King Edward VI School
Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Master
- Mr Neal Parker
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,010
- Pupils on roll
- 989
- URN
- 116580
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380704561
About this school
King Edward VI School is an independent school in Southampton. It teaches children aged 10 to 19 and has 989 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected King Edward VI School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
King Edward VI School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1995, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 153 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King Edward VI School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.8 | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.3 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 15.9 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 987 |
| 2023/24 | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 992 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 205
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Avenue School0.6 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
The Gregg Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
The Polygon School0.9 miles
Special schools · Southampton
-
Southampton Hospital School0.9 miles
Academies · Southampton
-
Great Oaks School1.3 miles
Academies · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- The Gregg School Independent schools
- Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Nursery
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VI School teach?
- King Edward VI School teaches children aged 10 to 19. It is an independent school in Southampton.
- Who is the head master of King Edward VI School?
- The head master of King Edward VI School is Mr Neal Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King Edward VI School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King Edward VI School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is King Edward VI School?
- King Edward VI School has 989 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 19.
- Is King Edward VI School full?
- King Edward VI School has capacity for 1,010 pupils and 989 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King Edward VI School a faith school?
- No. King Edward VI School has no designated religious character.
- How have King Edward VI School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 14.8 in 2022/23 and 15.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King Edward VI School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VI School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.