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King Edward VI School vs Lawrence Sheriff School

Both are grammar schools in Warwickshire, 22.8 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.

Side by side

King Edward VI School Lawrence Sheriff School
Phase Secondary Secondary
Gender Boys Boys
Pupils on roll 869 1,201
Free school meals 2.2% 8.9%
Ofsted rating Outstanding Outstanding
Attainment 8 — 2024/25 83.3 75.1
A-level average points — 2024/25 46.35 40.5
11+ test board GL Assessment GL Assessment
Admission system pass/fail then criteria order pass/fail then criteria order
Places offered — 202627 87 150
First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place 2.54 2.13

Qualifying scores

King Edward VI School

233 (2025 entry)

Automatic Qualifying Score (AQS) = 233. Competitive cutoffs: inner circle (Cat3) = 235, outer circle (Cat4) = 263. 87 offers total: 70 inner, 7 outer.

Council source ↗

Lawrence Sheriff School

212 (2025 entry)

Automatic Qualifying Score (AQS) = 212. Eastern Warwickshire (Cat4) cutoff = 212 (=AQS; 123 places). Priority Circle (Cat5) = 232 (13 places). Minimum waiting list = 209.

Council source ↗

Who gets priority

Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.

King Edward VI School

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it
  2. Up to 13 places: Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) children in the outer priority circle (incl. inner), at/above AQS or
  3. Up to 70 places: children in the inner priority circle at/above AQS
  4. Children in the outer priority circle (incl. inner) at/above AQS

Source: school admissions policy.

Lawrence Sheriff School

  1. Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it
  2. Up to 30 places: Pupil Premium children in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle, at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below
  3. Up to 5 places: Service Premium children in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle, at/above AQS or up to 20 marks below
  4. Children of staff employed ≥2 years, at/above AQS

Source: school admissions policy.

Choosing between them

Both schools admit boys, so the decision usually comes down to the admission criteria above and how far each one reaches. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.

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