In 1945 the schools became direct grant grammar schools, which meant that the Governors had to relinquish some control over the running of the school. As the city grew so did the success of the School and for over a century it has been one of the country’s leading schools; the school of Burne-Jones and Tolkien, Nobel Prizewinners Wilkins and Vane, Field Marshal Slim, Bill Oddie, Jonathan Coe and Lee Child. In the summer, house activities such as the school's athletics competition, cross country races and house swimming allow further sporting pursuits. In the Shells boys take part in a three-day camping trip in Staffordshire, cooking their own evening meals. Founded by King Edward VI in 1552, it is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. The school has a 25m indoor Firing Range on which cadets from all sections fire the .22 No.8 rifle. Most famous for discovering the structure of DNA, along with Watson and Crick, his research contributed to the scientific understanding of phosphorescence, isotope separation, optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction, and to the development of radar. By 1940 enough of the new buildings designed by Holland W. Hobbiss had been built for the school to begin lessons. On Wednesday 4 May 2016, King Edward's School officially opened the second phase of its First World War exhibition in the chapel, originally opened in 2014, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. It became an academy in 2012. Background. In June 2014, it was announced that the RAF section would be disbanded due to a lack of staff as well as for various other reasons. They were used in the 1986 film Clockwise, starring John Cleese, supposedly as the University of East Anglia. King Edward's School (KES) is a selective independent day school for boys in Edgbaston, an area of Birmingham, England. Use the button below to start a new application. King Edward's has flourishing debating teams which participate in competitive tournaments at venues like the Oxford, Cambridge and Durham Unions. The school was founded in 1881 and has a specialism in performing arts. The final Annual General Inspection of the CCF with the RAF section present was held on 4 July 2014, and was attended by Air Marshal Barry North as the Inspecting Officer, as well as a number of other officers from each section. Rudkin (OE c1947-1954) has published ambivalent views of his time at the school. The Drama Society at KES/KEHS performs a junior play, senior play or musical, and syndicate play (organised solely by pupils) and participates in the Shakespeare Schools Festival (for pupils in the Fourths and Fifths). The charity, The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, is involved in education at nine schools across the city of Birmingham. King Edward's Consortium, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath (7,460.51 km) B14 7QJ Birmingham The school has also notably featured some teachers on TV, with one John Fennel famously appearing on the Birmingham series of Come Dine With Me. Registered office: Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UD. Find the travel option that best suits you. Although Association football is not played as a sport in the school, the AstroTurf pitches, school parade ground and chapel wall are used by boys at lunchtime for "Parade Ground Football" . With autumn and winter competitions in rugby, hockey, tennis etc., pupils have the opportunity to participate in team competitions. Written in Latin by Roger Dunt (1900–63), Senior Classics Master; composed by Dr. 2018–2019 Keith Phillips (Acting Chief Master), This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 20:46. This is alongside individual department field trips, such as annual Geography, History and Biology field trips along with exchanges with foreign pupils. The annual expeditions programme includes cycle tours, visits to Jordan, Ardèche adventure weeks in France, ski and snow-shoeing trips, and visits to Normandy and the Bay of Naples. The charter of the free Grammer Schole of King Edward VI was issued on 2 January 1552, and the school came into being in the former guild building on New Street. The mentoring society, with the aim of helping pupils in their studies, runs weekly under the supervision of the Learning Support co-ordinator. Jonathan Coe, novelist: his novel The Rotters' Club (2001) was based on his time at the school. The rugby match against KES's main rival, Bromsgrove School, is the highlight of the rugby season, has been played annually since 1875,[16] and is the oldest annual schools fixture in England. The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. So far, highlights include raising £250 for St Mary’s Hospice and Acorns Children’s Hospice and £496 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital through ‘Christmas Jumper Day’. KES also has its own choir, which sings at the Founder's Day prize giving, the Christmas carol service held in St. Philip's Cathedral in the centre of Birmingham, and at the Christmas and summer concerts. Hockey is available as an option from first year (Shells) onwards. The song is composed of four verses, with the chorus sung after each one. Sports became an important feature, through games afternoons, and the dominance of Classics was lessened by the introduction of mathematics and science. Completing level 2 games for both KS3 and KS4 teams winning 5-0 games meant that we won the opportunity to represent our area in the annual Birmingham School Games. A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE King Edward VII School is one of the Top Public Schools in the country. From within this new landmark building came several changes in the curriculum and ethos of the school. We are one of the eleven schools in Birmingham that are supported by the charity, the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. King Edward's School has had a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) since 1906 (originally Officers Training Corps, then Junior Training Corps, 1940–48); it is a voluntary organisation. Explore Our Website. See picture gallery and video of the highlights here. Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, Commander of the successful Burma Campaign against the Japanese during the Second World War and later Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS). One of the seven establishments of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, it is a voluntary aided school, with admission by selective examination. You can save it and continue later. [21], Former pupils of King Edward's School, Birmingham are known as Old Edwardians. In addition, the school supports two full orchestras (in association with King Edward's High School for Girls) the more advanced of which has performed such works as Dvořák's Symphony No. King Edward's School (KES) is a selective independent day school for boys in Edgbaston, an area of Birmingham, England. [10], In 2010 the school replaced A levels with the International Baccalaureate diploma. The chapel, a Grade II* listed building, was originally part of the upper corridor of the 1838 New Street school (built by Charles Barry). NEW APPLICATION. The school makes use of its extensive sporting facilities, which include a swimming pool, AstroTurf pitches (shared with KEHS), tennis courts, numerous rugby and cricket pitches (including additional training areas), an athletics track, a sports hall, squash courts and Eton Fives courts. The school buildings have been used in several film and television productions. King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls. The smaller drama studio hosts the more minor productions, such as the Middle School Drama Club. King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham is a charitable company limited by guarantee. In the first and second years (Shells and Removes), there are up to six fully coached rugby teams, but from the third year there are only three. [7] In 1976 the two schools became, once again, independent schools, due to the termination of the Direct Grant scheme by the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Water polo is the most successful sport at King Edward's. We are one of the eleven schools in Birmingham that are supported by the charity, the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to King Edward VI Five Ways School costs only £1, and the quickest way takes just 14 mins. It was the first (and so far only) school to retain the Cambridge Union Schools' Debating title (2000 and 2001). It was moved brick by brick to Edgbaston (1938–1940) by Holland W. Hobbiss, and renovated and rebuilt in the 1950s. ", Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Dvořák's Symphony No. Past tours have included Sustrans routes such as the Coast to Coast and Hull to Felixstowe. It is one of the most successful boys’ schools in this country. Originally, there were four houses, using the colours Blue, Green, Red and Yellow, but the houses were known simply by the name of the Housemaster at any one time ("Mr Soandso's House"), involving a change of name whenever the Housemaster changed. School Summary. [citation needed] The school runs a rugby tour to a major rugby-playing country every two years, the tour being open only to the 1st and 2nd teams of that year. We are committed to excellent teaching and learning in an environment where students relish the opportunities they are given to master the subjects they are studying, are willing to take risks and enjoy the intellectual challenges this brings. [11], In 2012, the Independent review of A level and IB results, based on government issued statistics, ranked King Edward's School 9th in the UK, ahead of Westminster (17th), St Paul's (22nd), Harrow (34th), Winchester (73rd) and Eton (80th). [25][26], Within the Arts, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet was one of the most pre-eminent artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. In 1951 the number of Houses was enlarged to eight, and it was decided that they should have permanent names. Harry Boot, physicist, co-developer of the cavity magnetron was a pupil of the school. He erected a new building on the same site, in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. Dozens of schools across Birmingham take part in festival inspired by London 2012. Admission for King Edward VI High School for Girls; Entrance Examinations; Independent Schools – Fee Assistance; Open Days for our Schools; Gallery; ... 12 September 2020 – the entrance test for The Grammar Schools in Birmingham. In the Removes each form has a five-day youth hostel visit in the Lake District or Snowdonia. 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The school runs a water polo tour every so often, with the most recent tour in Cyprus taking place from 23 to 29 October 2019.[17]. We offer a broad curriculum where academic rigour is enjoyed. David has been a Governor of a middle school and a first school in Worcestershire and was a Governor of Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School until 2015. [6] The schools were finally completed around 1948, although the 1950s saw a period of expansion under the Chief Master Ronald G. Lunt, appointed 1952, including the construction of a swimming pool and the building of a chapel from a specially salvaged portion of the upper corridor of the New Street building. In 2006 KES CCF celebrated its centenary Review; the Inspecting Officer was the then Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Adrian Johns. Royal Navy cadets frequently spend Friday afternoons sailing or kayaking at the local Edgbaston Reservoir. The CCF comprises: the Royal Navy section, the Army section, and the Royal Air Force section which was terminated in 2014 but was started again in 2016. Start New Application. He is the only winner of the VC from the school. The school grounds were used in 2000 to film a feature on the Mazda MX-5 sports car for Clarkson's Car Years, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, against a background of boys in the Shells playing rugby on a rainy day. [8][9] The school remains independent and is still on the Edgbaston site. King Edward VI Aston School is a multi-ethnic, selective school for boys. Heath). There is a separate building on site housing the Music Department, with facilities including a recital/rehearsal auditorium and a computer laboratory equipped with keyboard input. Unlike state secondary schools and in common with many independent schools, King Edward's does not use modern year group names habitually, e.g. In 2012 the school built a new Performing Arts Centre, of which the main space is the Ruddock Hall which accommodates an orchestra of 90, audience of over 400 and a drama studio of flexible design that accommodates an audience of 120. The move was complicated by the outbreak of the Second World War, and the subsequent evacuation of the pupils to Repton School for a short period. We would love you to stay in touch with our school so that we can keep you informed of future events and news and, of course, celebrate your next steps and future achievements. In the … A rousing song, sung mainly at the end of term. [22] Sir Maurice Wilkins was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Boys can also compete in the Schools Challenge competition, with King Edward's having won the National Competition in 2011. There is a range of around 40 groups, clubs and societies at the school, including: the Agora Society (philosophy), Visual Media Society (films, television and the industry), the Parliamentary Society (politics), the Graphic Universe (sci-fi appreciation), Junior and Senior Debating Societies,Literary Society, Dramatic Society, Amnesty International Society, Classic Film Society, Model United Nations, Programming Club, Scientific Society, Book Club and Archery. Headteacher Mr Qamar Riaz said the … As of 2019, King Edward's School was ranked as one of the top 10 International Baccalaureate schools in the United Kingdom.[2]. King Edward’s School is the oldest post reformation school in Birmingham, originally being situated on New Street and with an impressive history that dates back to 1552. The school also competes in national competitions of a more intellectual nature including chess, general challenges and debating. 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