King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys is a converter academy in Birmingham for boys aged 11 to 16. It has 815 pupils, 15 more than it has places for. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 71 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 45% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY0121 628 0010knbs.co.ukMr David Clayton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 July 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
171 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 171 | 152 | 145 | 120 | 114 | 111 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 47.6 | 49.4 | 50.3 | 52.1 | 49.9 | 50.9 | 47.3 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.23 | +0.17 | +0.16 | +0.11 | +0.17 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 56% | 62% | 69% | 62% | 48% | 61% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 72% | 80% | 83% | 83% | 74% | 75% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.34 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.66 | 4.39 | 4.34 | 4.22 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 54% | 53% | 52% | 43% | 57% | 34% | 48% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 41.4 | 43.7 | 35.8 | 39.4 | 39.5 | 45.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 50.7 | 52.5 | 55.0 | 57.2 | 53.0 | 52.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 29.3 | 26.1 | 38.5 | 32.5 | 28.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 68.4 | 65.3 | 66.3 | 59.3 | 59.2 | – | – |
† These results are for King's Norton Boys' School, the school this one replaced in January 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 20 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Food Preparation & Nutrition (30% here, 52% across England), Design & Technology (35% here, 50% across England), Spanish (41% here, 54% across England), Computer Science (43% here, 56% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 169 | 20% | 62% | 78% | 53% | 819 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 168 | 19% | 60% | 77% | 54% | 979 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 166 | 17% | 67% | 79% | 58% | 806 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 115 | 7% | 37% | 57% | 36% | 1,361 of 3,084 |
| History | 94 | 25% | 55% | 62% | 52% | 1,225 of 3,126 |
| Geography | 84 | 18% | 54% | 69% | 51% | 1,165 of 3,116 |
| Business | 56 | 23% | 63% | 73% | 51% | 457 of 1,806 |
| Biology | 50 | 48% | 84% | 96% | 82% | 1,449 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 46% | 92% | 100% | 81% | 990 of 2,537 |
| Physics | 50 | 42% | 82% | 92% | 82% | 1,526 of 2,546 |
| Spanish | 49 | 12% | 41% | 61% | 54% | 1,443 of 1,941 |
| Physical Education | 44 | 2% | 46% | 57% | 56% | 1,055 of 1,559 |
| French | 43 | 16% | 72% | 81% | 60% | 643 of 1,974 |
| Art and Design | 36 | 11% | 58% | 89% | 58% | 1,434 of 2,818 |
| Computer Science | 35 | 11% | 43% | 60% | 56% | 1,288 of 1,861 |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 6% | 35% | 65% | 50% | 1,036 of 1,478 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 33 | 3% | 30% | 46% | 52% | 905 of 1,098 |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 25% | 58% | 71% | 60% | 1,059 of 1,825 |
| Music | 12 | 50% | 92% | 92% | 61% | – |
| Drama | 12 | 0% | 8% | 50% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 2 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
The last child to get a place lived 1.3 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 1.3 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year. 174 families put it down as their first choice and 143 of them got in (82%).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | First choices who got in | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 165 | 174 | 653 | 165 | 82% | 1.3 miles | LA |
What a home within 1.3 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (63), Autistic spectrum disorder (52), Moderate learning difficulty (35), Specific learning difficulty (22), language and communications needs (11), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (7).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 815 | 815 | 812 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 13% | 11% | 13% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.1% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.2% | 18.0% | 19.3% | 22.0% | 14.9% | 16.5% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 11.4 | 12.9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for King's Norton Boys' School, the school this one replaced in January 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 145 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 86%, compared with 95% for everyone else.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Norton Girls' School | Academy | 620 m | 1,076 | Not inspected | 89 | Compare |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | Academy | 880 m | 1,193 | Good 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Bournville School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 660 | Requires improvement 2024 | 5 | Compare |
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 774 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| The University of Birmingham School | Free school | 1.4 miles | 1,188 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Ark Kings Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 739 | Good 2024 | 28 | Compare |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | Academy | 1.6 miles | 740 | Not inspected | 56 | Compare |
| Selly Park Girls' School | Council | 1.7 miles | 803 | Good 2022 | 80 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lane Technology College | Council | 2.4 miles | 672 | No overall grade 2025 | 79 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 71 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 71% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 64 to 78. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | in line | +0.07 | 2025 results; 171 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.2 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | above | +0.12 | Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 171 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.06 | 2024/25; 845 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | above | +0.06 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 171 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | in line | +0.01 | 145 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys scores 71 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 45% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 64 to 78, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys good at its last full inspection on 3 July 2023.
How good are King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 56% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 47.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished a little ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys have?
815 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 800 places, so it is 102% full. It is a boys' school.
Is King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.3 miles away. 174 families put it down as their first choice and 143 of them got in. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys?
Pupils were in school 92.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys?
The average class had 25.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 92% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, B30 1DY
- Telephone
- 0121 628 0010
- Website
- www.knbs.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Clayton
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham (12 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Bournville & Cotteridge
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150320 · LAESTAB 3305415 · UKPRN 10093934
- Formerly
- King's Norton Boys' School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Birmingham council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.