King Edward's School
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King Edward's School or King Edward VI School is the name of several schools, the majority of them founded during the reign of King Edward VI
. There are also schools named after King Edward VII
.
Edward VI of England
Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...
. There are also schools named after King Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
.
Edward VI
- Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VIFoundation of the Schools of King Edward VIThe Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates two independent schools, five voluntary aided selective state schools in Birmingham, England and one academy....
, Birmingham, West Midlands:- Independent schools:
- King Edward's School, BirminghamKing Edward's School, BirminghamKing Edward's School is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham, and is widely regarded as one of the most academically successful schools in the country, according to...
(boys) - King Edward VI High School for GirlsKing Edward VI High School for GirlsKing Edward VI High School for Girls is an independent secondary school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and occupies the same site as, and is twinned with, King Edward's School...
- King Edward's School, Birmingham
- State schools:
- King Edward VI AstonKing Edward VI AstonKing Edward VI Aston School is a selective, all-boys' grammar school and specialist Sports College. The school, designed by Birmingham architect J.A. Chatwin, opened in 1883 and is still located on its original site, in the Aston area of Birmingham, England....
School (boys) - King Edward VI Camp HillKing Edward VI Camp HillKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham for ages of 11 to 18 . 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 exam...
School for Boys - King Edward VI Camp HillKing Edward VI Camp HillKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys is a grammar school in Kings Heath, Birmingham for ages of 11 to 18 . 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 exam...
School for Girls - King Edward VI Five WaysKing Edward VI Five WaysKing Edward VI Five Ways is a selective, humanities specialist grammar school located in the Bartley Green area of south Birmingham, England. As of April 2008, the school has a second specialism, a specialist Science College.-Background:...
School (co-educational) - King Edward VI HandsworthKing Edward VI HandsworthKing Edward VI Handsworth School is a voluntary aided grammar school for girls aged 11–18 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The school was founded in 1883 as King Edwards Aston. In 2001 there were 932 girls on roll,...
School (girls)
- King Edward VI Aston
- Independent schools:
- King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school located in the town of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 — from Year 7 to 11 the pupils are exclusively male, although it becomes mixed in the sixth form .The present headteacher is Thomas...
, Essex - King Edward's School, BathKing Edward's School, BathKing Edward's School , Bath, Somerset, England is an independent school providing education for 950 pupils aged 3 to 18.The school is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
, Somerset - King Edward's School, Bury, Lancashire
- King Edward VI School (Bury St Edmunds), Suffolk
- King Edward VI School, Retford, Nottinghamshire
- King Edward VI School (Lichfield)King Edward VI School (Lichfield)King Edward VI School, Lichfield is a co-educational comprehensive school near the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The school is a co-educational comprehensive school maintained by Staffordshire Education Authority and admits pupils from the age of 11 , with some 60%...
, Staffordshire - King Edward VI High School, StaffordKing Edward VI High School, StaffordKing Edward VI High School, is a High school located in the Highfields area of Stafford, England. The school has a sixth form, which has links with the Stafford Collegiate...
, Staffordshire. - King Edward VI Grammar School (Louth), Lincolnshire
- The King Edward VI School, MorpethThe King Edward VI School, MorpethKing Edward VI School, Morpeth is a voluntary controlled comprehensive school located in Morpeth, Northumberland, England.-History:The refoundation of the school is frequently associated with William Turner King Edward VI School, Morpeth is a voluntary controlled comprehensive school located in...
, Northumberland - King Edward VI College, NuneatonKing Edward VI College, NuneatonKing Edward VI College is a sixth form college located in Nuneaton, England, in Warwickshire. Currently, it teaches subjects in preparation for AS and A-level Examinations, for students generally aged sixteen to eighteen.-Grammar school:...
, Warwickshire, formerly King Edward VI Grammar School - King Edward VI School, SouthamptonKing Edward VI School, SouthamptonKing Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon , who...
, Hampshire - King Edward VI Grammar School, Spilsby, Lincolnshire: see King Edward VI Humanities CollegeKing Edward VI Humanities CollegeKing Edward VI Humanities College, is a coeducational bi-lateral secondary school, sixth form college and specialist Humanities College located in Spilsby, Lincolnshire for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen....
- King Edward VI College, Stourbridge
- King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-AvonKing Edward VI School Stratford-upon-AvonKing Edward VI School is a voluntary aided boys grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England...
, Warwickshire - which William Shakespeare attended - King Edward's School, WitleyKing Edward's School, WitleyKing Edward's School, Witley is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1553 by King Edward VI and Nicholas Ridley. The School is located in the village of Wormley , Surrey, England, having moved to its present location in 1867. The School became fully co-educational in 1952...
, near Godalming in Surrey - King Edward's School, Yeovil, Somerset
- King Edward VI Community CollegeKing Edward VI Community CollegeKing Edward VI Community College is a secondary school in Totnes, Devon, England. The College enjoy a favoured open site in the Dart valley amidst the rolling South Hams countryside...
, Totnes, Devon
- Norwich SchoolNorwich School (educational institution)Norwich School is an independent school located in Norwich, United Kingdom. It is one of the oldest schools in the world, with a traceable history to 1096, and is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.It is a fee-paying, co-educational day school and has one of the best...
in Norwich, Norfolk, previously King Edward VI’s Grammar School - Sherborne SchoolSherborne SchoolSherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
, Dorset, is also known as King Edward's School
Edward VII
- King Edward VII School (King's Lynn), Norfolk
- King Edward VII and Queen Mary SchoolKing Edward VII and Queen Mary SchoolKing Edward VII and Queen Mary School is an HMC Independent Co-educational school in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England.The Lytham Schools Foundation was established in 1719 after a flood disaster in the town. In 1908, one hundred and eighty-nine years after the Foundation's initial formation,...
, Lytham - King Edward VII School (Melton Mowbray)King Edward VII School (Melton Mowbray)King Edward VII School was an LEA maintained 11-19 comprehensive secondary school in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom which closed in 2011. The school is situated on a green field site on the edge of Melton Mowbray. Formerly, the school was a public grammar school...
, Leicestershire - King Edward VII School (Sheffield)King Edward VII School (Sheffield)King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
, South Yorkshire
Elsewhere
- King Edward VII School (Johannesburg) in Gauteng, South Africa
- King Edward Technical CollegeKing Edward Technical CollegeKing Edward Technical College is the former name for a school and technical college in Dunedin, New Zealand, which was established as the Dunedin Technical School in 1889. It renamed itself the King Edward Technical College after King Edward VII, and new buildings on Stuart Street officially opened...
, Dunedin, New Zealand - King Edward VII School (Taiping)King Edward VII School (Taiping)King Edward VII School is a premier school located in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is a premier school. It is also a Smart School which emphasize in the use of Information Technology in academic classes....
, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia