King Edward VI College Stourbridge is a 16 to 19 academy based in the metropolitan borough of Dudley, West Midlands. The college is one of three 16 to 19 academies in the Heart of Mercia multi-academy trust. The college joined the trust in February 2021. At the time of the inspection, 2,320 students were studying on education programmes for young people. This included less than five students in receipt of high needs funding. Six students were studying level 2 GCSE qualifications alongside their main programme of study. Most students study a combination of three A-level subjects. Students choose from the 37 subjects offered by the college. The most popular subjects offered are psychology, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and business. Approximately one quarter of students choose to study alternative level 3 qualifications alongside their A levels. These include qualifications in finance, applied science and criminology.