King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Northfield Road, Birmingham, B30 1DY
815 pupils · 102% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 3 July 2023, published 25 September 2023. 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 | 47.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 53.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 160 | 174 | 652 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 168 | 608 | 162 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 164 | 149 | 645 | 164 |
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
- Kings Norton Girls' School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The University of Birmingham School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls 2.5 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Selly Park Girls' School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · 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.