Schools in West Midlands

The West Midlands metropolitan county encompasses seven local authorities: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Schools listed under this area postcode grouping may fall under any of these councils, each publishing its own admissions criteria annually.

Secondary school competition is intense in parts of the West Midlands, particularly in Birmingham and Solihull where popular schools can be oversubscribed. Families should identify their home local authority and apply through that council's portal, noting that Birmingham's admissions round covers the city's 517 schools.

Several selective grammar schools operate in the wider region, including the 10 grammar schools in Walsall, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield accessible via the CSSE entrance exam. Families interested in selective secondary education should register for the relevant test well before the autumn sitting date.