King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Birmingham
Vicarage Road, Birmingham, B14 7QJ
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 17/11/2021
Application demand
45%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
13.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,118
Capacity used
Over capacity125%
896 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
45%
1st preference success rate
139 of 309 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
852
Total applications
5.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 309 | 139 | ● 45% |
| 2nd preference | 174 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 133 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 236 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 852 | 150 | 18% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 148 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Karen Stevens
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ
- Phone
- 01214442150
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137044
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 1% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
1,118 pupils · 896 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
17 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 750 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 82.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.96 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 48.38 | — | — |
Average grade: A (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 80.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 46.69 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 55.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 185 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 149 | 86% | 98% | 100% | |
| Biology | 148 | 82% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 148 | 86% | 97% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 148 | 91% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Language | 148 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 148 | 91% | 97% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 89% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 91 | 89% | 98% | 99% | |
| Geography | 85 | 86% | 99% | 99% | |
| Latin | 76 | 86% | 96% | 100% | |
| Drama | 66 | 79% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 63% | 93% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 107 | 20% | 59% | 82% | |
| Biology | 99 | 24% | 66% | 91% | |
| Mathematics | 82 | 20% | 67% | 83% | |
| Psychology | 44 | 34% | 68% | 89% | |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 13% | 68% | 84% | |
| Economics | 27 | 22% | 70% | 93% | |
| Physics | 25 | 4% | 48% | 76% | |
| History | 23 | 9% | 52% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 64% | 82% | 100% | |
| Government and Politics | 20 | 15% | 50% | 90% | |
| Geography | 16 | 13% | 69% | 88% | |
| Fine Art | 11 | 27% | 100% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #57 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13132: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 25 |
| Offers | 10 |
| Success rate | 40% |
| Accepted offers | 8 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.