St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolKing Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys are secondary schools in Birmingham.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School was judged Good and King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.9 for St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and 48.1 for King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (50.0 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | BirminghamKing Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 76th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,193 | 815 | |
| Capacity | 1,239 | 800 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B38 8AP | Birmingham, B30 1DY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.9 Stronger figure | 48.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.7% | 54.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.4% | 72.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 190 | 158 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 54 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,190 | 815 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.2% | 31.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.4% | 10.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.4% | 20.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.1% | 20.2% Stronger figure | 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.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
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