| Motto | Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense |
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| Established | 1552 |
| Type | Selective Sixth Form College |
| Principal | Mrs Sharon Phillips |
| Founder | Edward VI of England |
| Location | Lower High Street Stourbridge West Midlands (former Worcestershire) DY8 1TD England |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| DfE number | ???/8600 |
| DfE URN | 130478 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | c. 1,600 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Former name | King Edward VI Grammar School |
| Website | www.kedst.ac.uk |
King Edward VI College is a selective sixth form college, located in Stourbridge, England, in the West Midlands area. It is situated in the centre of Stourbridge, to the north of the town centre, on the side of the ring road (A491). AS- and A-level Examinations, for students generally aged 16-18.Students are accepted only on the condition of achieveing A-C grades on average at GCSE level.[1]
The original school was founded on the 21st May 1430 and was known as The Chantry School of Holy Trinity. The charter for the grammar school was granted on the 17th June 1552 by King Edward VI. In the 1960s it became a boys' grammar school, known as KES, with around 650 boys. It became a sixth form college in September 1976 due to the introduction of comprehensive education in the Dudley borough, which Stourbridge had been incorporated into 2 years earlier and most of the rest of the borough had followed suit with a year earlier.[2].
In 2008, the college was listed as 'outstanding' following an inspection by Ofsted.[3] Students are generally from within the West Midlands, coming from as far afield as Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Worcester. Background education of most students is usually from State Secondary Schools, though there are several Private institutions in the area. For example, some students come from Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School, which does not have a sixth form (this school is now attempting to become an academy). As such, some pupils attend the college between the ages of 17 and 19, instead of the usual 16 and 18.
The college's motto is the same motto as that of the Order of the Garter. Translated from Old French it means "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it".
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The college buildings are all on one site, on Lower High Street in Stourbridge. The campus is bound by the Ring Road, Coventry Street, adjacent shops on Lower High Street and the street itself, and a new housing development. All lessons take place on college grounds except for Computing, ICT, Graphics, Sociology and Economics, which are held in Medusa House - a small office block near to the grounds - and Drama, Theatre Studies and Dance, academic courses which take place in Westwood House, above the shops on Lower High Street.
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