King Edward VI High School

Westway, Stafford, ST17 9YJ

Local ranking63rd of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

—

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from King Edward VI High School (URN 124445) since 31 August 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership & management: Requires improvement
Sixth form provision: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 33.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 16.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 41.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 0.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 2.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 121

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 86.0%
Continued in education: 83.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 8.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Higher education: 44.0%
Apprenticeships: 0.0%
Employment: 40.0%
Not sustained: 12.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

24.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

24.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 0.0% nat17.5%
16-18 Cohort: 59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 661
Boys: 326 (49%)
Girls: 335 (51%)
SEND: 19.1%
FSM Eligible: 34.9%
EAL: 8.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.3%
SEN Support: 16.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 38.6
Budget per Pupil: £7,213/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

2024-25

White British: 80.1%
Black African: 6.7%
White Other: 2.6%
Other: 2.5%
Mixed Other: 1.6%
Asian Other: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
Black Other: 1.1%

80.1%

White British

6.7%

Black African

2.6%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01785258546

office@kevi.org.uk

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Westway

Stafford, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 149328
UKPRN: 10091134
Establishment No.: 4020
Trust: WALTON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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