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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

A girls’ grammar school in Birmingham for ages 11–18, with a sixth form. Places in Year 7 are given through the West Midlands Grammar Schools test (Birmingham).
GirlsAges 11–18Sixth form
Overview

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls at a glance

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a girls’ grammar school in Birmingham for students aged 11 to 18, with about 1120 pupils. It is part of King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham. Year 7 places are given through the West Midlands Grammar Schools test (Birmingham), and the school has a sixth form.

For September 2026 entry it offered 150 places and was the first choice of 337 families — about 2.2 for every place. 15% of all applications came from families in other council areas.

In 2024/25, 98% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged A- per entry, and 55% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 74% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).

Admissions

Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given

Test
West Midlands Grammar Schools test (Birmingham)
Set by
GL Assessment, arranged by the King Edward VI Foundation
What it covers
English comprehension, verbal reasoning, maths, non-verbal and spatial reasoning

How places are given

Scores are age-standardised. Each school sets a qualifying score and gives priority under its own policy — for example to disadvantaged children or applicants living nearby.

How to register and apply

Register online through the West Midlands Grammar Schools site between May and late June of Year 5, and name the schools on your secondary application by 31 October.

Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.

Entry scores

Scores needed for a place

EntryMeasureApplies toScore
Sept 2026Lowest score offeredAll other applicantsOn National Offer Day; 242 by September, after waiting-list offers.255
Sept 2025Lowest score offeredAll other applicantsOn National Offer Day; 238 by September, after waiting-list offers.243
Sept 2025Lowest score offeredPupil Premium, outside catchmentOn National Offer Day; 232 by September, after waiting-list offers.251
Sept 2024Lowest score offeredAll other applicantsOn National Offer Day; 224 by September, after waiting-list offers.239
Sept 2023Lowest score offeredAll other applicantsOn National Offer Day; 230 by September, after waiting-list offers.249

Scale: Standardised score (Birmingham grammar schools test). Source: King Edward VI Foundation: results and offers. Scores change every year and depend on how many children apply — treat them as a guide, not a target.

Demand

How many families apply

EntryPlaces1st choices1st choices per placeAll applications
Sept 20261503372.2921
Sept 20251503092.1852
Sept 20241502992.0871
Sept 20231493222.2858
Sept 20221503142.1877
Sept 20211502871.9754

Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.

Results

Exam results

GCSE, 2024/25 · 148 pupils

Grade 5 or above in English and maths

This school98%
England45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths

This school100%
England65%

Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)

This school80.4
England46.1
YearGrade 5+ Eng & mathsAttainment 8Progress 8EBacc points
2024/2598.0%80.4—7.83
2023/24100.0%82.3+0.967.96
2022/2399.0%81.2+0.97.93

A level, 2024/25 · 185 students

Average grade
A-
England: B-
AAB or better*
55%
England: 18%
Value added
-0.06

*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.

Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

After sixth form

Where students go next

University
74%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
10%
Any sustained destination
88%

Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (168 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.

Key facts

Admits at 11
Girls
Ages
11–18
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils
1,118 (capacity 896)
Free school meals
30.3% of pupils eligible
School type
Academy converter
Trust
King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

From the Department for Education’s register (URN 137044), October 2026.

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