King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 148684
- Address
- Turves Green, Northfield, B31 4BP
- Website
- http://nsg.kevibham.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 748 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.5%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 70.9%
Mixed 7.4%
African 5.1%
Caribbean 4.5%
Other 3.2%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.73
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 0 153 |
| Year 8 | 152 0 152 |
| Year 9 | 148 0 148 |
| Year 10 | 146 0 146 |
| Year 11 | 149 0 149 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 70.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 1.2% |