Grammar schools in the Birmingham 11+ area

Birmingham has 8Source for Birmingham: Grammar schoolsBirmingham: Grammar schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The King Edward VI Foundation arranges the entrance test on behalf of each of the eight grammar schools in Birmingham:View the official source grammar schools, and every one of them uses the same entrance test, arranged by the King Edward VI FoundationSource for Birmingham: Test administratorBirmingham: Test administratorCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The King Edward VI Foundation arranges the entrance test on behalf of each of the eight grammar schools in Birmingham:View the official source. Of these, 6Source for Birmingham: King edward schoolsBirmingham: King edward schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: There are six grammar schools within the King Edward VI Academy Trust:View the official source belong to the King Edward VI group and share one set of admission rules. The others, Bishop Vesey's and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, set their own. A child must first reach the qualifying score of 205Source for Birmingham 2027 entry: Qualifying scoreBirmingham 2027 entry: Qualifying scoreCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Qualifying Score for all of the Birmingham grammar schools for 2027 entry is 205.View the official source. After that, each school gives places by its own categories, such as catchment, distance and pupil premium. One rule applies across the city: every Birmingham grammar school gives some priority to pupil premium applicantsSource for Birmingham: Pp all schoolsBirmingham: Pp all schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: Each of the grammar schools in Birmingham offer some priority to pupil premium applicants within their admissions policies.View the official source. The list below runs A to Z. It is not a ranking, because the right school depends on your child and your daily journey.

The schools A to Z

How the King Edward VI schools give places

At King Edward VI Aston, the pupil premium share is: at least 25% of places through the pupil premium categories (in-catchment first, then out-of-catchment up to 25%)Source for King Edward VI Aston School: Places (2027)King Edward VI Aston School: Places (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Aston School.The source says: If fewer than 25% of places offered (rounded to the nearest whole number) are offered to applicants in category 2, offers will be made to children attracting the Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live outside the catchment area, until a total of 25% of places have been offered.View the official source. Children at or above the priority score of 224Source for Birmingham 2027 entry: Priority scoreBirmingham 2027 entry: Priority scoreCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Priority Score for all of the King Edward VI Grammar Schools for 2027 entry is 224.View the official source who live in a school's catchment come in a higher category. Catchments differ. For example, the Five Ways catchment is described like this: Catchment includes Sandwell wards: Abbey, Bristnall, Old WarleySource for King Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesKing Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says: Sandwell Abbey, Bristnall, Old WarleyView the official source. One fact sets Five Ways apart: The only co-educational King Edward VI grammar school in Birmingham at Year 7Source for King Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesKing Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says: King Edward VI Five Ways School (“the school”) is an Academy for pupilsView the official source.

Schools outside the King Edward VI group

Bishop Vesey's works differently: Places are given in score order within distance zones (12 miles, 12-20 miles, beyond 20 miles), not by catchment priority aloneSource for Bishop Vesey's Grammar School: DistinctivesBishop Vesey's Grammar School: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bishop Vesey's Grammar School.The source says: If we have not allocated all places to pupils resident in Zone 1, we will offer places to pupils resident in Zone 2, who attain the qualifying score.View the official source. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is described like this: One of the eight Birmingham grammar schools but not part of the King Edward VI Academy Trust; no 224 priority-score categorySource for Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: DistinctivesSutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: DistinctivesCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsView the official source. Both schools use the same test. Bishop Vesey's says families register through the West Midlands Grammar Schools websiteSource for Bishop Vesey's Grammar School: Registration route (2027)Bishop Vesey's Grammar School: Registration route (2027)CloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bishop Vesey's Grammar School.The source says: You can register your child for the entrance test from this date by visiting https://westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk/.View the official source. For other schools using that test, see grammar schools in the West Midlands.

For the test and results timeline, see the Birmingham dates page. To weigh each school against your own journey, use the Birmingham 11+ plan.