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King Edward's School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–19 · Independent school
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA · kes.org.uk · 0121 472 1672
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- Pupils
- 815
- 87% of 935 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼19 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼1.20 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 students | A- (46.9) | Average +0.09 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 125 | B+ (43.6) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 106 | B (41.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 111 | A (49.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 102 | A- (46.7) | -0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 110 | A- (46.5) | +0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | A- (47.9) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 113 | A (48.5) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.4 | −5.8 |
| Further and other education | 4.8 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Other education | 4 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | — |
| Employment | 8.8 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.4 | +5.5 |
ISI
King Edward's School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 18 to 20 November 2025
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Jan 2022Regulatory compliance
- May 2017Compliance Inspection 2017
- May 2017Educational Quality 2017