KING EDWARD VI HIGH SCHOOL in Staffordshire, Stafford

Education Centre Information: King Edward VI High School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Staffordshire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 879
Number of boys: 473
Number of girls: 406
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

King Edward VI High School is a co-educational comprehensive day school administered by the Staffordshire County Council Education Committee. It serves mainly the west of Stafford to the Shropshire border. 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 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. There are good positive links established with all the main primary schools. There are eight fully equipped computer rooms within the school. The sports facilities of the school are excellent and include, two soccer pitches, a rugby pitch, a cricket wicket, all-weather athletics areas, 10 tennis courts, seven netball courts, a gymnasium and a large sports hall. The school has a long and successful tradition of Post-16 educational achievement. The collaborative arrangement with the other Stafford schools, the Chetwynd Centre and Stafford College, enables an extensive range of subjects to be offered. The school aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills, to motivate students, to develop positive relationships at all levels and to establish framework within which the growth of the whole individual is fostered.