West House School	0.8 mi	1 to 11	Primary Boys
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College	0.9 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
St George's School Edgbaston	0.9 mi	2 to 19	All-through Selective Christian
Flexible Learning School	0.9 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Orion School	1.0 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Hallfield School	1.1 mi		Primary Selective Church of England
Future First Independent School	1.2 mi	13 to 18	Secondary
Edgbaston High School for Girls	1.2 mi	2 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Priory School	1.3 mi		All-through Selective
Newbury Independent School	1.5 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Camp Hill Education	1.5 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Heritage Academy	1.5 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Norfolk House School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
Birmingham Independent College	1.7 mi	14 to 25	Secondary
Elmhurst Ballet School	1.7 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Redstone Academy for Boys	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Redstone Academy for Girls	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Selective
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School	1.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
The Blue Coat School Birmingham	1.9 mi	3 to 11	Primary Church of England
Birchfield Independent Girls' School	2.1 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Girls
King Edward's School	2.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Selective Christian
King Edward VI High School for Girls	2.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Christian
The Pioneers Academy	2.2 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls
The Wisdom Academy	2.2 mi	4 to 11	Primary
Green Oak Academy	2.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like City United Academy (CUA) are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

B1 also holds 76 state primary and 24 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B1 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B1?

26 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B1, Birmingham, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in B1 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in B1 selective?

8 of the 26 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in B1?

11 of the 26 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.