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Fee-paying schools in B18, Birmingham

22 within 3 miles of the district's centre, nearest first. Age ranges are each school's own statutory range, which is what 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	0.2 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Orion School	0.3 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
City United Academy (CUA)	0.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Newbury Independent School	1.3 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
St George's School Edgbaston	1.6 mi	2 to 19	All-through Selective Christian
Norfolk House School	1.6 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
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
Birchfield Independent Girls' School	1.8 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Girls
Hallfield School	1.8 mi		Primary Selective Church of England
Priory School	2.1 mi		All-through Selective
V.A.S.E Academy	2.1 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
The Blue Coat School Birmingham	2.2 mi	3 to 11	Primary Church of England
Heritage Academy	2.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Elmhurst Ballet School	2.6 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
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	2.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Redstone Academy for Girls	2.8 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Selective

None of these carries an Ofsted grade, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. A missing rating here means we cannot see one, never that the school was judged poorly. Fees are not published as open data either, so they are not shown.

The state schools alongside them

The same area holds 62 state primary and 29 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for B18 →

Checking a specific address

Distance from a school is measured to a front door, not to a district's centre. Put a postcode in and the report works out the real distance to each school, alongside flood risk, sold prices, crime and the rest.

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.