King Edward VI High School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
King Edward VI High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.
It currently serves 646 pupils. King Edward VI High School is part of Walton Multi-Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Sixth formprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 33.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 16.5%
- EBacc average point score
- 2.79
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 646
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- Walton Multi-Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2025 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Not judged |
| 4 Sept 2018 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
Other secondary schools within about 5 miles of Staffordshire.
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Staffordshire · 0.4 mi
Stafford Grammar School
Staffordshire · 0.9 mi
Stafford Manor High School
Staffordshire · 0.9 mi
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Staffordshire · 2.3 mi
Walton High School
Staffordshire · 2.6 mi
The Weston Road Academy
Staffordshire · 2.6 mi
The Yarlet School
Staffordshire · 4.5 mi
Penkridge Middle School
Staffordshire · 4.8 mi