King Edward VI High School, Stafford
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| Motto | Be the best you can be |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Type |
Community secondary High School |
| Headteacher | Mr J Christey |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs M Witts |
| Location |
West Way Stafford Staffordshire ST17 9YJ England Coordinates: 52°47′46″N 2°07′51″W / 52.79617°N 2.13075°W |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| DfE URN | 124445 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1040 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Churchill, Matthews, Nightingale, Curie |
| Colours | Dark Blue, Grey |
| Publication | The Edwardian |
| Website | King Edward VI High School - A Language College |
Community secondary
King Edward VI High School, is a Mixed secondary school located in the Highfields area of Stafford, England. The school has a sixth form, which forms part of the Stafford Collegiate. It is a comprehensive state school admitting boys and girls from ages 11-18. The school was formed in 1977 following the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School.
King Edward VI High School is a Specialist Language College administered by the Staffordshire County Council Education Committee. It serves mainly the west of Stafford to the Shropshire border, and admits students aged between 11 – 19 years.
The school is just off the Newport Road at the top end of West Way, and is situated in a large, extensive site bordered by Newport Road, Rowley Avenue and Rowley Park.
The school has traditionally taken students from Western Downs, the Rowley Avenue area, Forebridge, Doxey, the top end of the Highfields Estate and the villages to the west of Stafford i.e. Bradley, Derrington, Seighford, Haughton, Gnosall, Church Eaton and Woodseaves.
There are good positive links established with all the main Primary Schools - St. Lawrence (Gnosall), Haughton, Church Eaton, Castlechurch, The Grove, Doxey, Woodseaves, St. Paul’s, St. Leonard’s and Cooper Perry - and these links ensure a smooth and effective transfer at age eleven.
The school was formed by the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School in 1977. At the time, the Girls’ High School was extensively enlarged to accommodate the full range of students.
In 2017, the school's Ofsted report showed that the school is currently at an inadequate standard.
The Free Grammar School of King Edward VI was first established in Stafford in 1550 to provide free education to young boys.
In 1862 a new building was erected for the school on Newport Road and would serve as the home of the boys' grammar school for well over 100 years.
Stafford Girls' High School was established in 1907 as a grammar school for girls and was based at The Oval, just off the Lichfield Road, with some accommodation for students at The Hough Cottage (now an Italian restaurant). The school later moved to a new site off West Way, close to Stafford Castle; the modern home of King Edward VI High School.
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