King Edward VI High School, Stafford
Encyclopedia
King Edward VI High School, is a High school located in the Highfields area of Stafford
, England. The school has a sixth form
, which has links with the Stafford Collegiate. In January 2008, the school became a specialist language college.
Notable alumni include:
Carol Ann Duffy, poet.
James Sutton (born James Cook, 31 January 1983) - an English television actor, best known for playing the parts of John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap Emmerdale.
was founded in 1983 by parents as a continuation of the Grammar school.
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, England. The school has a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, which has links with the Stafford Collegiate. In January 2008, the school became a specialist language college.
Introduction
King Edward VI High School is an 11 - 18 comprehensive school of about 1100 pupils on role of whom 150 are in the Sixth Form.Notable alumni include:
Carol Ann Duffy, poet.
James Sutton (born James Cook, 31 January 1983) - an English television actor, best known for playing the parts of John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap Emmerdale.
School history
King Edward VI High School was formed by the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School in 1977, to create a comprehensive school. At the time, the Girls’ High School was extensively enlarged to accommodate the full range of students. The historic Grammar School buildings on Newport Road were handed over to Chetwynd middle school. The selection standards for admission were then abolished. The closure of the grammar school was opposed locally, and an independent Stafford Grammar SchoolStafford Grammar School
Stafford Grammar School is a mixed, independent day school located on the outskirts of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. Founded in 1982, the school inhabits a building built by the famous Victorian architect Augustus Pugin.-History:...
was founded in 1983 by parents as a continuation of the Grammar school.