Midlands brings together 34 grammar schools across 14 local areas, with the biggest groups in Lincolnshire, West Midlands, and Birmingham. It works best as a wider overview of several distinct selective pockets, where school mix, test route, and admissions shape can change noticeably from one local area to the next.
Area pages
Each page covers one smaller local area.
These area pages split Midlands into smaller local groups. That makes it easier to compare schools that are actually part of the same local list.
See all exam areasBrowse 15 grammar school profiles in Lincolnshire, covering 11 local clusters in total, then use the linked Lincolnshire guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 5 grammar school profiles in Warwickshire, covering Alcester, Rugby, and Stratford-upon-Avon, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 11 grammar school profiles in West Midlands, covering Birmingham, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 8 grammar school profiles in Birmingham, West Midlands, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Boston, Lincolnshire, then use the linked Lincolnshire guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Grantham, Lincolnshire, then use the linked Lincolnshire guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Rugby, Warwickshire, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, then use the linked Lincolnshire guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Spalding, Lincolnshire, then use the linked Lincolnshire guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Walsall, West Midlands, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 1 grammar school profile in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
Browse 1 grammar school profile in Staffordshire and compare the local admissions landscape before you shortlist.
Browse 2 grammar school profiles in Shropshire, then use the linked West Midlands guide for shared test dates, downloads, and route detail.
School list
The best grammar schools in Midlands on this page are ordered by GCSE results. Local routes, travel patterns, and school rules can still vary a lot between areas such as Lincolnshire, West Midlands, and Birmingham.
King Edward VI School, Chapel Lane
Overall GCSE score:90.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.0 applicants per place
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath
Overall GCSE score:84.3
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 5.7 applicants per place
Stratford Girls' Grammar School, Shottery Manor
Overall GCSE score:83.9
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 3.7 applicants per place
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Jockey Road
Overall GCSE score:80.1
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 6.5 applicants per place
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Lichfield Road
Overall GCSE score:74.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 5.9 applicants per place
King Edward VI Five Ways School, Scotland Lane, Bartley Green
Overall GCSE score:74.3
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 7.7 applicants per place
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath
Overall GCSE score:72.1
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 7.2 applicants per place
Wolverhampton Girls' High School, Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall
Overall GCSE score:71.4
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.8 applicants per place
Newport Girls' High School Academy, Wellington Road
Overall GCSE score:70.9
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.8 applicants per place
Lawrence Sheriff School, Clifton Road
Overall GCSE score:70.3
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 3.2 applicants per place
Rugby High School, Longrood Road
Overall GCSE score:70.2
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.8 applicants per place
King Edward VI Handsworth School, Rose Hill Road
Overall GCSE score:69.7
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 5.6 applicants per place
Queen Mary's Grammar School, Sutton Road
Overall GCSE score:69.5
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.6 applicants per place
Alcester Grammar School, Birmingham Road
Overall GCSE score:68.4
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 5.3 applicants per place
Queen Mary's High School, Upper Forster Street
Overall GCSE score:67.1
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 5.8 applicants per place
King's School, Grantham, Brook Street
Overall GCSE score:64.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.7 applicants per place
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, Grove Lane, Handsworth
Overall GCSE score:63.4
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 7.4 applicants per place
Haberdashers' Adams, High Street
Overall GCSE score:63.2
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 4.1 applicants per place
King Edward VI Aston School, Frederick Road, Aston
Overall GCSE score:61.5
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 7.9 applicants per place
Caistor Grammar School, Church Street, Caistor
Overall GCSE score:58.0
Assessment: Individual
Applicants per place: 1.9 applicants per place
Bourne Grammar School, South Road
Overall GCSE score:55.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.2 applicants per place
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School, Sandon Road
Overall GCSE score:54.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.5 applicants per place
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle, West Street
Overall GCSE score:48.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.1 applicants per place
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy, Jermyn Street
Overall GCSE score:38.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.6 applicants per place
Spalding High School, Stonegate
Overall GCSE score:38.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.8 applicants per place
King Edward VI Grammar School, Edward Street
Overall GCSE score:38.5
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.6 applicants per place
Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough, Morton Terrace
Overall GCSE score:37.9
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.5 applicants per place
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy, Station Road
Overall GCSE score:35.6
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.3 applicants per place
St Joseph's College, London Road, Trent Vale
Overall GCSE score:34.1
Assessment: Individual
Applicants per place: 3.0 applicants per place
Spalding Grammar School, Priory Road
Overall GCSE score:28.5
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.7 applicants per place
Boston High School, Spilsby Road
Overall GCSE score:27.7
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 2.1 applicants per place
Carre's Grammar School, Northgate
Overall GCSE score:23.2
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.8 applicants per place
Boston Grammar School, South End
Overall GCSE score:4.8
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.7 applicants per place
Skegness Grammar School, Vernon Road
Overall GCSE score:0.0
Assessment: GL Assessment
Applicants per place: 1.4 applicants per place
Midlands overview
34 grammar schools are spread across 14 local areas, with the biggest groups in Lincolnshire, West Midlands, Birmingham, and 11 more.
What stands out
Midlands works more like a set of smaller local grammar-school areas than one single admissions market. The best-known groups sit around Lincolnshire, West Midlands, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and 10 more.
What parents notice
The area includes boys' schools, girls' schools, and co-ed options. Midlands does not sit on one single test route. Across the wider area you see a mix of GL Assessment. 13 local areas also have a named shared test guide.
Where they are
Midlands is best understood as a set of smaller local areas, each with its own school mix and admissions shape.
Largest local group
Lincolnshire is the biggest local cluster in this wider area, with 15 schools.
Test routes
Midlands does not sit on one single test route. Across the wider area you see a mix of GL Assessment.
School mix
The area includes boys' schools, girls' schools, and co-ed options.
Shared test guides
13 local areas in Midlands also have a named shared test guide.
The Lincolnshire route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The West Midlands route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The West Midlands route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The West Midlands route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The Lincolnshire route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The Lincolnshire route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The West Midlands route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
The Lincolnshire route shapes much of the local admissions picture.
FAQ
Midlands grammar schools are mainly concentrated in Lincolnshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Birmingham, Boston, and 9 more, rather than one single city-wide or county-wide group.
The area includes boys' schools, girls' schools, and co-ed options.
Midlands does not sit on one single test route. Across the wider area you see a mix of GL Assessment.
They can feel quite different. Some local areas have a named shared test guide, while others are smaller self-contained clusters with their own school mix and local admissions detail.