King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

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King Edward VI Grammar School (often shortened to KEVIGS or KEVIS) is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom. Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, a small market town in Lincolnshire. Many of its students come from Satellite Villages surrounding it.

1 History

[edit] History

King Edward VI Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in the country.^{[citation needed]} As early as the eighth century schooling was available, but the oldest reference to a school comes from a passage by Simon De Luda, the town's schoolmaster, in 1276. According to records, the school was funded by the town's religious and merchant guilds, as well as a Chantry established by Thomas of Louth in 1317. 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, to secure the school's future and on the 21st of September 1551 the school was given a large amount of money and a Foundation was set up to administer it. The foundation continues to this day.

Unusually for a state school, the school has an attached Combined Cadet Force, which is linked to the 2nd Batallion Royal Anglian Regiment, 'The Poachers'.

[edit] Former Manifestations

King Edward VI Grammar School has had many changes of character throughout its life, and has included the following:

Until 1960 the school was a boys-only school.
In 1903 a girls only school was set up nearby, and the two schools amalgamated in 1965. At this time it also became a 14-18 school within the Louth Plan, which basically stated that one selective 14-18 school should exist alongside three 11-16 high schools.
In 1997 the Louth Plan fell apart and the school went back to taking 11-16 year olds.
The school adopted Foundation status in 1998
KEVIS recently became a Specialist Science College, given the title in 2003.

[edit] Famous Pupils

Captain John Smith, a mercenary and the first elected president of Virginia, famous for his relations with Pocahontas attended from 1592 to 1595.
Sir John Franklin, author and explorer, attended from 1797 to 1800.
Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet, attended from 1816 to 1820.
Chris Wright, founder and chairman of the Chrysalis Group.
Professor Philip, the Lord Norton of Louth.
Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 - 30 November 1901), explorer of the Australian continent and a controversial Governor of Jamaica.^{[citation needed]}
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden (April 1, 1822 - June 19, 1886),English naval captain and Turkish admiral.^{[citation needed]}
Team Doyobi