King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Birmingham council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

Selective school: Year 7 entry is by an entrance test (the 11+). Registration for the test usually closes in the summer of Year 5.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 152 families put this school as their first choice, and 146 places were offered. 64 of the families who put it first got a place (42%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

11+ entrance test

This school uses The Grammar Schools in Birmingham Entrance Test, a shared test used by 7 other schools. Your child sits one test, and the result is shared with every school in the group that you apply to.

How shared 11+ tests work

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 16 April 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1054 (capacity 1000)

Gender

Boys

Academy trust

KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM

Admissions

Selective (entrance test)

Phone

01215542794

Address

Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9ET

Website

handsworth.bham.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports