King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B20 2HL · Birmingham
#237 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#2335 of 4,090 nationally
About King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is a academy secondary located in Birmingham, in the Birmingham local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,052 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 42.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 237th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (64th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,052; capacity filled 103%; grade 4+ english & maths 70.6%; ebacc average points 4.45.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy ranks 176th of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)48.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)45.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)24.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)55.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,052
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 103%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 48.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 45.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 70.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.45
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 24.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
207 students · 516 m away
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
358 students · 725 m away
Rookery School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
453 students · 741 m away
William Murdoch Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
591 students · 770 m away
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
440 students · 866 m away
Grove School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
606 students · 980 m away
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
221 students · 1.1 km away
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,054 students · 1.1 km away
Grestone Academy
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
366 students · 1.1 km away
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
193 students · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,052 students
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,051 students
Langley School
Solihull · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,050 students
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,054 students
Pershore High School
Pershore · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,055 students
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,049 students
Frequently asked questions
Is King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy a good school?
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy has a Success Index (England) of 42.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #237 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy rank in West Midlands?
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy ranks #237 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #2335 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy had 1,052 students in 2025.
Is King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.