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King Edward VI Handsworth School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Rose Hill Road, Birmingham B21 9AR · kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk · 0121 554 2342
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,365
- 305 over 1,060 places · 129%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 29%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 207 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 44% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 207 | 1.1▲ | 44% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 163 | 0.8 | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 238 | 1.2▲ | 47% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 191 | 200 | 1▲ | 52% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 189 | 178 | 0.9 | 53% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.2, and 98.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲88.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88.6 | +3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 6.3 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 2.5 | −2.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 163 students | B (40.8) | Below average -0.11 | |
| 163 students | B (40.9) | Below average -0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 191 | B (39.9) | -0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 185 | B (39.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 170 | B+ (43.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 151 | B- (38.2) | -0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 139 | B (38.8) | -0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 139 | B (39) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 134 | B- (37.7) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.7 | −5.6 |
| Further and other education | 3.7 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 1.6 | — |
| Other education | 2.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 7.3 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 8.4 | +3.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected King Edward VI Handsworth School on 17 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 125
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied