King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Perry BarrConstituency

B20 2HLPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,052 pupils. King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is part of King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.45

Ethnicity

White

Asian

65%

Black

16%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,052

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

61%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,052
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least 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
5 May 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
12 Jun 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.