King Edward VI Five Ways School

Birmingham, United Kingdom. Practice coming soon.

A grammar school in the King Edward VI Foundation, with an admission number of 180 under the proposed 2027 arrangements. Pupils sit the shared Birmingham grammar schools test from GL Assessment; for September 2027 entry it was on 12 September 2026.

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Key facts

checked 17 October 2026

Assessment and dates: Entrance test on 12 September 2026; results released 16 October 2026.
Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Assessment and dates: Registration via the West Midlands Grammar Schools website from 5 May 2026 to 4pm on 26 June 2026.
Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Places: Admission number 180 (from the proposed September 2027 arrangements hosted by Birmingham City Council; the determined version was not read).
Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School Admission Policy September 2027 (Birmingham City Council, proposed admissions arrangements PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

All 8 facts at a glance

At a glance

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Selective entry: Children must sit the entrance test to be eligible for any of the Birmingham grammar schools.
Source: Grammar Schools - Entrance Test Information | King Edward VI Foundation (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Entry point: Year 7 (main school) and Year 12 (sixth form); occasional in-year places.
Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Test used: GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers of about 60 minutes covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoning, weighted 50% English and verbal, 25% non-verbal, 25% maths; no writing.
Source: Grammar Schools - Entrance Test Information | King Edward VI Foundation (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Assessment and dates: Entrance test on 12 September 2026; results released 16 October 2026.
Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Assessment and dates: Registration via the West Midlands Grammar Schools website from 5 May 2026 to 4pm on 26 June 2026.
Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Places: Admission number 180 (from the proposed September 2027 arrangements hosted by Birmingham City Council; the determined version was not read).
Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School Admission Policy September 2027 (Birmingham City Council, proposed admissions arrangements PDF) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Regulator: Latest Ofsted graded inspection 28 and 29 November 2023: overall effectiveness Good (behaviour and sixth form Outstanding).
Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School - Open - Find an Inspection Report - Ofsted (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026
Regulator: Get Information About Schools lists it as an academy converter with a selective admissions policy, URN 137046.
Source: King Edward VI Five Ways School - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

The assessment.

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What the school says

GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers of about 60 minutes covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoning, weighted 50% English and verbal, 25% non-verbal, 25% maths; no writing.
GL Assessment: two multiple-choice papers of about 60 minutes covering English comprehension, verbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoning, weighted 50% English and verbal, 25% non-verbal, 25% maths; no writing.
Entrance test on 12 September 2026; results released 16 October 2026.
Registration via the West Midlands Grammar Schools website from 5 May 2026 to 4pm on 26 June 2026.

Source: Grammar Schools - Entrance Test Information | King Edward VI Foundation (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Source: Admissions - King Edward VI Five Ways (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

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Admissions and 2027 timeline(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
King Edward VI Foundation entrance test information(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026
West Midlands Grammar Schools test registration and centres(opens in a new tab)checked 17 October 2026

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