KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL SCHOOL FOR BOYS in West Midlands, Birmingham

Education Centre Information: King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Aided School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Birmingham
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/07/2011
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: Has Special Classes
Religious Character: Christian
Total Pupils: 717
Number of boys: 717
Admissions: Selective
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Boys
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Background:

Founded in 1883 at Camp Hill in city centre; moved to current site in Kings Heath in southern Birmingham in 1956; occupies typical 1950s buildings surrounded by playing fields and wooded areas. New sports hall and drama studio in 2006. Entry strictly on academic merit, based on results of verbal and mathematical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning tests; applicants from Birmingham, Solihull, Redditch and Bromsgrove. Prides itself on the breadth of its social composition, with more than half of pupils from ethnic minorities. All laboratories refurbished; new ICT/science demonstration laboratory; all classrooms equipped with LCD projector and whiteboards, many of which are interactive; music block built in 1996; sports hall planned for 2006. Rugby, hockey and cricket among sporting achievements; fixtures arranged against all leading schools in Midlands. Musical productions, art and chess are among extra-curricular strengths. Shares extended and freshly-refurbished sixth-form centre and competition-class swimming pool with Camp Hill School for Girls. Combined specialist science college and humanities college status from 2004. Over-subscribed, with eight applications per place. DfES achievement award (2003). Ethos: 'The school aims to foster a tolerant and close-knit community where all pupils can realise their full potential, work to the highest academic standards and grow into responsible adults'.