King Edward VI High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 149328
- Address
- Westway, ST17 9YJ
- Website
- www.kevi.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 661 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 78.4%
African 6.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.6%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 1%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.4
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| Geography | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
King Edward VI High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 62 48 |
| Year 8 | 116 57 59 |
| Year 9 | 122 65 57 |
| Year 10 | 138 67 71 |
| Year 11 | 119 57 62 |
| Year 12 | 38 14 24 |
| Year 13 | 18 4 14 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.5% 3.0% |