England · Grammar school
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 137302)
Overview
- Address
- Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6BE
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 879
- Capacity
- 850
- Eligible for free school meals
- 3.1%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Grammar School of King Edward VI at Stratford-upon-Avon
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area10% of Year 7 places offered in Warwickshire for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Warwickshire 11+ (West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance test)
- Qualifying score
- Automatic qualifying score 239 (2026 entry)
- Catchment area
- Two circles measured from the fountain in Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon: an inner priority circle of 13 miles (up to 70 places) and an outer priority circle of 16.885 miles (reaching the county boundary south of Long Compton). Within each group places go by highest 11+ score.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Sometimes: Boys living outside the outer priority circle who reach the qualifying score come after everyone inside it. On offer day from 2021 to 2026 no places were offered to this group.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | inside inner priority circle (13 miles)67 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 239. | 239 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled)13 places offered in this group. | 254 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2025 | inside inner priority circle (13 miles)70 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 233. | 235 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled)7 places offered in this group. | 263 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2024 | inside inner priority circle (13 miles)68 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 232. | 232 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled)15 places offered in this group. | 252 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2023 | inside inner priority circle (13 miles)67 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 232. | 232 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled)17 places offered in this group. | 245 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2022 | inside inner priority circle (13 miles)68 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 229. | 229 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outer priority circle (after inner-circle places were filled)13 places offered. Not everyone on 244 got a place: ties were split by distance, with the furthest offered at 13.445 miles. | 244 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2021 | inside priority area82 places offered. Not everyone on 240 got a place: ties were split by distance, with the furthest offered at 16.317 miles. | 240 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 347 applicants named this school (221 as their first choice) for 87 places. 20 of 87 offers went to children living outside Warwickshire.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 87 | 347 | 221 | 2.5 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 | 84 | 345 | 227 | 2.7 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 | 86 | 350 | 212 | 2.5 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 | 86 | 339 | 229 | 2.7 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 | 87 | 306 | 215 | 2.5 | 17 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 86 | 497 | 340 | 4.0 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 | 84 | 279 | 188 | 2.2 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 | 86 | 289 | 191 | 2.2 | 29 |
| Sept 2018 | 84 | 243 | 156 | 1.9 | 21 |
| Sept 2017 | 81 | 259 | 177 | 2.2 | 12 |
| Sept 2016 | 81 | 300 | 212 | 2.6 | 23 |
| Sept 2015 | 81 | 304 | 215 | 2.7 | 23 |
| Sept 2014 | 82 | 299 | 198 | 2.4 | 26 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Warwickshire" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (api.warwickshire.gov.uk, api.warwickshire.gov.uk, api.warwickshire.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Warwickshire 11+)
- Closes 30 June 2026
- Test date
- 12 September 2026, 13 September 2026Council: registration closes 4pm 30 June 2026 (sources disagree on the weekday); opening date not found. Test run by GL Assessment on a weekend. 2027-entry results date not found (previous cycle: 17 Oct 2025 via Parent Portal, previous year only). Late registrations not treated as on time.
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 17 August 2011
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: warwickshire.gov.uk, rugbyhighschool.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Warwickshire 11+ and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (warwickshire.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 30 November 2021: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (2)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 81.1 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97.8% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 86.7% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 97.8% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 81.7 (2023/24) → 83.3 (2024/25) → 81.1 (2025/26).
90 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- CV37 6BE
- Map location
- 52.19013, -1.7072
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01789293351
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.kes.net
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 137302) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026