King Edward VI Five Ways
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| Motto | Dieu et mon Droit |
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| Established | 1883 |
| Headteacher | Mrs Yvonne Wilkinson |
| Founder | Edward VI of England |
| Location |
Scotland Lane Bartley Green Birmingham West Midlands B32 4BT England Coordinates: 52°25′50″N 2°00′05″W / 52.43058°N 2.00143°W |
| DfE URN | 137046 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 100 (approx.) |
| Students | 1,200+ |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Barker Dobinson MacCarthy Roach |
| Colours | Black , White & Grey |
| Website | www |
King Edward VI Five Ways (KEFW) is a traditional, selective and co-educational state grammar school for ages 11–18 It is located in Birmingham. 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. The name is retained from its previous location at Five Ways, at the western edge of Birmingham city centre, from where the school moved to Bartley Green in 1958.
It was first in the school league tables in 2007. Currently the school has around 1150 pupils in attendance amongst the lower school (years 7-11) and over 100 staff, some of whom are former pupils. The school is unique amongst the King Edward VI Foundation, being the only fully co-educational one. The school scored "outstanding" in every category with Ofsted report in November 2005. The school is Voluntary Aided. Parents are asked to make a 'voluntary contribution' each year of around £30 per pupil to 'The School Club'. This money is used solely to provide extras and benefits for all school pupils throughout the year. The school uses some unusual terminology matching that of other Foundation schools, such as naming site managers or caretakers "porters" and homework, "private study", though not all teachers employ these terms. The school is much over-subscribed, the ninth in the country, according to The Times, with 10.6 candidates competing for 1 place.
Established as a boys' school in 1883, part of the King Edward VI Foundation, the school's original building was that of the former Edgbaston Proprietary School, on Hagley Road at its junction with Ladywood Road, at Five Ways, approximately 1 mile south-west of Birmingham city centre. The school, designed by J.A. Chatwin was opened on 16 January 1883 by A. J. Mundella with provision for 350 boys the Headmaster being E.H.F. MacCarthy, formerly a master at the main King Edward's School. He remained in the post until retirement in 1916, and now has a building named after him at the Bartley Green site. Originally the school educated only up to age 16, Fifth Form, and to go to Oxbridge a pupil had to transfer to the main King Edward's School, at the time in New Street. However, MacCarthy's successor, Mr Barker, introduced a Sixth Form.
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