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11+ in Birmingham: grammar schools, tests and places

Birmingham has eight state grammar schools on the Department for Education’s register. They sit the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test.

The tests

The test Birmingham’s schools share, and its dates.

A to Z

Birmingham’s state grammar schools
School	Intake	Year 7 places	Test
Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School Sutton Coldfield	Boys	192 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Aston School Birmingham	Boys	140 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Birmingham	Boys	120 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Birmingham	Girls	150 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Five Ways School Birmingham	Mixed	180 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Birmingham	Boys	150 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham	Girls	192 source	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield	Girls	Not published	West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

Year 7 places in Birmingham in all: not all published, so no total is given.

Independent schools

In Birmingham, each with its test and when it is sat.

Al-Burhan Grammar School Birmingham Al-Burhan Grammar School (11+), December of Year 6
King Edward VI High School for Girls Birmingham King Edward VI High School for Girls (11+), October of Year 6
King Edward’s School, Birmingham Birmingham King Edward’s School, Birmingham (11+), October of Year 6

Checked against the sources on 29 September 2026. By Misheli Ltd. How we research

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