KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL SCHOOL FOR BOYS
ADMISSIONS
(Please also refer to our Admissions Policy as published on our website.)
ADMISSION AT 11
All places at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys are free; admission to the school is solely on the basis
of selection tests organised by the King Edward VI Foundation which are held each September in the year prior to entry
to the school, in other words when the applicants are in Year 6 (the final year of their primary school). Details of the
tests and test registration forms are available from the school or the Foundation Office. Camp Hill draws its pupils from
a wide geographical area and applications are very welcome from pupils who live outside Birmingham.
Number of boys who applied for 2016 entry with King Edward VI Camp Hill Boys - 691
Number of appeals - 6
Number of successful appeals - 0
The school’s admission number for Year 7 - 120
New Admissions Policy, effective from 2015 entry:
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The five free grammar schools within the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham have made a commitment
to increasing opportunities for bright children from less affluent backgrounds. This will allow us to offer up to
20% of places (24 boys) to pupils in receipt of Pupil Premium.
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As a result, each school has set a qualifying score for admission for all children. The qualifying score set for
Camp Hill Boys in 2017 will be 215. To achieve entry to the school all children need to meet this qualifying
score. Children will then be allocated places according to the following criteria:
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Any Looked After Child or previously Looked After Child (a child who is or has been in the care of the
Local Authority) who achieves the “qualifying score” will be given priority for admission for up to 20%
of the available places
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Children eligible for Pupil Premium (those who have been registered for Free School meals at any
point in the 6 years prior to the closing date for registration) who achieve the “qualifying score” will
also be given priority for admission for up to 20% of the places available.
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After this allocation, children not eligible for the Pupil Premium but who achieve the “qualifying score”
will be admitted by rank order of scores until all places are filled.
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PROCESS OF APPLICATION
1. Applications for Entry in September 2017
 Your son will have already sat the entrance test on 10 September 2016.
 You will receive the results of the test as soon as possible after 14 October; you will also be told what
the lowest score for entry to the school has been in recent years.
 You must complete the form, which you should have been sent by your Local Authority (LA), before 31
October. If you are applying to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, you must name our school
on your Local Authority form, whether or not you live in Birmingham. For further details or general
enquiries, the Birmingham Admissions and Appeals Consortium Office number is (0121) 675 0555. On
this form you must list your schools in order of preference.
Whether your son lives inside or outside Birmingham he will be allocated a place by the LA at the first
school whose admission criteria he meets. If he isn’t offered his first choice he will be considered by
his next choice and so on down the list. Please note that the schools do not know where they appear
on your son’s list of priorities. So, do not feel under pressure to put a school as first choice for tactical
reasons. Simply put the school you most want your son to go to first on the list. So, if you want your
son to go to King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, put our school first choice. If your son does well
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enough in the test (that is, he meets our entrance criteria) he will be offered a place. If not, his second
choice school becomes his first choice and, providing he meets its entrance criteria, he will be offered
a place at that school.
2. Applications for Entry in September 2018
 Your son will need to take the entrance test currently scheduled for September 2017. In order to do
so, you need to register him for the test. Registration forms will be available from mid-May 2017; they
need to be returned by the end of June 2017. Dates are subject to change, please check the website
birminghamgrammarschools.org for up to date information.
 Once your son has sat the test, the process will be similar to that described above.
 We do not anticipate another change to our Admissions Policy; however, the qualifying score may
change.
ADMISSION TO THE SIXTH FORM
We take a number of external candidates into our Sixth Form at age 16. For entry into Year 12 in September 2017 this
number is expected to be at least 20. Parents of external candidates wishing to enrol a pupil into the Sixth Form should
contact the school. It is not necessary for parents of existing pupils to apply formally for places in Year 12. Admission is
based upon an assessment of the pupil’s potential to benefit from the curriculum and facilities offered by the school.
This assessment is based primarily upon the pupil’s educational record, including actual or anticipated examination
results, with particular reference to achievement in the intended or anticipated areas of study and may include a
school visit. To achieve entry into the Sixth Form in September 2017, prospective entrants, both existing pupils and
external candidates must achieve:
 at least five GCSE subjects at A* to B or grade 9 to 6, to include Mathematics at grade 7 or above and
English Language at grade 5 or above
 at least an A or grade 7 at GCSE in order to study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics at A level
 at least an A or grade 7 is also required in order to study other subjects at A level, although a B or grade 6
may be considered in some cases
 at least a grade 7 in Mathematics for the study of Economics
 at least a grade 8 in Mathematics to study Further Maths
 at least A*A in Core and Additional Science, where this is studied, in order to pursue any Science A level
Offers of places in the Sixth Form will be conditional on achievement of these results and capacity on chosen courses.
In the event of over-subscription, preference will be given to looked after or previously looked after children, and then
those who live nearest to the school (according to the straight-line distance between home and school).
ADMISSION OTHER THAN AT 11 OR 16
In-year vacancies only become available if a current pupil is leaving the school and the school holds a list of those
interested in joining. Only those children whose parents have requested admission at the time of the vacancy arising,
or in the preceding school year, can be considered. Parents wishing to add their child’s name to the waiting list should
contact the Headmaster. All eligible candidates would be invited to take entrance tests and the place would be
awarded to the best performing candidate if he meets the minimum standard expected for the school.
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