King Edward VI Aston School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Birmingham
Frederick Road, Birmingham, B6 6DJ
99
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 10/05/2022
Application demand
42%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,023
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
42%
1st preference success rate
47 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
140
Places offered
1110
Total applications
7.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 47 | ● 42% |
| 2nd preference | 290 | 53 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 273 | 35 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 435 | 5 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1110 | 140 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 188 applications came from outside the council area (29 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
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Brady
- Address
- Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6DJ
- Phone
- 01213271130
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Aston · Birmingham Perry Barr
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137043
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 20% | — | — |
| 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
1,023 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
10 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 717 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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 | 69.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.32 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.69 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 71.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 97.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.77 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 140 | — |
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 | 38.38 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26% | 17% |
| A-level students | 142 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 140 | 64% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 140 | 66% | 97% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 140 | 68% | 96% | 98% | |
| Mathematics | 140 | 74% | 99% | 99% | |
| English Language | 140 | 57% | 96% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 140 | 59% | 94% | 100% | |
| Geography | 109 | 51% | 89% | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 80 | 56% | 89% | 96% | |
| German | 65 | 42% | 75% | 86% | |
| History | 62 | 63% | 95% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 38% | 90% | 97% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 37% | 83% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 105 | 14% | 42% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 61 | 5% | 26% | 52% | |
| Physics | 53 | 2% | 25% | 42% | |
| Biology | 47 | 17% | 43% | 83% | |
| Economics | 40 | 8% | 30% | 63% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 13% | 42% | 68% | |
| Computer Science | 25 | 8% | 28% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 16 | 13% | 19% | 69% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 12 | 0% | 42% | 92% | |
| History | 10 | 40% | 50% | 100% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 10 | 40% | 90% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13133: King Edward VI Aston School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 13 |
| 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) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
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: 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.