← B3 area guide Private schools

Fee-paying schools in B3, Birmingham

28 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
City United Academy (CUA) 0.5 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Flexible Learning School 0.8 mi 13 to 16 Secondary
Orion School 1.1 mi 13 to 16 Secondary
Newbury Independent School 1.1 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Future First Independent School 1.1 mi 13 to 18 Secondary
West House School 1.2 mi 1 to 11 Primary
Boys
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College 1.2 mi 14 to 19 Secondary
St George's School Edgbaston 1.3 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Selective
Christian
Birmingham Independent College 1.3 mi 14 to 25 Secondary
Hallfield School 1.5 mi Primary
Selective
Church of England
Camp Hill Education 1.6 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Edgbaston High School for Girls 1.6 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Priory School 1.7 mi All-through
Selective
Heritage Academy 1.7 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Birchfield Independent Girls' School 1.7 mi 11 to 17 Secondary
Girls
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School 1.8 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Islam
The Pioneers Academy 1.8 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
The Wisdom Academy 1.8 mi 4 to 11 Primary
Norfolk House School 1.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Selective
Green Heath School 2.0 mi 14 to 19 Secondary
Redstone Academy for Boys 2.0 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Boys
Redstone Academy for Girls 2.0 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Elmhurst Ballet School 2.1 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
The Blue Coat School Birmingham 2.2 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Church of England
Jamia Islamia Birmingham 2.4 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Boys
King Edward's School 2.5 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Boys
Selective
Christian
King Edward VI High School for Girls 2.5 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Christian
Green Oak Academy 2.5 mi 11 to 16 Secondary
Girls
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 77 state primary and 27 state secondary schools, and those do carry Ofsted ratings and exam results. See the full school breakdown for B3 →

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 B3?

28 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B3, 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 B3 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 B3 selective?

8 of the 28 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 B3?

12 of the 28 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.