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The King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham is celebrating success across its state and independent schools in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025, with the national and regional rankings announced today.
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls has been named the overall State Secondary School of the Year for the UK, a tremendous achievement alongside it also being the West Midlands State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence. The Kings Heath-based school tops the regional table based on its A Level and GCSE results from the summer, with these results also meaning it has risen 10 places up the national rankings from 20th to 10th for academic performance. Two other Foundation schools are in the top five state schools in the West Midlands: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (4th regionally and 21st nationally) and King Edward VI Five Ways School (5th regionally and 36th nationally).
King Edward VI High School for Girls (KEHS) has been named the West Midlands Independent Secondary School of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, with its A Level and GCSE results also putting it 10th nationally for the second consecutive year. The Edgbaston-based school is the highest-placed independent school outside of London and the South East. King Edward’s School, which shares a campus with KEHS, is the top independent day school for boys in the region. KEHS and KES are the only West Midlands independent day schools in the national top 50.
Jodh Dhesi, Chief Executive of the King Edward VI Foundation, said: “We are tremendously proud of the achievements of all our schools, those that are celebrating table-topping success today and all the others that also work tirelessly day in day out to impact pupils from across Birmingham, contributing to our aspiration to make our city the best place to be educated in the UK.
“We celebrate today’s achievements that go a long way to ensuring Birmingham is recognised on the national education map: King Edward VI Camp Hill Schools for Girls being named State Secondary of the Year for the UK and King Edward VI High School for Girls being the only school outside of London and the South East to be in the independent sector’s top 10. I send my wholehearted congratulations to everyone who has contributed to these achievements.”
Helen Davies, Editor of Parent Power, said: “The educational landscape is challenging – teacher shortages, rising student mental health issues and special educational needs, and the VAT rise – but there is also so much to celebrate from the hard work of passionate and committed teachers who are finding ever more innovative and impactful ways to boost their students and give them the very best start in life. As well as celebrating the academic excellence of the top schools it is fantastic to see how they are shaping their students to be ready for the 21st century.”
The guide can be accessed at thetimes.com/best-schools-league-table and a printed supplement will be included with this Sunday’s edition of the newspaper. It ranks schools according to their public exam results – GCSE and A Level or IB Diploma – from this year.
