Stratford Upon Avon SchoolKing Edward VI School

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

Summary of the comparison

Stratford Upon Avon School and King Edward VI School are secondary schools in Stratford-upon-Avon.

  • Stratford Upon Avon School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King Edward VI School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). King Edward VI School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stratford Upon Avon School was judged Good and King Edward VI School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Stratford Upon Avon School and 83.3 for King Edward VI School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Stratford Upon Avon School (48.0 in 2021-22, 48.6 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 Upon Avon School versus King Edward VI School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Stratford-upon-AvonStratford Upon Avon SchoolStratford-upon-AvonKing Edward VI SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100A89/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 38 in Warwickshire 1st of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,904 869
Capacity1,750 850
LocationStratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
GCSE results
Attainment 848.6 83.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths47.4% 100.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths72.1% 100.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.5% 83.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.22 8.07 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort312 90
A-level results
A-level entries119 208
A-level average points31.3 46.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC A-
Best 3 A-levels points31.5 46.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects6.6% 53.8% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,904 869
Free school meals (ever 6)23.2% 2.9%
English as an additional language9.8% 9.6%
SEN support14.1% 11.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 0.3%
Attendance
Overall absence10.4% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.3% 18.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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 Upon Avon School

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