King Edward VI Five Ways School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B32 4BT
Composite score
94.9

King Edward VI Five Ways School at a glance

Located in Birmingham, Birmingham, King Edward VI Five Ways School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 1,311 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 75.9, well above the national average of 46. That is down 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of secondary schools in England.

97% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 100% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#46
National rank
#6
In West Midlands
#4
In Birmingham
Top 1%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
75.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
97%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
100%
% EBacc grade 5+
85%
EBacc average points score
7.43

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,311 % FSM ever-6 22.6% % EAL 23.8% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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