OFSTED
30 November 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Warwickshire
Trust
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF KING EDWARD VI AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
879
879 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
173
19.7% of pupils
Male pupils
706
80.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.4 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Stratford-on-Avon
17.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.1 pts
below England
School
14.2%
Stratford-on-Avon
8.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Stratford-on-Avon
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.3%
372
Indian
22.9%
201
Any other Mixed background
10.9%
96
Unclassified
5.3%
47
Any other White background
5.2%
46
Pakistani
2.7%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
7.9%
69 of
879 pupils
13.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
83.3
44.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.21 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.40 pts
lower than
England
School
4.82%
Stratford-on-Avon
5.78%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.81 pts
higher than
England
School
18.63%
Stratford-on-Avon
13.85%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.58 pts
lower than
England
School
0.22%
Stratford-on-Avon
1.93%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.4%
11.1 pts
above England
King Edward VI School
103.4%
Stratford-on-Avon
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.