King Edward VI School
About the school
King Edward VI School is a state-funded grammar school in West Midlands.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 November 2021
- Published
- 23 January 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 83.3
- Warwickshire
- 48
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Warwickshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 100.00%
- Warwickshire
- 49.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 100.00%
- Warwickshire
- 67.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 83.30%
- Warwickshire
- 42.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 8.07
- Warwickshire
- 4.28
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- A-
Average A-level points
- School
- 46.35
AAB or better
- School
- 53.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
869
Girls
20.14%
Boys
79.86%
SEN support
11.39%
Education, health and care plan
0.35%
English as an additional language
9.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
2.89%
Overall absence
4.82
Persistent absence
18.63
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
87
Sustained education or employment
100%
Education
100%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
169
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
69%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
18%
Admissions
K.E.S. is a selective, single-sex school for boys. Prospective students take an 11-plus examination in September of Year 6 (ages 10 and 11) across Warwickshire. Places are awarded to those who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score for this school. There is entry into the School at Sixth Form with places offered based on a ranking of applicants according to their best 8 GCSEs. Since 2013, female students have been admitted into the Sixth Form