# King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,052 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138937. [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,052
- Council: Birmingham
- URN: 138937

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- 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 Wood Girls' Academy was 46.4, against 46.8 in Birmingham and 46.2 in England.
45.4% 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 | 46.4 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.4% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62.6% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 174 | – | – |

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.

- [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e151939): 520 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-c-of-e-primary-and-nursery-academy-handsworth-e139041): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rookery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rookery-school-e137168): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cherry Orchard Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-orchard-primary-school-e103178): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392): 980 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% 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/138937)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138937)

## How to cite

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