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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.
