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King Edward VI College is a sixth form college with over 2400 students from a wide and diverse geographical area. This includes rural areas of Worcestershire, Shropshire and Staffordshire and urban areas of Birmingham and the Black Country (containing a large proportion of students from socially deprived backgrounds).
Curriculum
The college offers 36 A level subjects and a small number of applied general qualifications. All students start a programme of study which includes three A levels or their equivalent. Students follow a two year programme and do not sit AS levels at the end of the first year.
Admissions Policy
The college welcomes students aged 16-18 who achieve a minimum entry requirement of six GCSEs at grade 5 or higher.
Financial Support
So far in 2024-2025, 19.2% of the student population were in receipt of free school meals or other financial support.
University Destinations
At the end of the 2023-24 academic year, 73.4% of leavers progressed directly to university (25 of which progressed to OxBridge in September 2024); 36% of these progressed to the Sutton top 30 most selective higher education institutions.
Degree Apprenticeships
We recognise the increasingly complicated and competitive nature of degree apprenticeship applications, and so these are supported by Aspire and Careers on an individual basis.
