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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in B16, Birmingham

19 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B16, the nearest being Norfolk House School at 0.6 mi, 7 of them selective, 5 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
Norfolk House School 0.6 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
Orion School 0.7 mi 13 to 16 Secondary
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 0.7 mi 14 to 19 Secondary
Edgbaston High School for Girls 0.8 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
St George's School Edgbaston 0.8 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Selective
Christian
City United Academy (CUA) 0.9 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Hallfield School 0.9 mi Primary
Selective
Church of England
Future First Independent School 1.1 mi 13 to 18 Secondary
West House School 1.2 mi 1 to 11 Primary
Boys
Flexible Learning School 1.2 mi 13 to 16 Secondary
The Blue Coat School Birmingham 1.2 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Church of England
Priory School 1.4 mi All-through
Selective
Elmhurst Ballet School 1.8 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
King Edward VI High School for Girls 1.9 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Christian
King Edward's School 1.9 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Christian
Newbury Independent School 2.2 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Birmingham Independent College 2.4 mi 14 to 25 Secondary
V.A.S.E Academy 2.7 mi 10 to 18 Secondary
Birchfield Independent Girls' School 2.7 mi 11 to 17 Secondary
Girls
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Norfolk House School 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

B16 also holds 70 state primary and 20 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B16 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B16?

19 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B16, 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 B16 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 B16 selective?

7 of the 19 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 B16?

5 of the 19 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.