King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston School is a single-sex Boy’s Grammar School located in Birmingham, with an Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’

Attainment 8*

Progress 8*

Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Area safety score

Number of Applicants to LA**

Applicants to LA per place

League table ranking

* Attainment 8 is a measure of GCSE attainment, and Progress 8 is a measure of student improvement

** Number of applicants is provided by the Department of Education based on School Applications through the Local Authority. This is lower than the number of test takers

School 11+ Subjects and Exam Boards:

11+ Subjects

Maths

English

Verbal Reasoning

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Creative Writing

11+ Exam Boards

GL Assessment

CEM

ISEB

SET

School Written

Exam details:

King Edward VI Aston School consists of two papers, each lasting approximately 60 minutes long

The papers are separated into individually timed sections that cover: English Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning, Mathematics, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Spatial Reasoning

This School used to test children using the CEM exam board. This is the first year they will test using the GL assessment

On your child’s application form you can select an option to share results with Warwickshire schools where your child could attend one of these school

All questions will be multiple choice and age-standardised.

Key milestone and dates:

Note: While we are confident in our research and experience, we would advise you to contact the School and Local Authority directly to be sure of key information

May 9, 2022

June 30, 2022

July, 2022

September 1, 2022

September 17, 2022

October 31, 2022

March 1, 2023

September, 2023

School registration opens

Parents must register online on the Grammar Schools of Birmingham Consortium website. Parents must also complete a Local Authority Preference Form.

School registration closes

Make sure you register before this date.

Open Day

The school holds an open day for Year 5 students considering applying to the school.

Local Authority registration opens

Indicate to your Local Authority which schools you intend to apply to.

11+ Entrance Test

Everyone who has applied to the school will be invited to sit the entrance test.

Local Authority registration closes

Make sure you indicate to your Local Authority which schools you will be applying to before this date.

National Offer Day

You will be told which school your child has been enrolled into by your Local Authority - congratulations!

First day of Year 7

Good luck to your child on their first day of Secondary School!

Catchment area:

For King Edward VI Aston School, priority catchment area is defined by home addresses that are within the following electoral wards in (Birmingham): Alum Rock, Aston, Bromford & Hodge Hill, Castle Vale, Erdington, Garretts Green, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross, Gravelly Hill, Heartlands, Nechells, Perry Common, Pype Hayes, Shard End, Sheldon, Stockland Green, Sutton Four Oaks, Sutton Mere Green, Sutton Reddicap, Sutton Roughley, Sutton Trinity, Sutton Vesey, Sutton Walmley & Minworth, Sutton Wylde Green, Ward End, Yardley East, Yardley West & Stechford. In Solihull: Castle Bromwich, Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst & Fordbridge, Smith’s Wood.

Get in touch if you are not sure if you are within the catchment area or not

School contact details:

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