1980s. However, it remained open following a campaign by the school and has since become one of the most successful schools in Birmingham. Boys were allowed to join the sixth form during the 1980s. King Edward VI Five Ways moved to the area from Five Ways in 1958, however, retained the name. Having introduced girls in the years following 1998, today Five Ways is the largest co-educational state grammar school in the West Midlands and one of the top five co-educational grammar schools nationally. University Newman University References External links Birmingham City Council: Bartley Green Ward Follow Bartley Green on Twitter 2001 Census information: Ward profiles 1884 Ordnance Survey map of Bartley Green Wards of Birmingham, West Midlands Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands