King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: Good
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B21 9ET
- Distance
- 0.7km away
King Edward VI Handsworth School
Rose Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9AR
Local ranking9th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
1060
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 74.2 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 98.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 99.5% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 88.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 7.1 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 192
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 72.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
163
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 33.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 368
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1324
- Girls
- 1365 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1060 (129% full)
- SEND
- 5.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.4%
- EAL
- 25.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.1%
- SEN Support
- 5.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,560/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 28.4%
- Asian Indian: 22.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 12.2%
- Asian Other: 10.4%
- Black African: 8.8%
- White British: 3.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Asian Chinese: 2.5%
28.4%
Asian Pakistani
22.2%
Asian Indian
12.2%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Rose Hill Road
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137047
- UKPRN
- 10034600
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
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