King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Birmingham
Grove Lane, Birmingham, B21 9ET
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
36%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.6%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,054
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
36%
1st preference success rate
51 of 142 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
1114
Total applications
7.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 142 | 51 | ● 36% |
| 2nd preference | 226 | 44 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 280 | 41 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 466 | 14 | ● 3% |
| Total | 1114 | 150 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 262 applications came from outside the council area (53 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
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tim Johnson
- Address
- Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET
- Phone
- 01215542794
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Handsworth · Birmingham Perry Barr
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143562
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
1,054 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 759 pupils
Attendance
94.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
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 | 72.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.78 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 93% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.76 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 72 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 96.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 57% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.59 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
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 | 40.53 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 31.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 131 | — |
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 | 72% | 98% | 99% | |
| English Language | 149 | 63% | 95% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 60% | 93% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 147 | 72% | 97% | 99% | |
| French | 133 | 54% | 89% | 97% | |
| Biology | 124 | 72% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 124 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 124 | 77% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 90 | 64% | 96% | 98% | |
| Computer Science | 60 | 62% | 87% | 95% | |
| History | 51 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 51 | 61% | 92% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 21% | 53% | 69% | |
| Chemistry | 75 | 12% | 40% | 68% | |
| Biology | 51 | 20% | 57% | 76% | |
| Physics | 42 | 2% | 19% | 45% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 39% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 27% | 59% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 14 | 36% | 64% | 100% | |
| History | 12 | 17% | 25% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 12 | 0% | 42% | 75% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 18% | 27% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 20% | 20% | |
| Law | 9 | 0% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13126: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| 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.