King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys, formerly and commonly Handsworth Grammar School, is a

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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,

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, 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

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, 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

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Ofsted inspection report
February 2002
Ofsted inspection report
October 2009 {{Authority control Boys' schools in the West Midlands (county) Educational institutions established in 1862 1862 establishments in England Grammar schools in Birmingham, West Midlands Academies in Birmingham, West Midlands Handsworth, West Midlands