King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a grammar school in Kings Heath
, Birmingham
for students aged 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Year 13). It is one of the 7 schools in Birmingham that are part of the of the King Edward VI Foundation.It shares a campus with King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, and in 1958 both schools moved from their original location in central Birmingham
to the Vicarage Road in the Birmingham suburb of Kings heath. The buildings are connected and some facilities and activities are shared, but they are separate establishments. The name has been retained from the school's former site at Camp Hill
. King Edward is a Specialist School for Maths, Computing and Languages.
, part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI
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As with other grammar schools in Birmingham, including those of the the King Edwards Foundation, Camp Hill schools admission is selective and is granted to students based on their performance in the Eleven plus exam. On average over 1000 children sit the exam each year to compete for 120 places.
building is shared, with facilities for girls on the top floor, and for the boys on the ground floor. A joint sports hall is used by both boys and girls with a separation barrier. The dining room has a dividing wall that can be folded away. A food technology room is situated between the Girl and Boys school.
In October 2006, the sports hall was officially opened, and includes two gyms, a dance/drama studio and, on the second floor, two classrooms and a 'fitness room' . The building also includes a lift for the disabled.
The house festival is like a talent competition between all the houses. Each year there is a theme and the four events (songs, quiz, dance and craft) are dictated by this theme. The events are judged by the teachers who often dress up in a themed costume. There are four competitions throughout the day: a solo and group singing exercise,a dance, a quiz and a craft competition. There are also house sports competition and house points are awarded throughout the year. At the end of each academic year the House Cup is awarded to the house with the most points.
The winners of the house cup 2010/2011 were Lichfield.
Sports Day 2011 Results
Kings Heath
Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, five miles south of the city centre. It is the next suburb south from Moseley on the Alcester Road.-History:...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
for students aged 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Year 13). It is one of the 7 schools in Birmingham that are part of the of the King Edward VI Foundation.It shares a campus with King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, and in 1958 both schools moved from their original location in central Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
to the Vicarage Road in the Birmingham suburb of Kings heath. The buildings are connected and some facilities and activities are shared, but they are separate establishments. The name has been retained from the school's former site at Camp Hill
Camp Hill
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. King Edward is a Specialist School for Maths, Computing and Languages.
Admission
King Edward is a voluntary aided schoolVoluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
, part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI
Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI
The 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....
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As with other grammar schools in Birmingham, including those of the the King Edwards Foundation, Camp Hill schools admission is selective and is granted to students based on their performance in the Eleven plus exam. On average over 1000 children sit the exam each year to compete for 120 places.
Curriculum
All students study ICT long-course GCSE, and AS Computing is offered as a GCSE option. Year 11 students either take GCSE statistics or an FSMQ in additional maths. The school is located on Vicarage Road, adjacent to the boys' school. The school also promotes Maths and IT locally, and has recently worked with Brownies and a local charity to offer IT classes for adult learners. Pupils from local primary schools are invited into school and have taken part in various maths activities and ICT activities. Staff from the school go out and work in neighbouring primary and secondary schools. There are maths days for pupils in Year 7 and 8, along with enrichment sessions for the brightest mathematicians in KS3. An Information Technology block can accommodate sixty pupils. A new science and geography block was opened in April 2010, named the 'learning hub', or often just the 'hub'.Campus
Facilities include computer rooms, libraries, several science labs, art and design rooms, and many classrooms. Nearly all of the classrooms are equipped with smart boards and projectors. The former boy's gym serves as the school library, the wing where the English department is placed, and a Sixth Form study area.Sharing the site with the boys' school, some major music events such as concerts, and occasional drama activities, such as plays and musicals are jointly produced. A two week timetable synchronises shared lessons for the A-level subjects such as German. Single gender activities and facilitiers such as sport and the main school buildings are not shared. The two schools share a swimming pool that is used separtately by boys and girls. The sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
building is shared, with facilities for girls on the top floor, and for the boys on the ground floor. A joint sports hall is used by both boys and girls with a separation barrier. The dining room has a dividing wall that can be folded away. A food technology room is situated between the Girl and Boys school.
In October 2006, the sports hall was officially opened, and includes two gyms, a dance/drama studio and, on the second floor, two classrooms and a 'fitness room' . The building also includes a lift for the disabled.
Houses
Six houses, Cartland, Lichfield, Meriden, Priory, Stratford and Warwick are related to the school's history. There are various house events throughout the year such has a house festival and house fair. In the houseThe house festival is like a talent competition between all the houses. Each year there is a theme and the four events (songs, quiz, dance and craft) are dictated by this theme. The events are judged by the teachers who often dress up in a themed costume. There are four competitions throughout the day: a solo and group singing exercise,a dance, a quiz and a craft competition. There are also house sports competition and house points are awarded throughout the year. At the end of each academic year the House Cup is awarded to the house with the most points.
The winners of the house cup 2010/2011 were Lichfield.
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Meriden | Red |
| Cartland | Green |
| Warwick | Dark Blue |
| Priory | Yellow |
| Lichfield | White |
| Stratford | Light Blue |
Sports Day 2011 Results
| Place | House |
|---|---|
| 1st | Lichfield |
| 2nd | Warwick |
| 3rd | Stratford |
| 4th | Cartland |
| 5th | Meriden |
| 6th | Priory |
Notable alumni
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