King Edward VI High School

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Stafford, Staffordshire
ST17 9YJ
Composite score
41.8

King Edward VI High School at a glance

Located in Stafford, Staffordshire, King Edward VI High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 661 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 33.4, well below the national average of 46. That is down 5.8 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

16% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 41% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. King Edward VI High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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#3,064
National rank
#365
In West Midlands
#54
In Staffordshire
Top 96%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
33.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
16%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
41%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
2.79

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 661 % FSM ever-6 34.9% % EAL 8.6% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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