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With the Department for Education’s new 2024/25 key stage 4 data now released, it is possible to see which state secondary schools have excelled. Using the Attainment 8 measure - tracking results across up to eight GCSE subjects - this list highlights schools that not only achieve high grades but also maintain strong standards in teaching, leadership, and student wellbeing. With the next round of secondary school applications just around the corner, we have rounded up the top-performing schools from across both Wolverhampton and Birmingham, according to the most recent set of data. 1. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, also known as Camp Hill Girls, in Birmingham is the best performing school on record in the West Midlands with an Attainment 8 measure of 80.2. 2. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is an academy with an Attainment 8 rating of 79.3. 3. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Attainment 8 rating: 77.1 4. King Edward VI Five Ways School Attainment 8 rating: 75.7