Academy converter · Birmingham

King Edward VI Five Ways School

11–18Ages
1,324Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
Sixth formAges 16–18
137046URN

Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.7per place

3.4 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,380 applications for 180 places · 7th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

79.3of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

3rd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

7.7applications per place, Year 7

3.4 above Birmingham median (4.2) 5.4 above England median (2.2)

1,380 applications · 180 places offered · 387 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 7.7; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 7.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 8.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 8.0; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 7.7; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 6.9; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 8.5; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 11.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 9.8; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 10.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 9.7; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 10.1; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 7.6; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

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

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

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	180	1,380	7.7	387	2.15
Sep 2025	178	1,390	7.8	369	2.07
Sep 2024	181	1,451	8.0	379	2.09
Sep 2023	180	1,445	8.0	354	1.97
Sep 2022	179	1,384	7.7	362	2.02
Sep 2021	180	1,241	6.9	306	1.70
Sep 2020	178	1,514	8.5	400	2.25
Sep 2019	167	1,861	11.1	458	2.74
Sep 2018	181	1,779	9.8	457	2.52
Sep 2017	179	1,788	10.0	464	2.59
Sep 2016	178	1,726	9.7	519	2.92
Sep 2015	178	1,801	10.1	562	3.16
Sep 2014	189	1,442	7.6	437	2.31

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)79.33rd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths98%6th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths98%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	79.3	98%	98%	–
2024/25	181	75.9	97%	100%	–
2023/24	179	77.1	98%	100%	+0.68
2022/23	178	75.6	96%	98%	+0.48

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 Five Ways SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
Bartley Green School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
1.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
1.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
2.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Bournville School
3.3 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
3.4 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.5applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
The University of Birmingham School
3.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
3.6 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137046 · 330/5405
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,320 pupils · 1,324 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: King Edward VI Five Ways School (URN 103552)
Address: Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT
Local authority: Birmingham

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