# King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,054 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E143562. [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,054
- Council: Birmingham
- URN: 143562

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 16 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys was 71.3, against 46.8 in Birmingham and 46.2 in England.
98% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 71.3 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 149 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392): 100 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oasis Academy Boulton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-boulton-e139242): 500 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [James Watt Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-watt-primary-school-e134102): 660 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, October 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [King Edward VI Handsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-school-e137047): 720 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-academy-handsworth-e138433): 720 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143562)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143562)

## How to cite

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