King Edward VI High School
About the school
King Edward VI High School is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 February 2025
- Published
- 18 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.4
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 16.50%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 41.30%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.80%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.79
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.33
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
661
Girls
50.68%
Boys
49.32%
SEN support
16.79%
Education, health and care plan
2.27%
English as an additional language
8.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
34.88%
Overall absence
7.41
Persistent absence
22.62
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
118
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
25
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
44%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
40%