King Edward VI Five Ways School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Qualifying score · Category 1 (looked after) | 205 |
| Qualifying score · Category 4 (in catchment) | 224 |
From King Edward VI Foundation · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.72 miles
Published by the school · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
King Edward VI Five Ways School is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Birmingham and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
King Edward VI Five Ways School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.72 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 2.72 miles away, the 4th longest of 40 Birmingham secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.14 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 387 first-choice applications for 180 offers: 152 offers went to first-choice families and 235 first-choice families (61%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 97% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this vibrant and caring community.”
- “They talk glowingly about the dedication, kindness and commitment of staff.”
- “They know that staff will go out of their way to help them achieve and they appreciate this.”
To improve
- “However, in a few instances, teachers are not revising explanations and activities for pupils whose learning is not secure.”
- “Similarly, occasionally, teachers do not adapt their inputs in order to deepen pupils’ thinking when their curricular knowledge is sound.”
- “However, the school is still in the early stages of shaping its approach to professional development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 75.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 387 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Bartley Green School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Shenley Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lift Four Dwellings Secondary 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The University of Birmingham School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Colmers School and Sixth Form College 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published