King Edward VI School
Upper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catharine Forster
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,395
- Pupils on roll
- 1,609
- URN
- 124408
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543255714
About this school
King Edward VI School is a community secondary school in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,609 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 246 | 247 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.8 | 53.1 | 52.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.01 to +0.37 | +0.18 0.00 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 63.4% | 57.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 82.5% | 83.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 44.7% | 43.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.2 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,607 |
| 2023/24 | 1,630 |
| 2024/25 | 1,627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VI School compares
King Edward VI School ranked 5th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.2 | 5.5% | 13.3% | 1,609 | — |
| Nether Stowe School | 38.7 | 12.4% | 36.5% | 692 | 1.0 miles |
| The Friary School | 57.8 | 6.4% | 19.9% | 1,255 | 1.6 miles |
| Chase Terrace Academy | 44.3 | 9.6% | 22.9% | 1,172 | 4.6 miles |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | 37.1 | 9.4% | 50.8% | 778 | 4.8 miles |
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | 47.8 | 7.3% | 18.9% | 1,112 | 4.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.26%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.53%
- Persistent absence
- 12.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nether Stowe School1.0 miles
Secondary · Lichfield
-
The Friary School1.6 miles
Secondary · Lichfield
-
Chase Terrace Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Burntwood
-
Brownhills Ormiston Academy4.8 miles
Secondary · Walsall
-
Erasmus Darwin Academy4.8 miles
Secondary · Burntwood
Other schools in Lichfield
- Nether Stowe School Secondary
- The Friary School Secondary
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Five Spires Academy Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
- Greywood Primary Academy Primary
- Scotch Orchard Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VI School teach?
- King Edward VI School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lichfield.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward VI School?
- The headteacher of King Edward VI School is Mrs Catharine Forster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward VI School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is King Edward VI School?
- King Edward VI School has 1,609 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Edward VI School full?
- King Edward VI School has capacity for 1,395 pupils and 1,609 on roll (115%), so it is at or above its published capacity. 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.
- Is King Edward VI School a selective school?
- No. King Edward VI School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have King Edward VI School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.8 in 2022/23 and 52.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Edward VI School rank locally?
- King Edward VI School ranked 5th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Edward VI School's absence rate?
- King Edward VI School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 30 June 2026.