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King Edward VI Foundation (Birmingham): how it works and its 7 schools

Unverified: the dates and scores on this page come from desk research of council, school and test organiser pages (medium confidence), and each links to its source. Admissions rules change every year: confirm them with your council and the school before you rely on them.

Key dates for September 2027 entry

Register for the test: 5 May 2026 to 26 June 2026
Test date: 12 September 2026
Results sent to families: 16 October 2026
Apply to your council: By 31 October 2026 (September 2027 entry). Passing the test is not an application: you must also name the school on your council's application form. This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
National offer day: 1 March 2027

Closing time 4pm. Morning and afternoon sessions. Results and qualifying scores released from 16 Oct 2026. Sources are tuition guides quoting the Foundation page.

Sources: kingedwardvifoundation.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk. Statutory dates: School Admissions Code.

Schools

School	Gender	First choices per place	Qualifying score	Latest published offer data	Children from outside the catchment
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Sutton Coldfield	Boys	1.6 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 229 Pupil premium: lowest score offered 210 Caveats on the school page	Yes Up to 2026 entry places went purely by test score wherever you lived. From 2027 entry boys more than 12 miles away are offered places only if places remain after Zone 1.
King Edward VI Aston School Aston, Birmingham	Boys	1.0 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 217 Pupil premium, outside catchment: lowest score offered 239 Caveats on the school page	Yes Boys from outside the catchment can get places: pupil premium boys outside the catchment are offered places (up to a quarter of places in total for pupil premium), and every other boy who reaches the qualifying score is ranked by test score after the catchment priority group.
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys Kings Heath, Birmingham	Boys	1.9 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 254 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Boys from outside the catchment can be offered places only after the catchment priority group, ranked by test score. In 2025 no places went to this group; in 2023, 2024 and 2026 places did go to high scorers from outside.
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Kings Heath, Birmingham	Girls	2.2 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 255 Caveats on the school page	Yes Girls from outside the catchment who reach the qualifying score are ranked by test score after the catchment priority group; places have gone to this group every year 2023-2026.
King Edward VI Five Ways School Bartley Green, Birmingham	Mixed	2.1 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry Priority score (224+), inside catchment: furthest distance offered 2.72 miles Pupil premium, outside catchment: lowest score offered 232 Caveats on the school page	Sometimes Children from outside the catchment can be offered places: pupil premium children outside the catchment (up to a quarter of places for pupil premium overall), then others ranked by test score after the catchment priority group. Since 2024 nobody in the last group got a place on offer day, though some did by September from the waiting list.
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys Handsworth, Birmingham	Boys	1.0 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 216 Pupil premium, outside catchment: lowest score offered 211 Caveats on the school page	Yes Boys from outside the catchment who reach the qualifying score are ranked by test score after the catchment priority group; most places in recent years have gone this way (lowest offer-day score about 215-217).
King Edward VI Handsworth School Birmingham	Girls	1.1 (2026)	Qualifying Score 205 (Foundation-wide); Priority Score 224 (for Sept 2026 entry)	Sept 2026 entry All other applicants (by score): lowest score offered 219 Caveats on the school page	Yes Girls from outside the catchment who reach the qualifying score are ranked by test score after the catchment priority group; places go to this group every year.

A qualifying score makes a child eligible; places then go by each school's oversubscription rules (often distance, catchment or score order), so the lowest score offered can be well above it. Offer data shows the last child offered a place in each group in that intake; it does not mean every child at that score or distance got a place. First choices per place: DfE applications and offers (official), latest intake. Qualifying scores, offer data and catchment rules: research, with sources and caveats on each school's page. "–" means not yet available.