King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: Good
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B21 9ET
- Distance
- 1.1km away
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2HL
Local ranking35th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1021
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 48.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 68.1% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 160
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 49.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
93
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 207
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1065
- Girls
- 1052 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1021 (103% full)
- SEND
- 7.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 53.8%
- EAL
- 59.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.3%
- SEN Support
- 7.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,432/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Pakistani: 37.9%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 17.3%
- Black African: 11.9%
- Asian Indian: 9.9%
- Other: 7.2%
- Black Caribbean: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
37.9%
Asian Pakistani
17.3%
Asian Bangladeshi
11.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138937
- UKPRN
- 10039377
- Establishment No.
- 4207
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
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