Education in Birmingham

Birmingham has three universities: the University of Birmingham, Aston University and the University of Central England (UCE). It also has two other higher education colleges (Newman College and the Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies). The Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham School of Acting, both now part of UCE, offer higher education in the arts.

The city council is England’s largest local education authority, directly or indirectly responsible for 25 nursery schools, 328 primary schools, 77 secondary schools [4] and 29 special schools [5]. It also runs the library service, with 4 million visitors annually [6], and provides around 4000 adult education courses throughout the year [7].

A minority of the city’s children receive private education. King Edward’s School is perhaps the most prestigious independent school in the city.