King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
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| Motto | Quicquid agas sapiens age fortiter ex animoque ('Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might', Ecc 9:10) |
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| Established | 1551 |
| Type | Grammar school, Academy |
| Headteacher | Tom Carter |
| Chairman | Spencer Wilcox |
| Founder | Edward VI |
| Location |
Broomfield Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 3SX England 51°44′24″N 0°27′54″E / 51.74°N 0.465°ECoordinates: 51°44′24″N 0°27′54″E / 51.74°N 0.465°E |
| DfE number | 881/5411 |
| DfE URN | 136642 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 74 teaching, 62 support |
| Students | Over 1000 |
| Gender | Boys; Mixed (Sixth Form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Holland ; Mildmay ; Strutt ; Tindal |
| Publication | The Chelmsfordian |
| Former pupils | Old Chelmsfordians |
| Website | www.kegs.org.uk |
King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school with academy status located in the city 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 (years 12 and 13).
The current headteacher is Tom Carter, who was appointed in the autumn of 2014 after Tom Sherrington left in August 2014.
KEGS was one of many grammar schools founded by Edward VI. Its current form resulted from a royal warrant dated 24 March 1551, although evidence of this school exists from as far back as the 13th century, possibly earlier, in an alternative location. Indeed, the school of 1551 was merely a "rebranding" of the Chelmsford Chantry School, a Roman Catholic institution which had been abolished along with the monasteries during the English Reformation. The school was moved to its present site on Broomfield Road in 1892. Once a boarding school, it was one of many grammar schools to fully join the state sector and abolish the nominal fees. The last boarders left in the 1970s. In 1976 it admitted the first female pupil (Fiona Hook) to the Sixth Form, to study Classics.
The school has been ranked in the top 50 schools in the country in national examination league tables. KEGS was previously a Foundation School and Specialist Science College and Language College. The school converted to academy status in April 2011, but continues to have science and languages as specialisms. It is also a Leading Edge school.
In 1981 it was named by The Sunday Times as the most successful state school as measured by Oxbridge open awards. In 1998, it was rated by the Financial Times as the most successful state school at GCE advanced level in the period 1993-1998. In 2001 the school was named Sunday Times School of the Year. In 2003 the Daily Mail called the school "one of England's most ancient and traditional grammar schools." The 2015 Good Schools Guide names KEGS as the top selective state school for a number of A-level subjects, as well as GCSE History and FSMQ Additional Mathematics. In November 2006, it was judged to be "outstanding" by OFSTED.
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