King Edward VI Aston School is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Frederick Road, Birmingham, B6 6DJ
Website: http://www.keaston.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01213271130
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Brady
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137043

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 801
Number of Pupils: 986
Number of Boys: 986
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.3 Confidence interval 0.06 to 0.54
Of the 120 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 113 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:95%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:97%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:71.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newtown Nursery School
Hockley Close , Newtown B19 2NS
4out of 4 1,340 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bloomsbury Nursery School
Bloomsbury Street , Nechells B7 5BX
4out of 4 1,544 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Brearley Nursery School
Brearley Street , Newtown B19 3XJ
4out of 4 1,809 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Adderley Nursery School
1 St. Saviours Road , B8 1HN
4out of 4 2,541 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Marsh Hill Nursery School
275 Marsh Hill , Erdington B23 7HG
4out of 4 2,762 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aston Tower Community Primary School
Upper Sutton Street , Aston B6 5BE
3out of 4 414 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Prince Albert Junior and Infant School
Albert Road , Aston B6 5NH
4out of 4 564 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy
Albert Road , Aston B6 5NH
4out of 4 564 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Park Primary Academy
Church Lane , Aston B6 5UQ
3out of 4 617 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)
Yew Tree Road , Aston B6 6RX
3out of 4 860 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Aston School
Frederick Road , Aston B6 6DJ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
441 Alum Rock Road , B8 3DT
- not rated 551 yd Free schools Not Applicable Boys More About School
Aston Manor Academy
Phillips Street , Aston B6 4PZ
4out of 4 994 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holte School
Wheeler Street , Lozells B19 2EP
4out of 4 1,222 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Broadway Academy
The Broadway , Perry Barr B20 3DP
3out of 4 1,354 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure
2 Lister Street , B7 4AG
- not rated 1,852 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Jennens Road , B4 7PS
- not rated 2,498 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Solomon International Business School
Lord Street , B7 4AA
1out of 4 1,002 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wisdom Academy
Sycamore Road , Aston B6 5UH
- not rated 528 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfield Independent Girls' School
30 Beacon Hill , B6 6JU
- not rated 639 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Titan Aston Academy
69 Aston Road North , B6 4EA
1out of 4 811 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Birmingham Independent College
Albert Hall , Witton Road B6 5NU
- not rated 864 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newbury Independent School
Unit 6, Cuckoo Wharf , 435 Lichfield Road B6 7SS
- not rated 950 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.