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Not to be confused with King Edward VI Handsworth School. Grammar school voluntary aided school in Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, England| King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School For Boys | |
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| Address | |
| Grove Lane Handsworth Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9ET England | |
| Coordinates | 52°30′17″N 1°56′00″W / 52.5046°N 1.9334°W / 52.5046; -1.9334 |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school voluntary aided school |
| Motto | 'Haec olim meminisse luvabit' |
| Established | 1862 |
| Founder | Rev. James Merrick Guest M.A. |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Specialist | Maths & Computing |
| Department for Education URN | 103549 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Dr Simon Bird |
| Gender | Boys (and girls in sixth form) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1000 |
| Website | www |
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, formerly and commonly Handsworth Grammar School, is an academy 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 Dr Simon 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
- Sir David Cox (born 1924), 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, Conservative Member of Parliament
- Mark Rowley, 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
- Adil Ray (born 1974), comedian
- Corey Blackett-Taylor (born 1997), footballer for Aston Villa F.C.
References
- "New Headteacher - King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School". King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- Whinyates, David (2017-09-21). "See latest addition to King Edward VI Foundation". birminghammail. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- "House System - King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School". King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- "Surrey Police Museum". Surrey Police. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
External links
- Official website
- EduBase
- Ofsted inspection report February 2002
- Ofsted inspection report October 2009