King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham EdgbastonConstituency

B17 8QBPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 989 pupils. King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls is part of King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 60%
EBacc average point score: 5.36

Ethnicity

White

19%

Asian

45%

Black

12%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

989

Total Pupils

7%Boys

93%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 989
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
11 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
5 Nov 2007	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.