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King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls

11–16Ages
740Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
148684URN

Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.0 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

480 applications for 150 places · 70th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.3of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

45th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
30 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Turves Green Girls' School, URN 103499

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

3.2applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

480 applications · 150 places offered · 177 named it first

2026 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.3; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.6; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Turves Green Girls' School (URN 103499), the previous school.

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	150	480	3.2	177	1.18
Sep 2025	148	472	3.2	184	1.24
Sep 2024	150	514	3.4	193	1.29
Sep 2023	149	508	3.4	195	1.31
Sep 2022	149	447	3.0	155	1.04
Sep 2021 *	131	378	2.9	92	0.70
Sep 2020 *	133	390	2.9	107	0.80
Sep 2019 *	150	402	2.7	110	0.73
Sep 2018 *	129	343	2.7	99	0.77
Sep 2017 *	143	352	2.5	97	0.68
Sep 2016 *	107	260	2.4	65	0.61
Sep 2015 *	105	228	2.2	70	0.67
Sep 2014 *	103	223	2.2	81	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.345th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%51st of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	45.3	42%	66%	–
2024/25	141	46.0	47%	70%	–
2023/24	148	42.0	41%	58%	−0.31
2022/23	149	42.3	35%	56%	−0.17

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 Northfield School for GirlsThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Turves Green Boys' School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.6applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
2.4 km · Birmingham

2026

3.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
2.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Ark Kings Academy
2.5 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Bournville School
2.7 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Kings Norton Girls' School
3.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

5.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
3.2 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148684 · 330/4187
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 740 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: Turves Green Girls' School (URN 103499)
Address: Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BP
Local authority: Birmingham

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