Fee-paying schools in B18, Birmingham

22 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B18, the nearest being Future First Independent School at 0.1 mi, 8 of them selective, 8 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
Future First Independent School	0.1 mi	13 to 18	Secondary
Flexible Learning School	0.3 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Orion School	0.3 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
City United Academy (CUA)	0.9 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Newbury Independent School	1.4 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Birmingham Independent College	1.4 mi	14 to 25	Secondary
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College	1.5 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
Norfolk House School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
St George's School Edgbaston	1.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through Selective Christian
Edgbaston High School for Girls	1.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
West House School	1.7 mi	1 to 11	Primary Boys
Hallfield School	1.8 mi		Primary Selective Church of England
Birchfield Independent Girls' School	1.8 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Girls
V.A.S.E Academy	2.1 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Priory School	2.1 mi		All-through Selective
The Blue Coat School Birmingham	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Church of England
Elmhurst Ballet School	2.6 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Heritage Academy	2.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
King Edward VI High School for Girls	2.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Christian
King Edward's School	2.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Selective Christian
Redstone Academy for Boys	2.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Redstone Academy for Girls	2.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Future First Independent 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

B18 also holds 63 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B18 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B18?

22 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B18, 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 B18 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 B18 selective?

8 of the 22 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 B18?

8 of the 22 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.