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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys

Birmingham, B30 1DY · Birmingham · secondary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Boys Secondary
OfstedGood
Pupils815
FSM29.1%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-01-04 · Tap to collapse

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Overview: This is the first Ofsted inspection report for King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, an academy converter that opened in 2024. The inspection was carried out on 4 January 2024. The report notes that the school is a new legal entity, and the inspection judgements of the predecessor school are not those of the new academy.

Strengths:

  • The school has a clear vision for its students' education and a strong sense of community.
  • Leaders and governors have high aspirations for the school and are committed to improving it.
  • The school has a good range of subjects and activities, including a strong focus on the arts.

Areas to improve:

  • The school should improve its teaching in some subjects, particularly in maths and English.
  • The school should improve its use of assessment information to inform teaching and learning.
  • The school should improve its support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Safeguarding: The report states that the school's safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders and governors taking a proactive approach to keeping students safe.

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Ofsted judgement breakdown (2023-07-03)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes

What the entrance test covers

One shared test for all eight Birmingham grammar schools, arranged by the King Edward VI Foundation and provided by GL Assessment: two papers of about an hour each, covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, mathematics, and non-verbal/spatial reasoning. Answers are multiple-choice and scores are age-standardised. There is no fixed pass mark — after the test, each school sets its own qualifying and priority score thresholds, so the same result can qualify a child for some of the eight schools but not others. Camp Hill schools have historically had the highest cutoffs. Register once (online, via the West Midlands Grammar Schools website, historically by late June of Year 5); the single result is used by every Birmingham grammar school named on your Common Application Form.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Kings Norton Girls' School 0.4 mi · Secondary · Outstanding Birmingham, B30 1HW St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 0.5 mi · Secondary · Good Birmingham, B38 8AP Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School 0.7 mi · Secondary · Good Birmingham, B30 1UL The University of Birmingham School 1.4 mi · Secondary · Good Birmingham, B29 6QU King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls 1.6 mi · Secondary · Good Birmingham, B31 4BP Selly Park Girls' School 1.7 mi · Secondary · Good Birmingham, B29 7PH

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Birmingham admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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