KEVKing Edward VI Five Ways School 11+ admissions

• West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test

  Shared test group · GL Assessment · Two paper-based multiple-choice papers, each approximately 50 to 60 minutes including instructions and examples, with individually timed sections and separate answer sheets

  Scores are age-standardised and weighted 50 per cent for English and verbal reasoning, 25 per cent for non-verbal reasoning and 25 per cent for mathematics. There is no single route-wide offer threshold: each partner school applies its own qualifying scores and oversubscription rules. Sitting or passing the shared test does not guarantee an offer.

  Official registration page

Eligibility

Children in the normal age range for September 2027 entry must take the shared West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test and achieve at least the qualifying score published for the school. A child with an education, health and care plan naming the school must also meet the required academic standard. Test registration and the home local-authority common application form are separate steps.

Score policy

The shared test produces age-standardised verbal, numerical and non-verbal results. Five Ways publishes a qualifying score and a higher priority score before the test. Use the Foundation’s current results guidance for its published figures. Achieving either score makes the relevant oversubscription category available but does not by itself guarantee an offer.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Published area: Birmingham: Allens Cross, Birmingham: Bartley Green, Birmingham: Bournville & Cotteridge, Birmingham: Frankley Great Park, Birmingham: Harborne, Birmingham: King’s Norton North, Birmingham: King’s Norton South, Birmingham: Longbridge & West Heath, Birmingham: Northfield, Birmingham: Quinton, Birmingham: Rubery & Rednal, Birmingham: Weoley & Selly Oak, Sandwell: Abbey, Sandwell: Bristnall, Sandwell: Old Warley.

These are the electoral wards named in the 2027 policy. Catchment applies to categories 2 and 4, not every applicant. Ask the relevant council to confirm the full home address and ward; do not infer membership from a postcode or school-coordinate distance. The shared-care home is where the child lives for most of the week. Address changes after 31 October 2026 are considered after March 2027 offers.

EHCP-named admissions reduce the places available to others; the policy expects qualifying-score evidence during statutory consultation, so confirm the child’s case with the authority. The normal Year 7 order is: care status with the qualifying score, ranked by score then distance; in-catchment Pupil Premium with the qualifying score, ranked by distance; outside-catchment premium with that score only if needed to top up category 2 offers to 25% of places, rounded to the nearest whole number, ranked by score then sibling then distance; in-catchment applicants with the priority score, continuing older sibling first then distance; remaining qualifying-score applicants, ranked by score then sibling then distance. The 25% top-up is within the intake; category 2 is not capped at 25%. Care includes previous care and adoption after overseas state care. Premium requires primary-school funding at the entrance test and an eligibility form before test day; later evidence waits until after March 2027 allocations. A sibling must share the address under the policy’s family definition and continue in September 2027, including Sixth Form. Distance is straight-line in metres from OS home coordinates to the front gates. An inseparable last-place tie, including twins/flats, uses the council’s computerised random selection if admitting all would exceed PAN. Shared care uses the majority-week home with evidence. Registration was due 4pm on 26 June 2026, adjustment requests 12 June, and the separate CAF 31 October 2026; later applications/address changes wait until after March offers. The first-term waiting list uses these criteria for qualified children without this or a higher-preference offer. From January, in-year vacancies use a new test and the highest score above a minimum standard. The policy defers numeric qualifying/priority scores to the Foundation; no number is inferred here.

For September 2027 entry. Policy checked 2026-10-01. A priority category does not guarantee an offer.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.

• Compare other schools and read the method
• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English comprehension
• Verbal reasoning
• Mathematics
• Non-verbal reasoning
• Spatial reasoning

These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.

1. 1. Shared entrance test

   Applicants sit both papers in one shared route. The papers contain individually timed sections covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, mathematics, non-verbal reasoning and spatial reasoning. Each partner school then applies its own published admissions criteria.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

CAF deadline

GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Every 11+ test's dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Fee per term

This is a state-funded school.

Fee per year

This is a state-funded school.

Published fee context

This is a state-funded school.

Inspectorate

OFSTED

Framework

Historic overall-judgement framework

Overall judgement

Good

Inspection date

28 November 2023

• Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
• King Edward VI Aston School
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
• King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
• King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
• King Edward VI Handsworth School
• Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

1. Birmingham grammar-school admissions timetable for 2027 entry

   King Edward VI Foundation. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.

3. King Edward VI Five Ways School admissions policy 2027

   King Edward VI Five Ways School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

4. King Edward VI Five Ways School inspection report

   Ofsted. Accessed 26 August 2026. Inspection on 28 and 29 November 2023.

5. Newport Girls' High School entrance-test timetable for 2027 entry

   Newport Girls' High School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.

7. Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton test timetable and score-sharing guidance for 2027 entry

   Queen Mary's Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

8. Grammar schools in Warwickshire

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

9. Warwickshire 11+ test guidance

   Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

10. Warwickshire 11+ registration timetable for 2027 entry

    Warwickshire County Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

11. West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance-test format

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 30 September 2026. September 2027 entry.

12. West Midlands Grammar Schools registration notice for 2027 entry

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

13. West Midlands Grammar Schools partner schools

    West Midlands Grammar Schools. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.

14. King Edward VI Five Ways School admissions policy 2027

    King Edward VI Five Ways School. Accessed 1 October 2026. September 2027 entry.