King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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King Edward VI Five Ways School

Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B32 4BT

https://www.kefw.org/

King Edward VI Five Ways School is a selective, Christian academy. It has about 1,300 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham. (Other schools in this trust include King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy, King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls, King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Attainment, Destinations and Sixth form. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Bartley Green School
0.9		E-Act Shenley Academy
1.2		Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
1.6		Four Dwellings Academy
2.0		King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
2.1		Bournville School
2.2		The University of Birmingham School
2.3		Leasowes High School
2.4		Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
2.5		Perryfields Academy
2.5		Colmers School and Sixth Form College
2.5		King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is excellent, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low. There is an entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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