King Edward VI Handsworth School

State-Funded School

king-edward-vi-handsworth-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Perry BarrConstituency

B21 9ARPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

King Edward VI Handsworth School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

It currently serves 1,365 pupils. King Edward VI Handsworth School is part of King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 74.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.4%
EBacc average point score: 7.12

Ethnicity

White

Asian

71%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,365

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,365
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Feb 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.