Schools in West Midlands
2,713 schools in West Midlands.
Schools
2,713
Open schools
Pupils
989,217
2025–26 census
Good or better
91%
1986 of 2173 graded
Academic Performance
4.9
out of 10 · 2463 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 210 10%
- Good
- 1,776 82%
- Requires improvement
- 161 7%
- Inadequate
- 26 1%
234 inspected since 2024, no overall grade252 superseded by a report card306 not judged26 in a category of concern13 safeguarding not effective
4.9
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 2463 of 2713 schools that can be scored
Pupils
989,217
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Roll from 2687 of 2713 schools (989,217 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
60%Asian
19%Black
8%Mixed
8%Chinese
<1%Any other group
3%Unclassified
1%Ethnicity from 2419 of 2713 schools (947,306 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- Young carers
- <1%
302,623 of 947,306 pupils · 2419 of 2713 schools
222,130 of 947,306 pupils · 2419 of 2713 schools
6,269 of 941,771 pupils · 2363 of 2713 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 1804
- Secondary
- 442
- All-through
- 43
- Special
- 165
- Nursery
- 56
- PRU
- 42
- Not recorded
- 161
Local authorities in West Midlands
14 local authorities, alphabetically. Percentages are of graded schools.
| Local authority | Schools | Pupils | Good or better | Academic Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 502 | 209,156 | 92%of 418 | 5.2/10 |
| Coventry | 124 | 63,027 | 89%of 102 | 4.2/10 |
| Dudley | 115 | 48,386 | 90%of 99 | 4.5/10 |
| Herefordshire | 111 | 24,851 | 91%of 91 | 5.3/10 |
| Sandwell | 131 | 62,601 | 93%of 102 | 4.5/10 |
| Shropshire | 182 | 43,674 | 88%of 136 | 4.4/10 |
| Solihull | 88 | 40,924 | 94%of 69 | 6.0/10 |
| Staffordshire | 450 | 130,671 | 92%of 371 | 5.0/10 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 112 | 41,490 | 89%of 92 | 4.6/10 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 84 | 32,089 | 82%of 65 | 4.6/10 |
| Walsall | 132 | 54,155 | 89%of 104 | 4.7/10 |
| Warwickshire | 284 | 98,276 | 92%of 223 | 5.0/10 |
| Wolverhampton | 124 | 51,642 | 95%of 96 | 5.3/10 |
| Worcestershire | 274 | 88,275 | 93%of 205 | 4.9/10 |
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About schools in West Midlands
- How many schools are there in West Midlands?
- West Midlands has 2,713 open schools — 1,804 primary, 442 secondary, 165 special, 56 nursery, teaching 989,217 pupils in total.
- How many schools in West Midlands are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 1,986 of the 2,173 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 91% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 210 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 2,713: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in West Midlands?
- 4.9 out of 10, averaged across the 2,463 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some West Midlands schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 540 schools in West Midlands currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- Which local authorities are in West Midlands?
- West Midlands contains 14 local authorities, including Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire and 8 more. Most admissions and school-place decisions are made at that level rather than regionally.
- How many pupils in West Midlands are eligible for free school meals?
- 31.9% — 302,623 of 947,306 pupils at the 2,419 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.