Secondary
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1054 of 1000 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
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GCSE results
97%
72.0
10th of 88 by our score, among the secondary schools in Birmingham we can score - 112 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 72 |
| EBacc average point score | 6.59 |
| Entered the EBacc | 57% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% |
| A level average points per entry | 40.53 |
| A level students | 131 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 95% |
| 22/23 | 97% |
| 23/24 | 93% |
| 24/25 | 97% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.2 |
| 22/23 | 33.5 |
| 23/24 | 37.8 |
| 24/25 | 40.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.36 |
| 22/23 | +0.61 |
| 23/24 | +0.78 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 70.4 |
| 22/23 | 71.4 |
| 23/24 | 72.0 |
| 24/25 | 72.0 |
Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Birmingham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Tim Johnson
- Address
- Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET
- Telephone
- 01215542794