Fee-paying schools in B21, Birmingham

12 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B21, the nearest being V.A.S.E Academy at 1.0 mi, 4 of them selective, 2 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
V.A.S.E Academy	1.0 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Future First Independent School	1.2 mi	13 to 18	Secondary
Flexible Learning School	1.4 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Orion School	1.5 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Sandwell Valley School	1.6 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
City United Academy (CUA)	2.1 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Norfolk House School	2.5 mi	3 to 11	Primary Selective
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College	2.7 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
St George's School Edgbaston	2.8 mi	2 to 19	All-through Selective Christian
Edgbaston High School for Girls	2.9 mi	2 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Hallfield School	3.0 mi		Primary Selective Church of England
West House School	3.0 mi	1 to 11	Primary Boys

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like V.A.S.E Academy 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

B21 also holds 69 state primary and 18 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B21 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B21?

12 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B21, 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 B21 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 B21 selective?

4 of the 12 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 B21?

2 of the 12 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.