King Edward VI SchoolQueen's Croft High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Lichfield.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares King Edward VI School and Queen's Croft High School in Lichfield.
King Edward VI School was judged Good and Queen's Croft High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.1 for King Edward VI School and 4.3 for Queen's Croft High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at King Edward VI School (58.8 in 2021-22, 52.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Queen's Croft High School (4.6 in 2021-22, 4.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LichfieldKing Edward VI School | LichfieldQueen's Croft High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 70 in Staffordshire | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy special converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Not reported | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,627 | 197 | |
| Capacity | 1,395 | 200 | |
| Location | Lichfield, WS14 9EE | Lichfield, WS13 6PJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 Stronger figure | 4.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.5% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83.8% Stronger figure | 2.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.61 Stronger figure | 0.16 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 247 | 36 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 185 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.3 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,627 | 197 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.3% | 41.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 10.5% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.3% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
King Edward VI School
Queen's Croft High School
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