King Edward VI Handsworth
| Motto | Love of learning, Pride in diversity and Excellence for all |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883 |
| Type | |
| Headmistress | Miss Clare Berry (2015-present) |
| Location |
21 Rose Hill Road Birmingham West Midlands B21 9AR England Coordinates: 52°30′06″N 1°55′25″W / 52.5018°N 1.9237°W |
| DfE URN | 137047 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 70 teaching staff (approx.) |
| Students | 963 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Navy Blue, Emerald Green |
| Publication | The Beacon |
| Website | www |
King Edward VI Handsworth School is a 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 on the site where its brother school, King Edward VI Aston School, remains to this day. In 2014 there were 801 girls on roll.
The school has been noted for being the top school in Birmingham as well as one of the top schools of the United Kingdom. In 2013, the school was placed as the 3rd best school in the country by the school's guide, beating all the other schools in the West Midlands and the other schools who are part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI.
The school was originally three separate schools: Aston (Girls section), Summer Hill, and Bath Row in the King Edward VI Foundation. On the 14 September 1911 the three were merged and the Head Mistress of Aston - Miss Nimmo - became the new Head. When the school first opened, and for many years afterwards, girls were not permitted to eat in the street and had to wear gloves on the journey to and from school. In the beginning, the sixth form was very small with as few as 6 pupils in a year. Transfer to King Edward VI High School for Girls for sixth form studies was not unusual.
The new school at Handsworth cost £50,000 to build. The architect, P. B. Chatwin designed a very modern building with a number of specialist areas which included the library and the "playroom" (a whole school common-room). As it was built on a slope, there are two ground floors, and originally the gymnasium was located in the room on the lower ground floor later used as a Music room. Since the renovation of the church (bought by the school) into a music centre, this room is now used as an ICT suite.
To celebrate the centenary of the school in 1983 a new block was built to house a meeting room and the changing rooms for the sports field. In 1997 a new Sixth Form block was built with the help of the King Edward VI Foundation fund. In 2005, the new sports hall was built, using sponsorship money from companies such as O2, and a church organ was bought by the school to be renovated and used for music studies. The school also gained specialist performing arts status. 2011 saw the building of a new library by the field; a modern building with a slanting roof and colourful window panes. This includes an mezzanine area upstairs with computers.
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