King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB · Birmingham · secondary school
15th 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.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.6/10 against 815 of them, against 8.7/10 nationally. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 60.0 · 82 | 30% | 2.47 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.75 · 93 | 25% | 2.32 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 56.8 · 88 | 10% | 0.88 |
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, 60.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 56.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.75 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.7 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in June 2024.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join DT, Keyboard, Art, Creative Writing, Maths, Latin, Debate, and Book Clubs. Sports include Football, Gymnastics, Senior Netball, Badminton, and Sixth Form Football. Arts and music options cover Drama, Dance, School Production, Popular Music Making, and Photography. Both breakfast and after-school clubs are available.
Getting in. The school has 968 pupils in a capacity of 1070, leaving 102 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help to reach the national median in Attainment 8? What specific support is available for pupils joining the Sixth Form? How does the school ensure the wide range of clubs remains accessible to all students?
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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