King Edward VI Handsworth School
Academy converter · Secondary
Birmingham · B21 9AR · Birmingham
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 143562
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Academy converter · Birmingham · B21 9ET
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,054
Local authority
Birmingham
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 1,054 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.7%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143562
Location
- Address
- Grove Lane, Handsworth
- Postcode
- B21 9ET
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- District
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054
- Boys / girls
- 1,023 / 31
- School capacity
- 1,000
- Capacity fill
- 1,054 / 1,000 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- FSM pupils
- 140
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Gender
- Boys
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Academy trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Sponsor
- King Edward VI Foundation
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Johnson
- Telephone
- 01215542794
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2024-04-16 — Good (Report)