School Address

Contact Information

Admissions and Administration Officer Mrs Jackie Cole

Email Address head@kechg.org.uk

Telephone (Main Office) 0121 444 2150

Website Address https://www.kechg.org.uk

Parking in the school

There are several car parks surrounding the school area, all within a 15 minute walk.

• The Red Lion, Vicarage Road, Birmingham B14 7LY (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
• Alcester Road Retail Park, 58-67 Alcester Road, Birmingham B14 7PT (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)

The Birmingham Grammar Schools Entrance Test: Overview

We provide and overview of the three components which make up the GL 11 Plus Test which is required for admission to Grammar Schools in Birmingham. The test is comprised of the four following components: English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning. These concepts are new and daunting to children expecting to sit the GL 11 Plus. For this reason, 11 Plus Hero provides a detailed breakdown on the test parameters. Please see our article ‘Selective Tests in Birmingham – The GL 11 Plus Test’ 

Overview

• There are two papers; both approximately 60 minutes long.
• Both papers are divided into four separate subsections of English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-verbal Reasoning.The Birmingham Grammar Schools Entrance Test: Pass CriteriaUpon sitting the exam, children will receive their results by October for the following year of entry; on entry in 2023, children will receive their results in October 2022. The results contain an aggregate, standardised score. Notably, your child will not be penalised if they are younger; scores are standardised in comparison to the average aggregate score across the whole cohort. Further, there is no official ‘pass mark’ for the entrance exam to Birmingham grammar schools. Instead there is a ‘qualifying mark’, calculated by examining all the marks of students in that cohort. As a result, the ‘qualifying mark’ varies yearly and cannot be predicted. However, it is estimated that the top 25% of students achieve the ‘qualifying mark’. For more information, please see our article ‘Selective Test in Birmingham – GL 11 Plus’.

Catchment Area

Applicants must achieve the ‘qualifying score’ to be eligible for admission to Camp Hill. The ‘qualifying score’, as aforementioned, is calculated by examining all the marks of the students who took the entrance test in that cohort. As a result, the ‘qualifying mark’ is subject to change and is indicative of whether students are eligible for entry to grammar school.

As a general rule, priority is given to applicants who reside in Camp Hills catchment area. The catchment area consists of home addresses within the following wards in Birmingham, but this is subject to change:

• Acocks Green, Balsall Heath west, Billesley, Bordesley & Highgate, Bordesley Green, Bournbrok & Selly park, Brandwood & Kings Heath, Druids Heath & Monyhull, Hall Green North, Hall Green South, Highters Heath, Moseley, Small Heath, South Yardley, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, Sparkhill, Stirchley, Tyseley & Hay Mills.

Additional eligibilities

While the catchment area outlined above indicates the general rule of priority for students to King Edwards VI Camp Hill School for Girls, they operate on an additional 5-tier priority basis, outlined below, starting from highest priority.

1. Looked After (or Previously Looked After) Children* who achieve the qualifying score. These children will be ranked by test score and then by distance to the school;
2. Children who attract the Pupil Premium**, who achieve the qualifying score and live within the school catchment area. Applicants in this category will be ranked from distance to the school;
3. If fewer than 38 places are filled by applicants in category 2, offers will be made to children attract the Pupil Premium**, who achieve the qualifying score and live outside the catchment area, until a total of 38 children who attract the Pupil Premium have been offered;
4. Next, applicants who achieve the priority score*** and live within the school catchment area. Applicants in this category will be given priority if they have a sibling at the school; then ranked by distance from the school;
5. Applicants achieving the qualifying score. Applicants in this category will be ranked by test score. Where scores are equal, priority will be given to those with a sibling at the school; then ranked by distance from the school.

*Children who have been, or previously have been in, the state care of local authorities

**Children who have been registered for free school meals at any point 6 years prior to the closing date of registration.

***A mark indicative of overachievement in the entrance test, inducing entry priority on a child who achieves this mark or above.