Grammar school for girls
Birmingham 11+

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: 11+ entry

Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJ

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

qualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
205or more
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test, 2027 entry
Checked, source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()PANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Lowest score offered
255
2026 entry, Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories, national offer day
Checked, source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 9 Oct 2026

Your next deadline

Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()CAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days

How far offers reached

In short

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a girls' grammar school in Kings Heath, at Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QJKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: AddressChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Vicarage Road Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7QJView the official source. It plans to admit 150King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Admission Number: | 150View the official source girls into Year 7 in September 2027. Girls sit the shared West Midlands test. A score of 205King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Qualifying score (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Qualifying Score for all of the Birmingham grammar schools for 2027 entry is 205.View the official source means a girl can be considered, and a score of 224King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Priority score (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: The Priority Score for all of the King Edward VI Grammar Schools for 2027 entry is 224.View the official source gives a higher category to girls who live in the catchment area. Two things set this school apart. An older sibling at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys counts as a sibling claimKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: older sibling on roll at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys will also be included as a valid sibling claim for King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.View the official source. Aims for a quarter of places to go to pupil premium childrenKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: until a total of 25% of places have been offered.View the official source. If you would like to see the school before you fill in the council form, its next open event is listed under Open days.

Year 5 now? Dates for 2028 entry are not published yet. 2028 dates

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 205 or more in the West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

CheckedDepartment for Education (GOV.UK)9 Oct 2026

No distance figures publishedWe have not found a checked figure for how far offers reached at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls. We add each year's figures after National Offer Day, when the council or school publishes them.

Lowest score offered a place

Scores are on the standardised score (WMGS scale) scale.

Category 3 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living outside the catchment area

2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 251. Final, after the waiting list: 232.

Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories

2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 255. Final, after the waiting list: 242.
2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 243. Final, after the waiting list: 238.
2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 239. Final, after the waiting list: 224.
2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 249. Final, after the waiting list: 230.

Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 9 Oct 2026

Other published figures

2026 entry: Category 1 – Looked After/Previously Looked After applicants scoring 205 and above: All offered
2026 entry: Category 2 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2026 entry: Category 3 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living outside the catchment area: No offers made from this category in March or by September
2026 entry: Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2025 entry: Category 1 – Looked After/Previously Looked After applicants scoring 205 and above: All offered
2025 entry: Category 2 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2025 entry: Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2024 entry: Category 1 – Looked After/Previously Looked After applicants scoring 205 and above: All offered
2024 entry: Category 2 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2024 entry: Category 3 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living outside the catchment area: No offers made from this category
2024 entry: Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
2023 entry: Category 1 – Looked After/Previously Looked After applicants scoring 205 and above: All offered

Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 9 Oct 2026

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, September 2026 entry
Figure	Department for Education
First-preference applications	337First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,330,E08000025,Birmingham,Secondary,3305406,z,6,King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls,150,150,145,4,1,921,337,185,135,2.3241379310344827,2.2466666666666666,141,3,Academy converter,No religious character,28.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001094,Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley,137044,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)	921All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,330,E08000025,Birmingham,Secondary,3305406,z,6,King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls,150,150,145,4,1,921,337,185,135,2.3241379310344827,2.2466666666666666,141,3,Academy converter,No religious character,28.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001094,Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley,137044,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day	150Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,330,E08000025,Birmingham,Secondary,3305406,z,6,King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls,150,150,145,4,1,921,337,185,135,2.3241379310344827,2.2466666666666666,141,3,Academy converter,No religious character,28.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001094,Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley,137044,7View the official source
Applicants per place	6.1Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,330,E08000025,Birmingham,Secondary,3305406,z,6,King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls,150,150,145,4,1,921,337,185,135,2.3241379310344827,2.2466666666666666,141,3,Academy converter,No religious character,28.8,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001094,Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley,137044,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked 16 Oct 2026

About these figures

For a girl who is not in groups 1 to 4, the lowest score offered in group 5 is the figure to look at. On National Offer Day it was 255 (242)king-edward-vi-camp-hill-school-for-girls-2026-cat5: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories | 255 (242) | 243 (238) | 239 (224) | 249 (230) |View the official source for 2026 entry, 243 (238)king-edward-vi-camp-hill-school-for-girls-2025-cat5: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories | 255 (242) | 243 (238) | 239 (224) | 249 (230) |View the official source for 2025 entry and 239 (224)king-edward-vi-camp-hill-school-for-girls-2024-cat5: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories | 255 (242) | 243 (238) | 239 (224) | 249 (230) |View the official source for 2024 entry, with the September figure in brackets. The figure moves from year to year, and the September figure has been lower each time, as places freed up from the waiting list. Of the four years shown, pupil premium girls outside the catchment area (group 3) were offered places only for 2025 entry (251 (232)king-edward-vi-camp-hill-school-for-girls-2025-cat3: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: | Category 3 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living outside the catchment area | No offers made from this category in March or by September | 251 (232) | No offers made from this category | No offers made from this category |View the official source). These are past figures, not a target for your daughter.

March figure first; final September figure in brackets.

Source: King Edward VI Foundation.

At a glance

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in brief

All facts checked 9 Oct 2026tap a value for its source

Pupils: girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (“the school”) is an Academy forView the official source; Who the school admits.
School type: academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: is designated as a selective grammar schoolView the official source; How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places: 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Admission Number: | 150View the official source2027 entry; The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test: West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test; The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
admission authorityThe organisation that sets a school’s admission rules and decides who is offered a place. For academies and most grammar schools, this is the school’s trust or governing board. For community schools, it is the council.: King Edward VI Academy Trust BirminghamAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: There are six grammar schools within the King Edward VI Academy Trust:View the official source; Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
catchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.: A mapped area (see the admission rules); Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF): Yes, for this school; An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

All dates checked 9 Oct 2026King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

Done: Test registration opens
Tue 5 May 2026
Done: Test registration closes
Fri 26 Jun 20264pm
Done: Test day
Sat 12 Sept 2026
Done: Results
Fri 16 Oct 2026

Next: School place applications close (CAF)
Sat 31 Oct 2026in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Mon 1 Mar 2027

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

For a girl in Year 6 now, the test is done and two steps remain: the result, then the council form. Put every school you are interested in on that form, in your real order of preference, even before you know the score.

If a girl missed registration: Candidates not registered by the deadline may be tested only in exceptional circumstances and considered after the main allocation in March 2027King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Candidates who are not registered by the deadline may only be tested in exceptional circumstances and considered after the main round of allocations has been made in March 2027.View the official source.

How places are given

5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls gives places using these rules (its oversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).

1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children with the qualifying score (by score, then distance)
The policy's own words
Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who achieve the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score and then by distance from the school.
2
Pupil premium children with the qualifying score living in the catchment area (by distance)
The policy's own words
Children attracting the Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live within the school catchment area*. Applicants in this category will be ranked by distance from the school.
3
If category 2 fills under 25% of places: pupil premium children outside the catchment area, by score, up to 25% in total
The policy's own words
are offered to applicants in category 2, offers will be made to children attracting the Pupil Premium who achieve the qualifying score and live outside the catchment area, until a total of 25% of places have been offered.
4
Children with the priority score living in the catchment area (older sibling first, then distance)
The policy's own words
Applicants who achieve the priority score and live within the school catchment area*. Applicants in this category will be given priority if they have an older sibling** at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.
5
All other children with the qualifying score, by score (then sibling, then distance)
The policy's own words
Applicants achieving the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score. Where scores are equal, priority will be given to those with a sibling** at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.

Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

Who qualifies: published by the King Edward VI Foundation before the testSource: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Catchment: named Birmingham electoral wards (same ward list as Camp Hill Boys)Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
If two children are level for the last place: equal scores: sibling at the school, then distance; final tie by computerised random selectionSource: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Brothers and sisters: used inside categories 3-5 (tie-break) and category 4 (older sibling first)Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Supplementary form: Only families applying for a pupil premium place need an extra form: a Pupil Premium eligibility form, completed with your child's primary school, sent before the day of the entrance test.Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 12 Oct 2026
Waiting list: waiting list from 1 March used for first-term vacancies, in criteria order (qualifiers only)Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026
Address used: The address you live at on Saturday 31 October 2026 is the one that counts.Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

The catchment area is made of named Birmingham electoral wards (same ward list as Camp Hill Boys)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: following electoral wards in Birmingham:View the official source. Distance is used to rank girls within groups 2 and 4, and to separate equal scores in the other groups.

Priority area: named Birmingham electoral wards (same ward list as Camp Hill Boys)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: following electoral wards in Birmingham:View the official source
How distance is measured: Straight line, from applicant's home address to the front gatesKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Distances are calculated on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the applicant’s home address and a point decided by the school (the front gates).View the official source
Address fixed by: 31 October 2026King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: applications must be submitted by 31 October 2026. Applications and any change of addresses after this date will not be considered until after places have been offered in March 2027.View the official source
Siblings: used inside categories 3-5 (tie-break) and category 4 (older sibling first)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Applicants in this category will be given priority if they have an older sibling** at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.View the official source
Waiting list: waiting list from 1 March used for first-term vacancies, in criteria order (qualifiers only)King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: existence from 1 March of that year will be used and the place offered inView the official source

The test

West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

Test: West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Written by: GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry: Saturday 12 September 2026

There is no separate Camp Hill Girls paper. Girls register online via the West Midlands Grammar Schools websiteKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham.The source says: You can register your child for the entrance test from this date by visiting https://westmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk/.View the official source, and the qualifying score is published by the King Edward VI Foundation before the testKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: The qualifying score and priority score will be published on https://kingedwardvifoundation.co.uk/ prior to the entrance test.View the official source. One sitting gives one score, and that score is used for every Birmingham grammar school a family names. For the papers, timings and question types, read the Birmingham guide.

How the Birmingham test works

Open days

Next: Open Day, Thu 22 Oct 2026

Coming up: Open Day
Thu 22 Oct 20265.30pm-8pm

Source: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work: lodge by a March/April date published on the website; hearings normally May and JuneSource: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, checked 9 Oct 2026

General information, not legal advice.

If your daughter qualifies but is not offered a place, you can appeal. How appeals work here: lodge by a March/April date published on the website; hearings normally May and JuneKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: Appeals must be lodged by a date in March or April which will be specified on the website. Appeal hearings are normally held in May and June.View the official source.

What is different about KE VI Camp Hill for Girls

An older sibling at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys counts as a sibling claimKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: older sibling on roll at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys will also be included as a valid sibling claim for King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.View the official source. This matters for families with a son at Camp Hill Boys, because the sibling rule is used inside groups 3 to 5.
Aims for a quarter of places to go to pupil premium childrenKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls.The source says: until a total of 25% of places have been offered.View the official source.

Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)

Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls: Document status (2028)Not yet published by King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy (September 2027)View the official source. Until they are published, the 2027 rules above are a useful guide to how the school works, but check again before you register.

Other Birmingham schools

How far offers reached at all 8 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

Bishop Vesey's Grammar SchoolBoys
Lowest score offered: 210 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
210
192 places, 2027 entry
King Edward VI Aston SchoolBoys
Lowest score offered: 239 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
239
140 places, 2027 entry
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 3.54 miles2025 entry
Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area · 120 places
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsGirls(this school)
Lowest score offered: 255 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
255
150 places, 2027 entry
King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBoys and girls
Offers reached 2.72 miles2026 entry
Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area · 180 places
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBoys
Lowest score offered: 211 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
211
150 places, 2027 entry
King Edward VI Handsworth School for GirlsGirls
Lowest score offered: 219 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
219
192 places, 2027 entry
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsGirls
Lowest score offered: 215 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
215
Qualify with 205 or more

Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 9 Oct 2026 Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

7 sources, each kept as an archived copy

Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham
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