King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
About the school
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls is an open secondary school in Birmingham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 November 2024
- Published
- 2 December 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46
- Birmingham
- 46.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Birmingham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.80%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.50%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 41.80%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.12
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
739
Girls
100.00%
Boys
0.00%
SEN support
13.67%
Education, health and care plan
1.76%
English as an additional language
11.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
50.47%
Overall absence
9.15
Persistent absence
28.4
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
9%