- Grammar school for boys and girls
- Birmingham 11+
King Edward VI Five Ways School: 11+ entry
Scotland Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 4BT
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying 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, checkedYear 7 places
180
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished 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 Five Ways School, checkedOpens a short explanationfurthest distance offeredHow far from the school the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, in one year. It changes every year with the number of children who apply, so it is history, not a promise.
2.72miles
2026 entry, on National Offer Day
Checked, source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon 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.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from King Edward VI Five Ways School 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.
Distance from home to school, in miles
- National Offer Day
Category 4 – Applicants achieving 224 and above and living within the catchment area
- 2027 entryNot known yetOffers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4,384 metres (about 2.72 miles) away. Final figure: “All offered by September”.
- 2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4,918 metres (about 3.06 miles) away. Final figure: “All offered by September”.
- 2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 5,625 metres (about 3.5 miles) away. Final figure: “All offered by September”.
How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from applicant's home address to the front gates.
Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checkedWhat the words mean
- National Offer Day:
- the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
- Final:
- how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
- Admission rule:
- schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
- N/A or “All offered”:
- no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
- No figure published:
- nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.
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
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 232. Final, after the waiting list: 232.
- 2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 237. Final, after the waiting list: 237.
Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories
- 2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 256. Final, after the waiting list: 231.
Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked
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 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories: No offers made from this category in March (250 by September)
- 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 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories: No offers in March (240 by September)
- 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: All offered
- 2024 entry: Category 5 – All other applicants not falling into one of the above categories: No offers in March (231 by September)
- 2023 entry: Category 1 – Looked After/Previously Looked After applicants scoring 205 and above: All offered
- 2023 entry: Category 2 – Pupil Premium applicants scoring 205 and above and living within the catchment area: All offered
Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to King Edward VI Five Ways School 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.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 387First-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,3305405,z,6,King Edward VI Five Ways School,180,180,152,27,1,1380,387,279,231,2.5460526315789473,2.15,253,11,Academy converter,No religious character,22.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001092,Birmingham Edgbaston,137046,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 1,380All 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,3305405,z,6,King Edward VI Five Ways School,180,180,152,27,1,1380,387,279,231,2.5460526315789473,2.15,253,11,Academy converter,No religious character,22.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001092,Birmingham Edgbaston,137046,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 180Places 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,3305405,z,6,King Edward VI Five Ways School,180,180,152,27,1,1380,387,279,231,2.5460526315789473,2.15,253,11,Academy converter,No religious character,22.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001092,Birmingham Edgbaston,137046,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 7.7Applicants 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,3305405,z,6,King Edward VI Five Ways School,180,180,152,27,1,1380,387,279,231,2.5460526315789473,2.15,253,11,Academy converter,No religious character,22.5,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001092,Birmingham Edgbaston,137046,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
March figure first; final September figure in brackets.
Source: King Edward VI Foundation.
At a glance
King Edward VI Five Ways School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
King Edward VI Five Ways School (“the school”) is an Academy for pupils
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
is designated as a selective grammar school
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 180Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
Admission Number: 180
View 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.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn 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.
King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham
4 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
4pm
Done: Test day
Done: Results
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
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
Late registration and late tests: Candidates not registered by the deadline may be tested only in exceptional circumstances and considered after the main allocation in March 2027King Edward VI Five Ways School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.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 Five Ways School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription 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 Five Ways School, checked
- Who qualifies
- published by the King Edward VI Foundation before the testSource: King Edward VI Five Ways School, checked
- Catchment
- named electoral wards in south-west Birmingham (e.g. Bartley Green, Harborne, Northfield, Quinton) and three Sandwell wards (Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley)Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School, checked
- 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 Five Ways School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- used inside categories 3-5 (tie-break) and category 4 (older sibling first)Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School, checked
- 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 Five Ways School, checked
- Waiting list
- waiting list from 1 March used for first-term vacancies, in criteria order (qualifiers only)Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Saturday 31 October 2026 is the one that counts.Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School, checked
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: named electoral wards in south-west Birmingham (e.g. Bartley Green, Harborne, Northfield, Quinton) and three Sandwell wards (Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley)King Edward VI Five Ways School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
*The catchment area consists of home addresses that fall within the following electoral wards:
View the official source - How distance is measured: Straight line, from applicant's home address to the front gatesKing Edward VI Five Ways School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.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 Five Ways School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.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 Five Ways School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.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 Five Ways School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
existence from 1 March of that year will be used and the place offered in
View 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
KE VI Five Ways uses the shared West Midlands test. Format: Birmingham guide.
Open days
Not published yet
No open-event dates found on the school website yet.
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 Five Ways School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: lodge by a March/April date published on the website; hearings normally May and JuneKing Edward VI Five Ways School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.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 Five Ways
- The only co-educational King Edward VI grammar school in Birmingham at Year 7King Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
King Edward VI Five Ways School (“the school”) is an Academy for pupils
View the official source - Catchment includes Sandwell wards: Abbey, Bristnall, Old WarleyKing Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
Sandwell Abbey, Bristnall, Old Warley
View the official source - Aims for a quarter of places to go to pupil premium childrenKing Edward VI Five Ways School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against King Edward VI Five Ways School.The source says:
until a total of 25% of places have been offered.
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
No 2028 arrangements found yet.
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
King Edward VI Aston SchoolBoys
Lowest score offered: 239 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
239
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysBoys
Offers reached 3.54 miles2025 entry
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsGirls
Lowest score offered: 255 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
255
King Edward VI Five Ways SchoolBoys and girls(this school)
Offers reached 2.72 miles2026 entry
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBoys
Lowest score offered: 211 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
211
King Edward VI Handsworth School for GirlsGirls
Lowest score offered: 219 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
219
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsGirls
Lowest score offered: 215 (standardised score (WMGS scale)), 2026 entry
215
Source: King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham, checked 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
6 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 Five Ways School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- King Edward VI Five Ways School
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
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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