King Edward VI School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Upper St John Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9EE
Phone 01543255714
Reference Number 124408

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1627
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52%
Girls: 48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 141 112 253
8 125 128 253
9 135 124 259
10 119 128 247
11 129 118 247
12 97 77 174
13 100 94 194

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.9%
White, Other 3%
Indian 2.3%
White & Asian 2%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Asian, Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 57.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 77.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.26 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.32 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16.9% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 205 17
Third Preference 94 5
From another Local Authority 119 5

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Attainment 8 score percentile

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