King Edward VI High School
Westway, Stafford, ST17 9YJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WALTON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Christey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Walton Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 646
- URN
- 149328
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785258546
About this school
King Edward VI High School is a secondary academy in Stafford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 646 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 149 | 121 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | 39.2 | 33.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.53 -0.80 to -0.26 | -0.34 -0.58 to -0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 30.2% | 16.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 49.7% | 41.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 7.4% | 0.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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 High 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 | 38.7 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.4 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 654 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VI High School compares
King Edward VI High School ranked 54th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.4 | 7.4% | 34.9% | 646 | — |
| Blessed William Howard Catholic School | 52 | 6.3% | 22.2% | 950 | 0.4 miles |
| Stafford Manor High School | 30.6 | 11.4% | 48.1% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
| Sir Graham Balfour High School | 45 | 8.8% | 21.3% | 1,003 | 2.3 miles |
| Walton High School | 50.6 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 1,262 | 2.6 miles |
| The Weston Road Academy | 44.7 | 8.2% | 20.3% | 978 | 2.6 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)
- 34.88%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 22.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed William Howard Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · Stafford
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Stafford Manor High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Stafford
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Sir Graham Balfour High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Stafford
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Walton High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Stafford
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The Weston Road Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Stafford
Other schools in Stafford
King Edward VI High School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Stafford.
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School Secondary
- Sir Graham Balfour High School Secondary
- Stafford Manor High School Secondary
- The Weston Road Academy Secondary
- Walton High School Secondary
- Wolgarston High School Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- All Saints CofE (C) First School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Primary
- Anson CofE Primary School Primary
- Barnfields Primary School Primary
- Beaconfields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King Edward VI High School teach?
- King Edward VI High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stafford.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward VI High School?
- The headteacher of King Edward VI High School is Mr Jason Christey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King Edward VI High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VI High 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 many pupils are at King Edward VI High School?
- King Edward VI High School has 646 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Edward VI High School a faith school?
- No. King Edward VI High School has no designated religious character.
- Is King Edward VI High School a selective school?
- No. King Edward VI High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is King Edward VI High School part of an academy trust?
- King Edward VI High School is part of WALTON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King Edward VI High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.7 in 2022/23 and 33.4 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 High School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- King Edward VI High School ranked 54th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% 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 High School's absence rate?
- King Edward VI High School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward VI High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VI High 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 10 July 2026.