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King Edward VI Handsworth School

11–18Ages
1,365Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137047URN

Rose Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.0per place

1.7 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,145 applications for 192 places · 22nd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

76.2of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

6th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

6.0applications per place, Year 7

1.7 above Birmingham median (4.2) 3.7 above England median (2.2)

1,145 applications · 192 places offered · 207 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 6.0; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 5.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 5.9; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 5.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 5.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.7; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 8.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 6.8; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 6.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 6.6; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 5.9; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 6.9; 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	192	1,145	6.0	207	1.08
Sep 2025	192	1,069	5.6	163	0.85
Sep 2024	191	1,126	5.9	238	1.25
Sep 2023	191	1,062	5.6	200	1.05
Sep 2022	189	1,019	5.4	178	0.94
Sep 2021	193	910	4.7	197	1.02
Sep 2020	189	995	5.3	208	1.10
Sep 2019	141	1,153	8.2	231	1.64
Sep 2018	156	1,065	6.8	263	1.69
Sep 2017	161	958	6.0	234	1.45
Sep 2016	159	1,043	6.6	306	1.92
Sep 2015	158	928	5.9	282	1.78
Sep 2014	159	1,096	6.9	422	2.65

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

192 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)76.26th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths100%1st of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths100%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.80

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	192	76.2	100%	100%	–
2024/25	192	74.2	98%	100%	–
2023/24	158	77.3	100%	100%	+0.80
2022/23	158	75.2	100%	100%	+0.59

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 Handsworth SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.0applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
0.7 km · Birmingham

Good2024

7.5applications per place 71.3Attainment 8 Selective
Nishkam High School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Windsor Olympus Academy
1.4 km · Sandwell

Not yet inspected

1.7applications per place
Holte School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Holyhead School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Jewellery Quarter Academy
2.1 km · Birmingham

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
Broadway Academy
2.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

4.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137047 · 330/5404
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,060 pupils · 1,365 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: King Edward VI Handsworth School (URN 103551)
Address: Rose Hill Road, Birmingham, B21 9AR
Local authority: Birmingham

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