Description
King Edward VI Five Ways School is leading State Secondary school in Birmingham. This is a Selective school for kids age 11 to 18 years. Gender - Mixed
Five Ways School was founded in 1883, originally situated in a building at Five Ways – in the heart of Birmingham. We relocated to greener pastures in 1958, next to Bartley Green Reservoir. The School has always been a selective Grammar School, established by the King Edward Foundation. Originally we were an all-boys school. Today we are a thriving selective co-educational grammar school. We are proud of our rich heritage, but embrace new traditions and customs to reflect the world we live in today. They are a larger than average secondary school with 900 students in lower school and 400 in upper school. We have a clearly defined family ethos, which is modelled by all and promoted by the School Leadership Team and staff body. Underpinning our work is a strong Student Leadership, led by our dedicated School Captains. They lead the student body effectively and are wonderful ambassadors for the school.
Facilities
The Academic Curriculum
The curriculum has been designed with a focus on mastering - not just learning – knowledge, which engages our able learners in an interactive, fun way. They ensure that the National Curriculum is taught in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. Each subject discipline, selects material that covers the content of the National Curriculum and goes beyond this because of the calibre of our students who successfully grasp challenging material well.
The students complete a three year ‘Key Stage 3’ and then a two year GCSE course, before the majority continue their studies at ‘A’ Level in our Sixth Form. Typically, our Year 9 students cover the National Curriculum content in all subjects by the end of the autumn term. From the Spring term, our students are introduced to some GCSE skills and content, while still broadening and deepening their knowledge and skills appropriate to their stage.
Blending Key Stage 3 Curriculum content with some GCSE skills, we sate the appetites of our able students. We are acutely aware that students all learn differently, and some need more time or re-teaching before they have mastered curriculum content. Therefore, class teachers adapt curriculum plans, content and reorder topics for those who need a different approach to secure their understanding. We also rely on our Student Services, a team of staff and external companies who provide tuition, Sixth Form mentoring and bespoke intervention to ensure all students finish each Key Stage with the apposite knowledge and skills to continue learning successfully in the future.
Sixth Form
As part of an 11 to 18 school, our Sixth Form plays an integral part in whole school life as well as providing our Sixth Formers with their own unique learning experience. At Five Ways we offer a range of A Level courses that enable our students to pursue a breadth of academic subjects.
Features
- Ofsted Rating:
outstanding
Things to note
Music
The Music Department is located in the Eyles Music Centre, a newly refurbished building comprising several well-resourced classrooms, a computer suite, one ensemble room, six rehearsal rooms for instrumental music teaching, a recording studio, two instrument storage facilities, a music common room and a central office. Music is compulsory for all pupils in years 7 to 9. We teach AQA for both GCSE and A-level, 8271 and 7272 specifications respectively, with A-level successes helping establish our growing alumni.
Sport
At Five Ways our philosophy is participation - progression - performance. We aim to offer a broad range of sporting disciplines, designed to support those who wish to engage with the highest level of competitive team sports and for those whose interest is more recreational. Most importantly, sport is for all.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
1.88 miles
