King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "At King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys, we are proud of our journey and, with over 100 years of history, our school has many great traditions that live on in our ethos today."

In 2026, pupils at King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.6.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.6, against 52.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 174 families put King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys as their first choice and 652 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys are Kings Norton Girls' School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.4); St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); Bournville School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5); and Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9).

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys is one of 12 schools run by King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 152 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Mixed (14%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 187 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 15 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Kings Norton Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Norton School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 230 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys issued 93 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles), Wychall Primary School (0.7 miles) and Cotteridge Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.