King Edward VI School, Southampton
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| Motto |
Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) |
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| Established | 1553 |
| Type | Independent public school (UK) day school |
| Headteacher | A. J. Thould |
| Founder | William Capon |
| Location |
Southampton Hampshire SO15 5UQ England |
| DfE URN | 116580 Tables |
| Staff | approx. 90 |
| Students | 960 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former pupils | Old Edwardians |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 50°55′22″N 1°25′01″W / 50.92278°N 1.41694°W
King Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School sometimes referred to as a public school (UK) located in Southampton, United Kingdom, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The school was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon (in 1550), who left money in his will for a grammar school for the poor. King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter in 1553 and the School opened in 1554. It is a registered charity.
King Edward's became an independent school in 1978 and accepted girls into the Sixth Form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994.
The school roll is approximately 950 pupils in the school.
The School is divided up into 6 houses: Capon (yellow), Lake (dark blue), Lawrence (red), Reynolds (green), Sylvester (light blue), and Watts (white), all bearing the name of ex pupils or founders: William Capon, Thomas Lake, Thomas Lawrence, Edward Reynolds, Joshua Sylvester and Isaac Watts. Each year the houses compete for points in order to win the Allen Grant Trophy.
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