King Edward VI Grammar School (sometimes abbreviated to KEVIGS) is a

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

located in

Louth, Lincolnshire Louth () is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer map 283:Louth and Mablethorpe: (1:25 000): Louth serves as an important town for a large rural area of eastern Lincolnshire. Visitor a ...

, England.

History

As early as the 8th century schooling was available at Louth,Louth, LIN
GENUKI. Retrieved on 19 March 2013. but the oldest reference to a school is in a passage by Simon De Luda, the town's schoolmaster, in 1276. The Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548 placed the future of education in Louth at risk. Leading figures in the local community petitioned the King,

Edward VI Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and the first E ...

, to secure the school's future, and on 21 September 1551 the school was given a plot of land and money raised from three fairs by the king, which was administered by a Foundation which still exists today. In 1564,

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...

granted the manor of Louth and some additional property to support the school. Until 1964 King Edward's was a boys' school. In 1903 a girls' boarding school for 400 pupils was established nearby in Westgate House on Westgate, which became King Edward VI Girls' Grammar School. Both schools amalgamated in 1965 when administered by the Lindsey County Council Education Committee. Between 1968 and 1997, the school was for 14-18 year old pupils only, with the majority of entrants transferring from 3 local high schools. Although the school was selective for 14-16 year olds during this time, the school was called "King Edward VI School" (sometimes abbreviated to "KEVIS"). School male boarders lived at The Lodge on Edward Street until 1971, afterwards at The Sycamores on Westgate, and later at an old maternity hospital on Crowtree Lane next to the main school building. Girls boarded at Masson House and The Limes houses on Westgate. In 2007 the school made the news after agreeing to pay a former teacher £625,000 - the largest ever teacher compensation package - following a 3-year battle by teachers' union NASUWT, after he was permanently crippled by an electric shock caused by faulty wiring in a science lab. Previously a foundation school administered by

Lincolnshire County Council Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire an ...

, King Edward VI Grammar School converted to academy status in September 2015. However the school continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for admissions.

Admissions

Pupils pass the

11-plus The eleven-plus (11+) is a standardized examination administered to some students in England and Northern Ireland in their last year of primary education, which governs admission to grammar schools and other secondary schools which use academi ...

examination to attend the school, and many come from

satellite village A satellite village is a term for one or more settlements that have arisen within the outskirts of a larger one. See also * Satellite state References *Lund Studies in Geography: Human Geography. 1989. Issues 53–56. Page 103Google Books*Kanok ...

s surrounding it.

Notable former pupils

Official portrait of Lord Norton of Louth crop 2

* Rt Rev

William Elsey William Edward Elsey was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. Early life Elsey was born into a sporting family on 4 July 1880 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth an ...

, Bishop of Kalgoorlie from 1919–50 *

Edward John Eyre Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved t ...

(5 August 1815 – 30 November 1901), explorer of the Australian continent and Governor of Jamaica * Andrew Faulds, Labour MP from 1966–74 for Smethwick, and from 1974–97 for Warley East *

Frederick Flowers Frederick Flowers (1810–1886) was a police magistrate. Family and education Flowers, third son of the Rev. Field Flowers, rector of Partney, Lincolnshire, 1815–18, was born at Boston, Lincolnshire in 1810, and educated at Louth Grammar Schoo ...

* Sir

John Franklin Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through t ...

, author and explorer, who attended from 1797 to 1800 * Rt Rev

Field Flowers Goe Field Flowers Goe (10 February 1832 – 25 June 1910) was an Anglican bishop of Melbourne. Early life Goe was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, the only son of Field Flowers Goe, a solicitor, and his wife Mary Jane. Goe was educated at the Ki ...

, Bishop of Melbourne from 1887–1901 *

Simon Hanson Simon Hanson is an English drummer, songwriter and producer. He was the former drummer of Death in Vegas and is the current drummer of British band Squeeze. Early life Hanson's father and sister both died in a plane crash in 1983. Career ...

, drummer with the band Squeeze *

Tom Hood Tom Hood (19 January 183520 November 1874) was an English humorist and playwright, and a prolific author. He was the son of the poet and author Thomas Hood. ''Pen and Pencil Pictures'' (1857) was the first of his illustrated books. His most s ...

, playwright *

Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough Francis John Stephens Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough, (2 December 1860 – 17 January 1947) was a British civil servant and solicitor. Hopwood was born in Bayswater, London, the son of a barrister. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Lou ...

CMG CB * Jonathan Hutton, ecologist, Executive Director of WWF International Global Conservation *

Christopher Maltman Christopher Maltman (born 6 February 1970) is a British operatic baritone. Christopher Maltman was born in Cleethorpes and was educated at Warwick University where he received a degree in Biochemistry and subsequently studied music at the Royal A ...

, opera singer *

Robert Mapletoft Robert Mapletoft (25 January 1609 – 20 August 1677) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge and Dean of Ely. Life He was son of Hugh Mapletoft, rector of North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, was born there on 25 Jan ...

, Master from 1664–77 of Pembroke College, Cambridge * Nathan McCree, music producer and composer of the original ''

Tomb Raider ''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, ...

'' game music *

Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth, (born 5 March 1951), is an English author, academic and Conservative peer. He has been described as "the United Kingdom's greatest living expert on Parliament" and "a world authority on constitutional issue ...

, Professor of Government since 1986 at the

University of Hull , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

Rowland Parker Rowland Parker (1912–1989) was an author and social historian. His 1975 work ''The Common Stream'' has achieved recognition as a classic of social history. Parker was born in 1912 in North Lincolnshire. His father, grandfather and great-grandfa ...

, historian *

Captain John Smith John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author. He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first pe ...

, a mercenary and the first elected president of Virginia, famous for his supposed relations with Pocahontas, attended from 1592 to 1595 * George Storer, Conservative MP from 1874-85 for South Nottinghamshire * Charles Heathcote Tatham, (1772–1842) architect * Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet, who attended from 1816 to 1820 * Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson VC

Previous Headteachers

Herbert Branston Gray Herbert Branston Gray (21 April 1851 – 5 April 1929) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster. He was Headmaster and later Warden of Bradfield College and Chairman of the Headmasters' Conference for the year 1900. Born at Putney, Gray was the y ...

(1878–1880) *Mungo Travers Park (1880–1884) *William Walter Hopwood (1885–1900) *A.H. Worrell (1900–1911) *S.R. Unwin (1911–1917) *E.A. Gardiner (1917–1941) *Hedley Warr (1941–1958) *Donald Witney (1958–1981) *John Haden (1982–1992) *James Wheeldon (1992–2006?) *Claire Hewitt (2006?–2008) *James Lascelles (2009–Present)

References

External links

King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
{{DEFAULTSORT:King Edward VI Grammar School Louth Educational institutions established in the 13th century Grammar schools in Lincolnshire Louth, Lincolnshire 1276 establishments in England * Academies in Lincolnshire King Edward VI Schools