King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Birmingham
Vicarage Road, Birmingham, B14 7QJ
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 22/11/2023
Application demand
41%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
17.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,059
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
41%
1st preference success rate
142 of 347 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
868
Total applications
5.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 347 | 142 | ● 41% |
| 2nd preference | 173 | 7 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 115 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 233 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 868 | 149 | 17% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 141 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Russell Bowen
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ
- Phone
- 01214443188
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137045
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
1,059 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
22 November 2023
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 · 720 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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 | 83.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 8.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 47.03 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 75.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 96.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.19 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
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 | 47.01 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 61.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 167 | — |
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 | 148 | 88% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Language | 148 | 71% | 96% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 59% | 93% | 98% | |
| Biology | 144 | 75% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 144 | 81% | 98% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 144 | 79% | 96% | 100% | |
| Geography | 91 | 68% | 97% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 87 | 70% | 94% | 98% | |
| French | 83 | 69% | 88% | 90% | |
| German | 80 | 51% | 78% | 85% | |
| History | 68 | 71% | 91% | 94% | |
| Economics | 49 | 37% | 90% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 138 | 36% | 68% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 92 | 30% | 64% | 88% | |
| Physics | 69 | 19% | 61% | 78% | |
| Biology | 65 | 45% | 83% | 94% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 39 | 36% | 79% | 90% | |
| Economics | 29 | 17% | 62% | 90% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 35% | 85% | 90% | |
| Geography | 16 | 25% | 56% | 100% | |
| History | 14 | 21% | 21% | 71% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 8% | 33% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 36% | 64% | |
| Government and Politics | 9 | 0% | 44% | 89% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13135: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 28 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 25% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
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) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
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.