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King Edward VI School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,609Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 124408URN

Upper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMar 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.7 above Staffordshire median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Staffordshire

634 applications for 253 places · 5th of 48 in Staffordshire
Every year since 2014
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
53.9of 90
4th of 56 in Staffordshire
All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMar 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

  1. 19 October 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 6 March 2014
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.5applications per place, Year 7
0.7 above Staffordshire median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

634 applications · 253 places offered · 260 named it first

  1. 2026 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  2. 2025 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
  4. 2023 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7
  5. 2022 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.7
  9. 2018 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.7
  11. 2016 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.6
  13. 2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7
More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262536342.52601.03
Sep 20252456092.52400.98
Sep 20242476532.62601.05
Sep 20232467573.13091.26
Sep 20222646832.62881.09
Sep 20212446392.62310.95
Sep 20202506202.52360.94
Sep 20192495622.32230.90
Sep 20182135322.52110.99
Sep 20172145042.42191.02
Sep 20162124932.32171.02
Sep 20152104222.01830.87
Sep 20142134522.12141.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

245 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.94th of 56 in Staffordshire
Grade 5 or above in English and maths64%2nd of 56 in Staffordshire
Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.18
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)24553.964%80%–
2024/2524752.258%84%–
2023/2424653.163%83%+0.18
2022/2321452.861%80%+0.18

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
124408 · 860/4087
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,395 pupils · 1,609 on roll
Free school meals
12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Upper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Local authority
Staffordshire · Lichfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources