King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Knightlow Road, Birmingham, B17 8QB
989 pupils · 92% of 1,070 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 11 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 82.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 97.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 165 | 117 | 556 | 165 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 153 | 169 | 578 | 153 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 154 | 158 | 544 | 154 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 152 | 173 | 545 | 152 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 154 | 167 | 683 | 154 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 155 | 199 | 718 | 155 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 156 | 210 | 790 | 156 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 138 | 182 | 735 | 138 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lordswood Boys' School 0.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- George Dixon Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Shireland Collegiate Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Paul's School for Girls 1.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harborne Academy 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bristnall Hall Academy 2.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.