King Edward VI School
About the school
King Edward VI 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
- 19 October 2022
- Published
- 5 December 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.2
- 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
- 57.50%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 83.80%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 43.70%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.61
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.08
AAB or better
- School
- 16.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1627
Girls
48.00%
Boys
52.00%
SEN support
10.51%
Education, health and care plan
1.72%
English as an additional language
6.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.26%
Overall absence
5.53
Persistent absence
12.34
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
214
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
195
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
50%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
29%