King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- King Edward VI Foundation
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 740
- URN
- 148684
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214648346
About this school
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 740 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 149 | 148 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 | 42.0 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 -0.41 to +0.06 | -0.31 -0.55 to -0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 40.5% | 46.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 58.1% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 41.2% | 41.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
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 Northfield School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 749 |
| 2023/24 | 748 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls compares
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls ranked 38th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46 | 9.2% | 50.5% | 740 | — |
| Turves Green Boys' School | 37.3 | 9.3% | 59.1% | 592 | 0.2 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School | 49.9 | 7% | 50.2% | 1,193 | 1.1 miles |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | 41.7 | 11.8% | 54.1% | 1,139 | 1.5 miles |
| King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys | 47.6 | 7.1% | 31.7% | 815 | 1.6 miles |
| Kings Norton Girls' School | 56.6 | 6.5% | 28.7% | 1,076 | 1.9 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)
- 50.47%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.15%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Turves Green Boys' School0.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Colmers School and Sixth Form College1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys1.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Kings Norton Girls' School1.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls ranks 32nd of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
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- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
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Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls teach?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls?
- The headteacher of King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls is Mr Neil Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls, 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 Northfield School for Girls?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls has 740 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls full?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls has capacity for 750 pupils and 740 on roll (99%), 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 Northfield School for Girls a faith school?
- No. King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls a selective school?
- No. King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls is part of KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.3 in 2022/23 and 46 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 Northfield School for Girls rank locally?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls ranked 38th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% 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 Northfield School for Girls's absence rate?
- King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls'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 10 July 2026.