Kings Norton Girls' SchoolKing Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Kings Norton Girls' School and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Kings Norton Girls' School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kings Norton Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Kings Norton Girls' School was judged Outstanding and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.6 for Kings Norton Girls' School and 47.6 for King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kings Norton Girls' School (58.2 in 2021-22, 56.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamKings Norton Girls' School | BirminghamKing Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 74th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,083 | 815 | |
| Capacity | 1,075 | 800 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B30 1HW | Birmingham, B30 1DY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.6 Stronger figure | 47.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61.0% Stronger figure | 56.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81.8% Stronger figure | 71.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.0% Stronger figure | 53.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.41 Stronger figure | 4.34 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 159 | 171 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 133 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,083 | 815 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.7% | 31.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | 10.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.2% | 20.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 18.0% Stronger figure | 20.2% | 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
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.
Kings Norton Girls' School
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
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