Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI
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The Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates two independent schools and five voluntary aided selective state schools in Birmingham, England.
Registered under the name The Schools Of King Edward VI in Birmingham as a charity in November 1963, it had a 2004-5 operating income of approximately £14 million, much of which is derived from extensive land holdings in the centre of Birmingham. The beneficiary schools are as follows:
- Independent
- Voluntary Aided
- King Edward VI Aston (boys)
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
- King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
- King Edward VI Five Ways (co-educational)
- King Edward VI Handsworth (girls)
[edit] History
The Foundation was created on 2 January 1552 by Royal Charter of King Edward VI together with £20 per annum returned by The Crown for educational purposes. Five years earlier in 1547 the Act of Suppression provided for the confiscation of all assets of religious guilds except an amount of land with an annual income of £21 (two thirds of the original lands) if the guild supported a school. The Guild of the Holy Cross in Birmingham had no school, but persuaded the Earl of Northumberland (also the lord of the manor of Birmingham) to release the land for the creation of a school. The King Edward's School opened in the former guild building on New Street, a site used until 1936.
The governors managed to persuade the Charity Commissioners to allow them to open further schools in 1883 and to allow girls' schools.
[edit] Sources
- King Edward's School, Birmingham, Tony Trott, 2001, ISBN 0-7524-2448-3
- King Edward High School Birmingham 1883-1983, Rachel Waterhouse, 1983
- King Edward Grammar School for Girls, Handsworth 1883-1983, Alison Thorne, 1883
