What did Ofsted judge King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy has 1,052 pupils on roll.

What ages does King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy take?

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy located?

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is located in Birmingham, B20 2HL, Birmingham.

How do I apply to King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?

King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy was 1.294 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?

When King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children; 2. Sibling — Children with an older sibling at the school in Years 7-11 who will still be in attendance in September of the year admission is sought; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff where: (a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 175 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there is no other way of separating the application according to the admissions criteria and to admit both or all of the children would cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority will use a computerised system to randomly select the child to be offered the final place.

What is the largest ethnic background at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 35.9% of pupils at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

1.294miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children
2Sibling — Children with an older sibling at the school in Years 7-11 who will still be in attendance in September of the year admission is sought
3Children of staff — Children of staff where: (a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made; or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post at the school for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage
4Distance — Children who live nearest the school. Within each category, priority is given to those living closest to the school. Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the applicant's home address and the school gate on Church Lane.

If two applications tie: If there is no other way of separating the application according to the admissions criteria and to admit both or all of the children would cause the legal limit to be exceeded, the local authority will use a computerised system to randomly select the child to be offered the final place.

EHCP-named children are admitted first but this is explicitly stated as not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.