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King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys: data, trends and context

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
143562
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Trust
KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B21 9ET
Gender intake
Boys
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,054
FSM eligible
20.5%
EAL / First language other than English
21.6%
SEND (total)
4.3%
SEN Support
4.1%
EHCP
0.19%
White British
2.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
94.6%
Overall absence
5.4%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Severe absence
0.13%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BirminghamLocal authority91.9%8.1%3.5%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
4.7%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
3.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
72.0
English & maths grade 5+
96.6%
English & maths grade 4+
98.7%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.