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Not to be confused with King Edward VI Handsworth School.

Grammar school in Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School For Boys
The school badge, featuring a Stafford Knot and Perry Bridge
Address
Grove Lane
Handsworth
Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9ET
England
Coordinates52°30′17″N 1°56′00″W / 52.5046°N 1.9334°W / 52.5046; -1.9334
Information
TypeGrammar school;
Academy
Motto'Haec olim meminisse luvabit'
Established1862
FounderJames Merrick Guest
Local authorityBirmingham City Council
TrustKing Edward VI Academy Trust
Department for Education URN143562 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherSimon Bird
GenderBoys (and girls in sixth form)
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1000
Websitewww.handsworth.bham.sch.uk Edit this at Wikidata

King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, formerly and commonly Handsworth Grammar School, is a grammar school that admits boys from the age of eleven (as well as girls in the sixth form, since September 1997). The school was founded in 1862 and is located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. it is situated just off the A41, near the junction with the A4040. King Edward Handsworth Grammar School is sometimes abbreviated as HGS. The headmaster is Simon N Bird.

In September 2017, the school was admitted into the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, where it was renamed King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys.

The school has five houses: Henry, William, Nelson, Galahad and Alfred

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Handsworth Grammar School
  • William McKay Aitken (born 1934), Scottish-born Indian writer and explorer, resident in the Himalayas since 1960
  • Kadeer Ali (born 1983), English cricketer
  • Ian Bateman (born 1961), British academic and Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of East Anglia
  • Corey Blackett-Taylor (born 1997), footballer for Aston Villa F.C.
  • Sir David Cox (1924–2022), British statistician
  • Nigel Fortune (1924–2009), British scholar of music
  • Denis Howell, Baron Howell (1923–1998), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP), and life peer
  • Eddie Hughes (born 1968), Conservative Member of Parliament
  • Jason John (born 1971), English athlete
  • Adil Ray (born 1974), comedian
  • Mark Rowley (born 1964), senior British police officer
  • Siôn Simon (born 1968), British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) from 2001 to 2010, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014
  • John Tooze (born 1938), scientist
  • Robert Weir (born 1961), English discus and hammer thrower
  • Harry B. Whittington (1916–2010), British palaeontologist and academic, Woodwardian Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge from 1966 to 1983
  • Joe Wilson (1861–1952), English footballer

References

  1. "New Headteacher - King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School". King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. Whinyates, David (21 September 2017). "See latest addition to King Edward VI Foundation". birminghammail. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. "House System - King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School". King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. "Surrey Police Museum". Surrey Police. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

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