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King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy

Details

Age Range11-18 years
GenderGirls
TypeAcademy, Academy converter
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
Local AuthorityBirmingham
AddressChurch Lane, B20 2HL
School Websitewww.hwga.org.uk
Telephone1215548122
URN138937

School Census

Total 1014
Girls/Boys 1014/0
Girls/Boys Ratio 100.0%/0.0%
% pupils where English not first language 56.6%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals 373
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support 7.1%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 22/05/2014 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.

Start DateOfsted Rating
22/05/2014 Outstanding
26/01/2011 Good
Inspection Date 22/05/2014
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Outstanding
Inspection Date 26/01/2011
Quality of Education No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes No Judgement
Personal Development No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management Outstanding
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
Inspection DateInspection TypeInspection Report
11 March 2025School inspectionView
22 October 2019Monitoring visitView
22 May 2014Full inspection: OutstandingView
02 November 2012Academy conversion letterView

Secondary Results

Secondary Results 2024
TypeScore
Attainment 8 score 50
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.00%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 64.40%
Entering EBacc 53.10%
EBacc average point score 4.56
Progress 8 0.43
Secondary Results 2023
TypeScore
Attainment 8 score 48.6
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 49%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 63%
Entering EBacc 18%
EBacc average point score 4.02
Progress 8 0.48
Secondary Results 2022
TypeScore
Attainment 8 score 51
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 68%
Entering EBacc -
EBacc average point score 4.24
Progress 8 0.56

Secondary Admissions

first preference v offers 1.19%
Total Applications564
As first preference156
As second preference120
As third preference94
Total Offers Made174
first preference offers131
second preference offers32
third preference offers8
first preference v offers 1.17%
Total Applications543
As first preference149
As second preference104
As third preference83
Total Offers Made175
first preference offers127
second preference offers25
third preference offers13
first preference v offers 1.06%
Total Applications516
As first preference135
As second preference106
As third preference80
Total Offers Made174
first preference offers127
second preference offers25
third preference offers10
first preference v offers 1.12%
Total Applications525
As first preference143
As second preference102
As third preference89
Total Offers Made175
first preference offers128
second preference offers26
third preference offers13
first preference v offers 1.44%
Total Applications598
As first preference168
As second preference119
As third preference106
Total Offers Made159
first preference offers117
second preference offers20
third preference offers11
first preference v offers 1.67%
Total Applications772
As first preference175
As second preference154
As third preference134
Total Offers Made160
first preference offers105
second preference offers19
third preference offers19
first preference v offers 1.36%
Total Applications697
As first preference141
As second preference119
As third preference132
Total Offers Made159
first preference offers104
second preference offers27
third preference offers16
first preference v offers 1.38%
Total Applications613
As first preference146
As second preference125
As third preference113
Total Offers Made160
first preference offers106
second preference offers26
third preference offers12
first preference v offers 1.33%
Total Applications559
As first preference146
As second preference132
As third preference99
Total Offers Made160
first preference offers110
second preference offers30
third preference offers10
first preference v offers 1.21%
Total Applications511
As first preference117
As second preference108
As third preference98
Total Offers Made150
first preference offers97
second preference offers28
third preference offers14
first preference v offers 1.36%
Total Applications470
As first preference124
As second preference101
As third preference96
Total Offers Made140
first preference offers91
second preference offers30
third preference offers14

Ethnicity

time period 2023-24
pakistani ethnic origin
36.3%
bangladeshi ethnic origin
15.7%
african ethnic origin
12%
indian ethnic origin
10.5%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
7%
caribbean ethnic origin
4.9%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
2.6%
any other black background ethnic origin
2%
any other white background ethnic origin
1.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin
1.4%
white and asian ethnic origin
0.9%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
0.7%
time period 2022-23
pakistani ethnic origin
37.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin
17.1%
african ethnic origin
11.6%
indian ethnic origin
10.7%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin
6.6%
caribbean ethnic origin
4.8%
any other black background ethnic origin
2.3%
any other mixed background ethnic origin
1.8%
any other white background ethnic origin
1.6%
any other asian background ethnic origin
1.4%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin
1.1%
white and asian ethnic origin
0.8%

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