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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a selective grammar school for boys in Kings Heath, Birmingham, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the West Midlands Grammar Schools partnership test, set by GL Assessment, in which a standardised score of 205 or above is the qualifying standard. It is one of the grammar schools of the King Edward VI Foundation in Birmingham.

RegionWest Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN137045

The exam

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6, on a Saturday (September 2027)

Results: Mid-October 2027 — results are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Mid-September of Year 6, on a Saturday (September 2026)

Results: Mid-October 2026 — results are published to parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

Catchment applies

The King Edward VI Foundation schools operate catchment areas: in-catchment children who reach the priority score are offered places ahead of out-of-catchment children, who are ranked by score. Looked-after children have statutory priority.

Read the school's admissions policy

Admissions in numbers

Entry yearQualifying scoreNotes & source
2026Lowest score offered on National Offer Day 2026 in the final (“all other applicants”) category: 254King Edward VI Foundation figures for September 2026 entry, as reported by David Bell Education. Category-specific: looked-after, Pupil Premium and catchment-priority categories were offered at lower scores. Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2026Qualifying score 205; priority score 224 (West Midlands Grammar Schools partnership test)One shared partnership test (GL Assessment) for the Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Warwickshire and Shropshire grammar schools in the partnership; 205 makes a child eligible, 224 is the priority score used in catchment categories. Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 75.7; 96.6% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.01 (average grade A-); 61.7% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 83.3; 100% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 47.03 (average grade A-)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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