King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.29 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy 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 | 1.29 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 1.29 miles away, the 18th longest of 40 Birmingham secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 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 6 years with a published distance; it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 176 first-choice applications for 175 offers; 136 offers went to first-choice families and 40 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th 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
- Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2HL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,052 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy sits firmly at the heart of its community.”
- “Adults have high expectations for pupils.”
- “These are often achieved because staff support pupils in reaching their potential.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s work to help pupils at the early stages of learning to read is not as well developed as it could be.”
- “Currently, there is no consistent approach to ensuring that all pupils become fluent readers.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not develop the necessary skills quickly enough to read with confidence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | 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: 176 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 136 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.
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI Handsworth School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Wall Catholic School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Holyhead School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamstead Hall Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadway Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Eden Boys' School, Birmingham 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holte School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published