King Edward VI Aston School
Ofsted
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 9 September 2026
Results
Compared with the local authority and England
KS4 Results
Attainment and progress
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 71.2 | 46.6 | 46.1 |
GCSE results
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 64% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 98% | 60% | 60% |
English Baccalaureate
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 82% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Based on 140 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
Catchment area
Pupils and staff
Pupils
- Pupils
- 1,023
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Free school meals
- 25%
Staff
- Teachers (FTE)
- 56.9
- Teaching assistants (FTE)
- 2.9
- Leadership (FTE)
- 6
- Part-time teachers
- 21%
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Questions about King Edward VI Aston School
What is King Edward VI Aston School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted inspected King Edward VI Aston School on 9 September 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for post-16 provision and for attendance and behaviour.
How do I apply for a place at King Edward VI Aston School?
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if King Edward VI Aston School is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day. King Edward VI Aston School is a grammar school, so your child must also sit its entrance test, usually in September of Year 6. You register for the test separately, normally in the summer term of Year 5.
Does living near King Edward VI Aston School guarantee a place?
No. Distance only counts when King Edward VI Aston School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a grammar school, it only offers places to children who reach the pass mark in its entrance test. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
How many pupils are at King Edward VI Aston School?
King Edward VI Aston School had 1,023 pupils aged 11 to 18 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,000. It is a boys' school with a sixth form.
