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King Edward VI School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BE · kes.net · 01789 293351
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 83.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 879
- 29 over 850 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 221 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 38% 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 | 87 | 221 | 2.5▲ | 38% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 84 | 227 | 2.7▲ | 37% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 212 | 2.5▲ | 40% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 229 | 2.7▲ | 35% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 215 | 2.5▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 83.3, and 100% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (46.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲83.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲100.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲8.07 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95.6 | −2.2 |
| Further education | 2.2 | — |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Employment | 1.1 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 208 students | A- (46.4) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 208 students | A- (46.4) | Below average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 177 | A- (48.1) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 167 | A (49) | — |
| 2021/22 | 163 | A (51) | — |
| 2018/19 | 148 | A- (47.9) | +0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 149 | A- (45.7) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 150 | B+ (42.1) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 138 | B+ (43.7) | +0.15 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70.8 | −5.3 |
| Further and other education | 2.8 | — |
| Further education | 2.2 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 11.8 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.4 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
King Edward VI School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2006
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (416 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 416
- 53% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 52% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (7%) with SEND