King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
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| Motto | Dieu Et Mon Droit (God and my right) |
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| Established | 1883 |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Linda Johnson (2012-) |
| Location |
Vicarage Road Kings Heath, Birmingham West Midlands B14 7QJ England Coordinates: 52°25′47″N 1°54′10″W / 52.42964°N 1.90289°W |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Students | 950 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Ofsted | 103553 |
| Website | King Edward VI Camp Hill School For Girls |
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), consistently achieving top positions in national Performance Tables of examination results, It is one of the 7 schools in Birmingham that are part 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 voluntary aided school, part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. As with other grammar schools in Birmingham, including those of the King Edwards Foundation, Camp Hill schools admission is selective and is granted to students based on their performance in the Eleven plus exam - pupils are admitted on the basis of a combined score in two tests. On average over 1200 children sit the exam each year to compete for 150 places for Year 7 entry. Entry in other years is also available, this is done by entrance examination too. In addition, girls join the Sixth Form from a range of other schools. The school community numbers about 950 pupils and about 100 teachers and associate staff.
All National Curriculum subjects are studied, and the curriculum is enhanced to provide creative opportunities in drama and dance and support for all aspects of personal development in PSHE. From early on, the sciences are taught separately to support the large number of pupils who choose biology, chemistry and physics as A level options. Teaching groups are of the same age and, generally, of mixed ability. As in all secondary schools, pupils sit most of their GCSE Examinations in Year 11, although more flexible pathways enable early entry in some disciplines, for example Mathematics. Pupils currently take ten, eleven or twelve GCSEs, and up to five A levels in Year 13.
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