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If you’re looking for a new-build home in Birmingham, your decision won’t just be based on the bricks and mortar. Among the major considerations when you have a family is the standard of local schools. There are many excellent schools in Birmingham, both at primary and secondary level, where results are well above the national average mark.

Healthcare is an important issue for all of us, and Birmingham benefits from a wide range of general and specialist hospitals and health facilities.

Best Primary Schools in Birmingham1

Ranking

Name of School

Location and postcode

KS1-2 CVA

1

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

Lee Bank, B15

103.3

2

Thornton Junior School

Ward End, B8

103.0

3

Leigh Junior, Infant & Nursery School

Washwood Heath, B8

102.4

4=

Greet Primary School

Sparkhill, B11

102.2

4=

Timberley Primary School

Shard End, B34

102.2

6

Kings Norton Junior & Infant School

Kings Norton, B30

102.1

7

Somerville Primary (NC) School

Small Heath, B10

102.0

8=

Gunter Primary School

Erdington, B24

101.9

8=

St Peter and St Paul RC Junior & Infant School

Erdington, B24

101.9

8=

Yenton Primary School

Erdington, B24

101.9

1 measured by KS1-2 Contextual Value Added Score i.e. the relative effectiveness of the school’s progress between Key Stage 1 and KeyStage 2, in 2009. National Average score = 100.0 Source: www.dcsf.gov.uk

Best Secondary Schools in Birmingham2

Ranking

Name of School

Location and postcode

KS1-2 CVA

1=

Al-Burhan Grammar School

Balsall Heath, B12

100

1=

Al-Furqan Community College

Tyseley, B11

100

1=

Edgbaston High School For Girls

Edgbaston, B15

100

1=

Elmhurst School For Dance in Association with Birmingham Royal Ballet

Edgbaston, B5

100

1=

Highclare School

Erdington, B23

100

1=

King Edward VI Aston School

Aston, B6

100

1=

King Edward VI Camp Hill School For Boys

Kings Heath, B14

100

1=

King Edward VI Camp Hill School For Girls

Kings Heath, B14

100

1=

King Edward VI High School For Girls

Edgbaston, B15

100

1=

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School For Girls

Sutton Coldfield, B73

100

2 measured by published percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, in 2009. Source: www.dcsf.gov.uk

Healthcare

Among the hospitals and healthcare centres serving Birmingham and its metropolitan are:

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