King Edward's School
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King Edward VI High School for Girls is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England for ages 11-18.
Founded in 1883 on the New Street site, King Edward VI High School for Girls encouraged students to go from elementary school through grammar school and high school to university.
Selection Criteria: Selective
11+ (Year 7): The majority of girls join King Edward VI High School for Girls in the Thirds (Year 7). Each year, around 96 girls join from a wide variety of schools and backgrounds. Entrance examinations for the Thirds take place at the beginning of October, the year before entry (when girls are in Year 6). Registration opens around Easter (when girls are in Year 5) and closes two weeks before the entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of two English papers and one Mathematics paper. For more information CLICK HERE.
12+ (Year 8 & 9): If spaces are available, KEHS will consider applications for girls to join the Lower Fourth (Year 8) and Upper Fourth (Year 9). Applications must be submitted along with a copy of the applicant’s latest school report. Entrants must have experience in Latin, and either French, German, Spanish or Mandarin. Girls take Latin and two of the listed languages as compulsory subjects until the end of the Upper Fourth Following an initial assessment of the report, candidates may be invited to sit entrance examination papers in English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and two of the appropriate modern foreign languages. For more information CLICK HERE.
16+ (Year 12): They welcome a number of new pupils into Sixth Form each year. Candidates whose applications forms indicate that they are likely to meet the grade related entry requirements will be invited to an academic interview with a member of the Leadership Team and a Head of Department, which will take place during the January, February or March of the school year before entry. All offers made are conditional upon final GCSE results and candidates are required to attend KEHS on GCSE results day to confirm their final results. For more information CLICK HERE.
The fees for 2022/2023 are £5,043 per term, and fees are reviewed annually by the Governors. Fees are payable not later than the first day of each term and can be paid termly or monthly by direct debit. Click on the links below for more information:
KEHS offers Academic Scholarships to the most able girls at 11+ and 16+ at the discretion of the Principal. Scholarships are not available to girls joining the school during Lower or Upper Fourth years (Years 8 or 9).
11+ Scholarships:
16+ Scholarships
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