King Edward VI School is a secondary school located in Lichfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Upper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Website: http://www.keslichfield.org.uk
Telephone: 01543255714
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms J Rutherford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 124408

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1395
Number of Pupils: 1505
Number of Boys: 747
Number of Girls: 758

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.24 Confidence interval 0.06 to 0.42
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 202 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.02
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Five Spires Academy
Cherry Orchard , WS14 9AN 		3out of 4 568 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Cherry Orchard , WS14 9AN 		3out of 4 588 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
Cherry Orchard , WS14 9AN 		3out of 4 702 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Chad's CofE (VC) Primary School
St Michael Road , WS13 6SN 		3out of 4 1,254 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School
Christ Church Lane , WS13 8AY 		3out of 4 1,609 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI School
Upper St John Street , WS14 9EE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nether Stowe School
St Chad's Road , WS13 7NB 		2out of 4 1,749 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Friary School
Eastern Avenue , WS13 7EW 		3out of 4 2,877 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saxon Hill Academy
Kings Hill Road , WS14 9DE 		3out of 4 198 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Queen's Croft High School
Birmingham Road , WS13 6PJ 		3out of 4 607 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lichfield Cathedral School
The Palace , The Close WS13 7LH 		- not rated 1,354 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridge Short Stay School
Wissage Road , WS13 6SW 		3out of 4 1,369 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rocklands School
Purcell Avenue , WS13 7PH 		3out of 4 2,400 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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