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Welcome

King Edward VI Five Ways School has a distinguished history in Birmingham and beyond going back to its establishment as a King Edward Foundation Grammar School in 1883 at Five Ways in the City Centre.

About Us

It has always been at the leading edge of educational progress yet conscious of its historic roots and traditions.

Today we are the largest co-educational state grammar school in the West Midlands offering able girls and boys from a wide catchment area (in and outside Birmingham) the opportunity to develop and fulfil their potential in an attractive environment, with outstanding facilities. We are in the top five co-ed grammar schools nationally and we pride ourselves on the young adults who leave us prepared academically, but more importantly, possessing the skills and confidence to take their place as adults in the 21st century.

Our Humanities Specialist status (the first Humanities school in the West Midlands) will bring even more benefits and opportunities in the coming years to our school.

We hope that you will be interested in finding out more about our school.

The School

The school was established as part of the Foundation in 1883 at Five Ways, just west of the City centre. It moved in 1958 to a particularly attractive 32-acre site, seven miles to the southwest of the City centre, bordering Bartley Reservoir and looking out to Frankley Beeches. In September 2003, the School completed the move towards full coeducation, making it the only mixed non fee paying Grammar School in the West Midlands. There is an intake at the age of 11 of 150 pupils per year (irrespective of gender) on the basis of performance in the entrance examination set by the King Edward Foundation. The School has around 1150 pupils on roll. In recent years, the entry has been many times oversubscribed and the school draws pupils from a wide geographical area. Applications are welcomed from any boys or girls living within a reasonable travelling distance of the school. One-third come from north Worcestershire and the Black Country. Boys and girls are also admitted at 16 into our large Sixth Form, which has 390 students.