Academy converter · Birmingham

King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls

11–18Ages
989Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136592URN

Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

556 applications for 165 places · 65th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

15th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

556 applications · 165 places offered · 117 named it first

2026 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 5.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 4.0; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.7; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 4.3; Birmingham median median 3.5

This school
Birmingham 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	165	556	3.4	117	0.71
Sep 2025	153	578	3.8	169	1.10
Sep 2024	154	544	3.5	158	1.03
Sep 2023	152	545	3.6	173	1.14
Sep 2022	154	683	4.4	167	1.08
Sep 2021	155	718	4.6	199	1.28
Sep 2020	156	790	5.1	210	1.35
Sep 2019	138	735	5.3	182	1.32
Sep 2018	153	645	4.2	159	1.04
Sep 2017	156	580	3.7	141	0.90
Sep 2016	132	526	4.0	114	0.86
Sep 2015	130	474	3.7	132	1.02
Sep 2014	134	576	4.3	186	1.39

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.615th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%28th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths80%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.75

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	53.6	54%	80%	–
2024/25	150	56.8	60%	83%	–
2023/24	148	53.7	66%	80%	+0.75
2022/23	153	55.8	64%	82%	+0.94

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

King Edward VI Lordswood School for GirlsThis school
This school

Good2024

3.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Lordswood Boys' School
0.3 km · Birmingham

2026

3.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
George Dixon Academy
0.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Shireland Collegiate Academy
1.7 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
St Paul's School for Girls
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Harborne Academy
1.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

7.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Bristnall Hall Academy
2.6 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
2.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Langley
3.1 km · Sandwell

Improved significantly2024

3.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136592 · 330/4060
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,070 pupils · 989 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Lordswood Girls' School and The Sixth Form Centre, Harborne A Specialist Media Arts College (URN 103485)
Address: Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8QB
Local authority: Birmingham

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