Fee-paying schools in B71, Sandwell

5 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central B71, the nearest being The British Muslim School at 1.1 mi, 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
The British Muslim School	1.1 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Sandwell Valley School	1.7 mi	11 to 19	Secondary
V.A.S.E Academy	2.0 mi	10 to 18	Secondary
Abu Bakr Boys School	2.4 mi	11 to 16	Secondary Boys
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy	2.7 mi	4 to 16	All-through

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

B71 also holds 52 state primary and 13 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for B71 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in B71?

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central B71, Sandwell, 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 B71 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 there single-sex private schools in B71?

2 of the 5 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.