New list ranks schools based on pupils’ exam performances
The top secondary schools in the West Midlands have been named in a new study based on how well kids perform in the classroom.
The top 10 schools were ordered based on their Attainment 8 scores. These are given to schools based on pupils’ average GSCE results.
The latest table has been compiled based on results during the 2023/24 school year, allowing parents to see where children perform the best.
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On the list are some of the most prestigious schools in our region, including top private and grammar schools.
The best school in the region, according to Attainment 8 scores, is King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, with a score of 83.3.
It was just ahead of the girls’ school on 82.3. Other schools to make the top 10 includes Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall and Wolverhampton Girls’ High School.
Top 10 secondary schools in the West Midlands and their Attainment 8 scores
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys – 83.3
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls – 82.3
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls – 80.9
- King Edward VI Handsworth School – 77.3
- King Edward VI Five Ways School – 77.1
- Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield – 75.7
- Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall – 74.3
- Wolverhampton Girls’ High School – 74.2
- Queen Mary’s High School, Walsall – 72.1
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys – 72
There has been criticism of the use of Attainment 8 scores to measure school performance, however, amid claims they favour more prestigious settings over inner city and town state schools.
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A recent study called the Fairer Schools Index aimed to provide a more accurate reflection of school performance and where teachers are making a difference despite challenges faced.
Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, which backs the index, said: “Those schools that beat the odds stacked against their pupils should be recognised as being high performing, and that will drive down the disadvantage gap over the decade to come and reduce the gaps which exist across and between parts of England today.”