King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Birmingham
Knightlow Road, Birmingham, B17 8QB
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
989
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,070 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
128 of 169 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
578
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 169 | 128 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 18 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 80 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 210 | 5 | ● 2% |
| Total | 578 | 153 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 124 applications came from outside the council area (43 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kerry Cooney
- Address
- Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8QB
- Phone
- 01214292838
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Harborne · Birmingham Edgbaston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136592
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
989 pupils · 1,070 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 790 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.75 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.57 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 82.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.36 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 150 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.78 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 70 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 150 | 27% | 61% | 83% | |
| English Language | 150 | 37% | 70% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 148 | 44% | 79% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 36% | 80% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 116 | 27% | 59% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 20% | 50% | 68% | |
| History | 75 | 47% | 65% | 77% | |
| Geography | 72 | 36% | 60% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 26% | 75% | 93% | |
| Biology | 45 | 44% | 84% | 89% | |
| Physics | 42 | 38% | 86% | 93% | |
| Business | 42 | 19% | 48% | 69% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 22 | 14% | 36% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Biology | 18 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Mathematics | 16 | 0% | 6% | 19% | |
| Business Studies | 16 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 0% | 45% | 73% | |
| Photography | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Psychology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 71% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13144: King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.