King Edward VI Handsworth School
Birmingham, B21 9AR · Birmingham · Grammar school
3rd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham we can score, 89 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 10.0/10 against 910 of them, against 9.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 98.4 · 99 | 46% | 4.56 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.8 · 94 | 38% | 3.61 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 74.2 · 98 | 15% | 1.51 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 98.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 74.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.8 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally who started from the same place. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (10.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 9.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 1324 pupils in a capacity of 1060, meaning it is over capacity by 264. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the high demand for places given it is over capacity? What support is available for pupils to maintain their high attainment levels? How does the school handle the transition for new students joining a full school?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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