King Edward VI Handsworth School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Feb 5 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
137047
Address
Rose Hill Road, B21 9AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1284 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
27.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.1%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.8%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 28.4%
Indian 22.1%
Bangladeshi 11.1%
Other Asian 10%
African 8.2%
Mixed 5.2%
White British 4%
Chinese 2.7%
Caribbean 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Black 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.59
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.03
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 82%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 100%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 75.2
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 7.11
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE28
BiologyGCSE158
ChemistryGCSE158
ChineseGCSE5
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE94
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
English LanguageGCSE158
English LiteratureGCSE157
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE34
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

King Edward VI Handsworth School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
191
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
238
2nd preference
331
3rd preference
282
From another Local Authority
210
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
112
2nd preference
49
3rd preference
21
To another Local Authority
32
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
191
0
191
Year 8
190
0
190
Year 9
192
0
192
Year 10
192
0
192
Year 11
158
0
158
Year 12
169
0
169
Year 13
192
0
192
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
98.0%
87.1%
85.6%
Further education
5.0%
38.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
85.0%
34.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
8.0%
13.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
1.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
6.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
90.0%
75.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
70.0%
36.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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