Fee-paying schools in B4, Birmingham

29 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B4, the nearest being Newbury Independent School at 1.0 mi, 8 of them selective, 13 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
Newbury Independent School	1.0 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
City United Academy (CUA)	1.0 mi	11 to 18	Secondary
Birmingham Independent College	1.2 mi	14 to 25	Secondary
Flexible Learning School	1.2 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Camp Hill Education	1.3 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School	1.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Islam
The Pioneers Academy	1.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls
The Wisdom Academy	1.4 mi	4 to 11	Primary
West House School	1.5 mi	1 to 11	Primary Boys
Birchfield Independent Girls' School	1.5 mi	11 to 17	Secondary Girls
Future First Independent School	1.5 mi	13 to 18	Secondary
Heritage Academy	1.6 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Orion School	1.6 mi	13 to 16	Secondary
Green Heath School	1.6 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
Mander Portman Woodward Independent College	1.7 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
St George's School Edgbaston	1.7 mi	2 to 19	All-through Selective Christian
Greenfields Primary School	1.7 mi	5 to 11	Primary Islam
Darul Uloom Islamic High School	1.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys Selective
Redstone Academy for Boys	1.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Redstone Academy for Girls	1.9 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls Selective
Hallfield School	1.9 mi		Primary Selective Church of England
Priory School	2.0 mi		All-through Selective
Edgbaston High School for Girls	2.0 mi	2 to 19	All-through Girls Selective
Jamia Islamia Birmingham	2.1 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys
Elmhurst Ballet School	2.3 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
Green Oak Academy	2.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Girls
King Edward's School	2.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Selective Christian
King Edward VI High School for Girls	2.8 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Girls Selective Christian
Al-Ameen Primary School	2.8 mi	3 to 11	Primary Islam

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

B4 also holds 80 state primary and 23 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B4 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B4?

29 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B4, 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 B4 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 B4 selective?

8 of the 29 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 B4?

13 of the 29 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.