King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.32 miles
Published by Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys 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 | 1.32 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 2026 Year 7 last distance was 1.32 miles, 16th longest of 40 Birmingham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.14 miles.
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer the school than in 2021, staying close to the year before in every published year.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 174 first-choice applications for 160 offers; 140 offers went to first-choice families and 34 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% (England 45%) got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2nd 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
- Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 815 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
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: 174 first-preference applications, 160 offers in total, 140 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.
- Kings Norton Girls' School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The University of Birmingham School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls 1.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Selly Park Girls' School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Shenley Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Turves Green Boys' School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published