Academy converter · Birmingham

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

11–16Ages
815Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
150320URN

Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

652 applications for 160 places · 46th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

34th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted'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

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

4.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

652 applications · 160 places offered · 174 named it first

2026 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.1; as the previous school
2022 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2021 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.3; as the previous school
2020 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2019 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2018 4.6; Birmingham median median 4.6; as the previous school
2017 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 3.5; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as King's Norton Boys' School (URN 103562), 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	160	652	4.1	174	1.09
Sep 2025	162	608	3.8	168	1.04
Sep 2024	164	645	3.9	149	0.91
Sep 2023 *	165	682	4.1	176	1.07
Sep 2022 *	160	628	3.9	166	1.04
Sep 2021 *	160	659	4.1	136	0.85
Sep 2020 *	178	693	3.9	154	0.87
Sep 2019 *	149	621	4.2	123	0.83
Sep 2018 *	148	673	4.6	149	1.01
Sep 2017 *	128	501	3.9	81	0.63
Sep 2016 *	128	443	3.5	111	0.87
Sep 2015 *	120	409	3.4	81	0.68
Sep 2014 *	120	409	3.4	116	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

158 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.134th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%26th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	158	48.1	54%	73%	–
2024/25	171	47.6	56%	72%	–
2023/24 *	152	49.4	62%	80%	+0.23
2022/23 *	145	50.3	69%	83%	+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 King's Norton School for BoysThis school
This school

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Kings Norton Girls' School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

5.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Bournville School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

8.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The University of Birmingham School
2.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Ark Kings Academy
2.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
2.5 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Selly Park Girls' School
2.7 km · Birmingham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 55.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150320 · 330/5415
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 800 pupils · 815 on roll
Free school meals: 31.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: King's Norton Boys' School (URN 103562)
Address: Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY
Local authority: Birmingham

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