Fee-paying schools in B30, Birmingham

6 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B30, the nearest being King Edward's School at 2.0 mi, 3 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
King Edward's School	2.0 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Selective Christian
King Edward VI High School for Girls	2.0 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Christian
New Ways School	2.2 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Elmhurst Ballet School	2.4 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
The Blue Coat School Birmingham	2.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Church of England
Priory School	2.8 mi		All-through Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like King Edward's 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

B30 also holds 48 state primary and 15 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B30 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B30?

6 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B30, 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 B30 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 B30 selective?

3 of the 6 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 B30?

2 of the 6 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.