King Edward VI School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Warwickshire
Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 30/11/2021
Application demand
37%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
879
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
850 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
37%
1st preference success rate
83 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
84
Places offered
345
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 83 | ● 37% |
| 2nd preference | 63 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 345 | 84 | 24% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 132 applications came from outside the council area (15 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
- Bennet Carr
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
- Phone
- 01789293351
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown · Stratford-on-Avon
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137302
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 3% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
879 pupils · 850 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
30 November 2021
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 · 451 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
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 | 81.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 48.08 | — | — |
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 | 83.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 100% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 90 | — |
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 | 46.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 53.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 208 | — |
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 | 90 | 96% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 90 | 97% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 90 | 97% | 100% | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 90 | 97% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 90 | 84% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 90 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 78 | 96% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 43 | 95% | 98% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 38 | 92% | 100% | 100% | |
| Statistics | 30 | 97% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 24 | 75% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 151 | 25% | 63% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 83 | 18% | 64% | 87% | |
| Physics | 60 | 13% | 52% | 73% | |
| Economics | 59 | 20% | 59% | 85% | |
| Biology | 58 | 33% | 69% | 93% | |
| Geography | 37 | 5% | 35% | 78% | |
| History | 34 | 18% | 50% | 94% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 35% | 65% | 88% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 31 | 32% | 45% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 24 | 29% | 58% | 92% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 18 | 17% | 72% | 94% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 14 | 0% | 57% | 79% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13232: King Edward VI School, Warwickshire
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 21 |
| 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) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
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 Warwickshire 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.