King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 150320
- Address
- Northfield Road, King's Norton, B30 1DY
- Website
- http://www.knbs.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 815 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.2%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 65.3%
Mixed 13.2%
African 3.9%
Other 3.8%
Other White 3.3%
Pakistani 2%
Chinese 2%
Indian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
Admissions
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 161 0 |
| Year 8 | 170 170 0 |
| Year 9 | 155 155 0 |
| Year 10 | 158 158 0 |
| Year 11 | 171 171 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 39.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 34.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 12.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 4.3% 3.0% |