King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls, Birmingham

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, basketball, dance, drama, choir, STEM, art and homework club.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.6, 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 down from 56.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.75: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46, against 57.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Spanish and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 117 families put King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls as their first choice and 556 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls are Lordswood Boys' School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); George Dixon Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.3); Shireland Collegiate Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.7); and St Paul's School for Girls (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.9).

King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 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 148 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (45%), White British (14%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 105 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 6 (0.6%) 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 University Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Knightlow Road (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In 2024/25, King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls issued 40 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls are Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Bearwood Primary School (0.7 miles), George Dixon Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.