Southampton Grammar School
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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 (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational independent or public school founded in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 1553.
The school was founded at the request of William Capon, who bequeathed 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. 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. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and is a registered charity. The school roll is approximately 950 pupils in the school.
King Edward's was founded in 1553 when King Edward VI signed the necessary Royal Charter for a school to be built out of the proceeds of the will of William Capon, who had died in 1550 and bequeathed money for a grammar school for the poor. The school opened in 1554; it became an independent school in 1978, and accepted girls into the sixth form in 1983. It became a fully co-educational school in 1994. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
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