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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, B14 7QJ

A selective girls grammar school in Birmingham, West Midlands, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,113 pupils on roll.

Grammar school Girls Academy converter Ages 11-18 Sixth form GL Assessment

UK rank: UK Rank #16
Year 7 places: 150
Competition ?: High
Ofsted ?: Outstanding
11+ route: GL Assessment

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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls building exterior

At a glance

Key facts

GCSE rank: UK Rank #16
Sector: Grammar school
Admissions: Girls only
Assessment: GL Assessment
Places in Year 7: 150
Competition ?: High
Catchment: You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places.
Ofsted ?: Outstanding

Overview

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a highly selective 11-18 girls' grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham, with about 1,113 pupils and the wider civic heritage of the King Edward VI foundation behind it. The school describes its purpose as giving students a full range of quality experiences in a forward-thinking, supportive environment, with independent thinking, maturity and contribution to school and community at the centre of its ethos.

The curriculum is broad and explicitly academic, with main-school and sixth-form routes supported by pastoral and wellbeing provision. The official facilities list is unusually detailed: two computer suites, eleven science laboratories, drama studio and workshop, art and design centre, music centre, sixth-form centre, environmental geography hub, library, dining areas, sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite and swimming pool. That gives Camp Hill Girls a campus profile that matches its results reputation.

Co-curricular life sits across music, drama, houses, library provision, careers, instrumental tuition, leadership and community links. The sixth form has its own admissions, curriculum, pastoral and post-18 destination pages, so the 11-18 structure is visible throughout the site rather than confined to performance tables.

Year 7 admission is through the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance test, with 150 places. The route uses two papers covering English, verbal reasoning, mathematics and non-verbal reasoning, with Foundation catchment and category rules shaping allocation after qualification. Published outcomes are among the strongest in the country-level dataset: Ofsted Outstanding, +0.96 Progress 8, 100% grade 5+ in English and maths and 55.1% AAB or better at A level.

Key points

Assessment route: GL Assessment across a 2-stage process, covering English, Verbal reasoning, Maths and Non-verbal reasoning.
Places and demand: 150 places in Year 7 and High
Catchment: You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places. Last distance offered: 6.34 km.
Results: 100% grade 5+ in English and maths and 80.4 Attainment 8
Sixth form: Sixth form available with 55.1% AAB or better and 74% in higher education.

GCSE benchmark

Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Birmingham and England.

School Local authority England

Attainment 8: 80.4
Grade 5+ English and maths: 100%
EBacc APS: 7.83
EBacc entry: 87.8%

Attainment 8 trend

Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Birmingham and England.

School Local authority England

Destinations

Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Birmingham and England.

Education Apprenticeships Employment Other / unknown

School details

Sector: Grammar school
School type: Academy converter
Application: Local authority CAF
Gender: Girls only
Age range: 11-18
Headteacher: Karen Stevens
Pupil roll: 1,113 pupils
Sixth form: Yes
Trust: King Edward Vi Academy Trust Birmingham
FSM ?: 28.8%
EAL ?: 21.8%
EHCP ?: 0.2%

Facilities

Library

Extracurriculars

Drama

Ethnicity

Pupil ethnicity

Whole-school roll of 1,113 pupils; 1,108 had a recorded ethnic group.

White 11.4% Asian 66.5% Mixed 7.4% Black 8.3% Other 5.8% Unclassified 0.4%

Recorded group	Share	Category	Pupils
Pakistani	27.4%	Asian	305
Indian	20.8%	Asian	232
White British	8.5%	White	95
Any other Asian background	7.8%	Asian	87
African	6.5%	Black	72
Any other ethnic group	5.8%	Other	65
Chinese	5.8%	Asian	64
Bangladeshi	4.7%	Asian	52
Any other mixed background	3.5%	Mixed	39
White and Asian	2.7%	Mixed	30
Any other White background	2.5%	White	28
Any other Black background	1.6%	Black	18
White and Black Caribbean	0.8%	Mixed	9
Irish	0.4%	White	5
Unclassified	0.4%	Unclassified	5
White and Black African	0.4%	Mixed	5
Caribbean	0.2%	Black	2

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Location and contact

Address

Address: Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode: B14 7QJ
Area: Birmingham
Exam area: Birmingham 11+

School leadership

Headteacher: Karen Stevens

School contact

School email: enquiries@chg.kevibham.org
School phone: 01214442150

Admissions contact

Admissions team: General enquiries
Admissions email: enquiries@chg.kevibham.org
Admissions phone: 01214442150

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Admissions

Year 7 places: 150 places (2027 entry)
Applications listed: 852 applications (2025 entry)
First preferences: 309 first preferences (2025 entry)
Competition ?: High
Who can apply: You can apply from any area, but living in the published local area gives priority for some or all places.
Last distance offered: 6.34 km (2026 entry)
Cut-off score: 255 (2026 entry)
Final score accepted: 238 (2025 entry)
Published score threshold: 205 (2027 entry)
Pass mark note: For 2026 entry the Foundation published a qualifying score of 205 and a priority score of 224. Actual offer thresholds still vary by school and category, so there is no single school-wide cut-off score.

The shared Foundation entrance test and catchment categories apply. Qualifying applicants outside catchment can still receive open-category offers when their score ranks highly enough.

A published catchment map is used for the catchment-priority categories. Outside-catchment applicants can still receive open-category offers ranked by score.

Oversubscription and eligibility

1

Looked-after and previously looked-after children who reach the qualifying score

Applicants in this category are ranked by test score and, where scores are tied, by straight-line distance.
2

Pupil premium applicants in catchment who reach the qualifying score

This category is ranked by straight-line distance.
3

Pupil premium applicants outside catchment, up to 25% of places, who reach the qualifying score

Remaining pupil premium priority places can be offered outside catchment, ranked by test score, sibling, then distance.
4

Catchment applicants who reach the priority score

Applicants in catchment who meet the published priority score are ranked by sibling, then distance.
5

All other applicants who reach the qualifying score

Open-category offers are ranked by test score, then sibling, then distance.

Admissions policy

Admissions policy for 2027 entry

2027 entry

Score cut-off

Results and offers

2026 entry

Score history

2026

255

Initial offer score
2025

243

Initial offer score
2025

238

Final or waiting-list score
2024

239

Initial offer score
2024

224

Final or waiting-list score
2023

249

Initial offer score
2023

230

Final or waiting-list score

Exam and test format

The GL Assessment 11+ entrance test format

The shared West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance test applies for Year 7 entry; there is no separate school-only paper.

Assessment route: GL Assessment
Papers and stages: 2 papers
Format: Mixed format
Weighting: English 50% / Maths 25% / Reasoning 25%
Age standardisation: Published as age-standardised

Official exam resources

Past papers and practice materials

No released past entrance-test papers are currently verified here. The resources below are labelled by type.

West Midlands test guide

Familiarisation GL Assessment English familiarisation pack English General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ. Familiarisation GL Assessment Maths familiarisation pack Maths General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ. Familiarisation GL Assessment Non-Verbal Reasoning and Maths familiarisation pack Non-Verbal Reasoning and Maths General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ. Familiarisation GL Assessment Non-Verbal Reasoning familiarisation pack Non-Verbal Reasoning General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ. Familiarisation GL Assessment Verbal Reasoning familiarisation pack Verbal Reasoning General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ. Familiarisation GL Assessment Verbal Skills familiarisation pack Verbal Skills General provider materials. Match the subjects to the current test; question counts and timings may differ.

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Familiarisation WMGS familiarisation guide English, verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics Guidance GL Assessment official guidance and downloads General provider familiarisation. Use only the subjects in this school’s test; question counts and timings may differ.

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Papers and rounds

Paper 1

English, Verbal reasoning

English and verbal reasoning paper

The first multiple-choice paper covers English comprehension and verbal reasoning.
Paper 2

Maths, Non-verbal reasoning

Mathematics and non-verbal reasoning paper

The second multiple-choice paper covers mathematics plus non-verbal and spatial reasoning.

What the test includes

English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.

Science is not listed in the current published format.

Included

English
Maths
Verbal reasoning

The first multiple-choice paper covers English comprehension and verbal reasoning.
Non-verbal reasoning

The second multiple-choice paper covers mathematics plus non-verbal and spatial reasoning.

Not listed

Science

Application

Key dates

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Registration opens

5 May 2026
Past
Reasonable adjustments deadline

12 June 2026, 4pm deadline
Past
Registration closes

26 June 2026, 4pm deadline
Past
Test information released

Early September 2026
Entrance test

12 September 2026
Past
Results released

16 October 2026
Secondary application deadline

31 October 2026
National Offer Day

1 March 2027

How to apply

1
Read the 2027 admissions policy

Use the policy and catchment map to check the shared Foundation oversubscription categories before you register.
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2
Register for the entrance test

Registration opens on 5 May 2026 and closes at 4pm on 26 June 2026. Any reasonable-adjustments request is due by 4pm on 12 June 2026.
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3
Sit the entrance test and check your result

The shared Foundation entrance test is on 12 September 2026 and results are released on 16 October 2026.
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4
Submit your local authority preferences

Name the school on your secondary application by 31 October 2026 after you have your test result.
Apply via Birmingham

Official admissions documents

Admissions policy

Admissions policy for 2027 entry

2027 entry

Key dates

Admissions timetable

2027 entry

Results

Attainment snapshot

Progress 8 ?: +0.96 Progress 8
Attainment 8 ?: 80.4 Attainment 8
GCSE results: 100% grade 4+ in English and maths
Grade 5+ English and maths ?: 100% grade 5+ in English and maths
EBacc average point score ?: 7.83 EBacc APS
A-level results: 55.1% AAB or better
A-level average points: 46.69 points per entry

Where students go next

Higher education progression: 74% in higher education
Apprenticeships: 1% in apprenticeships
Employment: 10% in sustained employment

Latest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.

Subject performance

Maths: 98% grade 5+ in EBacc maths
English: 100% grade 5+ in EBacc English
Sciences: 98% grade 5+ in EBacc sciences
Languages: 97.2% grade 5+ in EBacc languages

Performance trends

Recent trend

Overall GCSE performance

This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Grammar schools England

Year	This school	Grammar schools	England
2021/22	83.8	74.2	49.4
2022/23	81.2	71.8	47.0
2023/24	82.3	72.1	46.7
2024/25	80.4	72.3	46.8

Recent trend

Average A-level result

This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Grammar schools England

Year	This school	Grammar schools	England
2021/22	A- average (48.1 points)	44.0 points	37.5 points
2022/23	A- average (46.3 points)	40.5 points	33.7 points
2023/24	A average (48.4 points)	41.3 points	34.5 points
2024/25	A- average (46.7 points)	41.8 points	35.0 points

Recent trend

Where pupils go after Year 11

This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls Grammar schools England

Year	This school	Grammar schools	England
2021/22	99%	99.1%	94.1%
2022/23	100%	98.9%	93.9%
2023/24	99%	99.0%	93.3%
2024/25	99%	98.7%	91.8%

Latest year breakdown

In education	99%
In apprenticeships	0%
In employment	0%

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Inspection

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Outstanding

Latest inspection: 18 November 2021

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form provision: Outstanding

Quick summary

Overall effectiveness: Rated Outstanding overall, the report presents Camp Hill Girls as an inspirational, highly respectful school where pupils flourish. It highlights intellectual curiosity, excellent academic standards, pupil-led activities, strong equality work and bespoke support for those who need it.
Quality of education: Curriculum plans are carefully sequenced and delivered by teachers with strong subject expertise. Pupils meet a challenging curriculum, read widely across subjects, receive top-up or extension sessions where needed, and pupils with SEND receive tailored support.
Behaviour and attitudes: Pupils are self-motivated and manage their behaviour extremely well. Inspectors describe a respectful campus culture, positive staff-pupil relationships, pupils who relish challenge and a clear refusal to tolerate bullying or discriminatory language.
Personal development: Leaders balance academic ambition with strong personal development. Pupils organise and attend many lunchtime and after-school activities, care for others without prompting, and develop a strong sense of fairness through the school's equality and inclusion culture.
Leadership and management: The headteacher and senior team are described as calm, thoughtful and pupil-centred. Teachers feel trusted as subject experts, staff act quickly on safeguarding concerns, and leaders work with external agencies when pupils need additional support.
Sixth form provision: Sixth-form students help strengthen the school's academic and pastoral culture by mentoring younger pupils. The report notes that teachers adapt learning after disruption, provide extension where needed and keep the same demanding curriculum open to all pupils.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What assessment types does King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls use?

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls currently uses GL Assessment.

How do I apply to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls?

1. Read the 2027 admissions policy: Use the policy and catchment map to check the shared Foundation oversubscription categories before you register. 2. Register for the entrance test: Registration opens on 5 May 2026 and closes at 4pm on 26 June 2026. Any reasonable-adjustments request is due by 4pm on 12 June 2026. 3. Sit the entrance test and check your result: The shared Foundation entrance test is on 12 September 2026 and results are released on 16 October 2026. 4. Submit your local authority preferences: Name the school on your secondary application by 31 October 2026 after you have your test result.

When are the key dates for King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls?

Registration opens: 5 May 2026. Reasonable adjustments deadline: 12 June 2026, 4pm deadline. Registration closes: 26 June 2026, 4pm deadline. Test information released: Early September 2026. Entrance test: 12 September 2026. Results released: 16 October 2026. Secondary application deadline: 31 October 2026. National Offer Day: 1 March 2027

What does the latest inspection picture look like for King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls?

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is currently rated Outstanding following the latest published inspection dated 18 November 2021.