Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Summary of the comparison

Stratford Girls' Grammar School and King Edward VI School are secondary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon.

  • Stratford Girls' Grammar School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and King Edward VI School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Stratford Girls' Grammar School was judged Outstanding and King Edward VI School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 80.6 for Stratford Girls' Grammar School and 83.3 for King Edward VI School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stratford Girls' Grammar School (84.7 in 2021-22, 80.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at King Edward VI School (82.5 in 2021-22, 83.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stratford Girls' Grammar School versus King Edward VI School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stratford-upon-AvonStratford Girls' Grammar SchoolStratford-upon-AvonKing Edward VI SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA89/100A89/100
Local ranking2nd of 38 in Warwickshire 1st of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderGirls Boys
Pupils on roll831 869
Capacity600 850
LocationStratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
GCSE results
Attainment 880.6 83.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths100.0% 100.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths100.0% 100.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc68.3% 83.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score7.56 8.07 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort120 90
A-level results
A-level entries107 208
A-level average points44.9 46.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeB+ A-
Best 3 A-levels points44.6 46.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects38.3% 53.8% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census831 869
Free school meals (ever 6)2.8% 2.9%
English as an additional language20.1% 9.6%
SEN support1.6% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 0.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% Stronger figure18.6% 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

A-level average points

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.

Stratford Girls' Grammar School

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