King Edward VI Handsworth School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B21 9AR
- Distance
- 0.7km away
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET
Local ranking11th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 April 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 71.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 98.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 149
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 71.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
131
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 31.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 295
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1044
- Boys
- 1023 (97%)
- Girls
- 31 (3%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (105% full)
- SEND
- 4.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.7%
- EAL
- 26.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.2%
- SEN Support
- 3.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 60.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,357/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 28.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 24.9%
- Asian Other: 10.1%
- Black African: 8.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 7.1%
- Other: 4.7%
- White British: 3.6%
- Asian Chinese: 2.8%
28.4%
Asian Indian
24.9%
Asian Pakistani
10.1%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Grove Lane
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 143562
- UKPRN
- 10064711
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
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