| Motto | Dieu Et Mon Droit |
|---|---|
| Established | 1276 |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Religion | Secular and non denominational |
| Headteacher | James Lascelles |
| Founder | Edward VI |
| Specialism | Science, Languages |
| Location | Edward Street Louth Lincolnshire LN11 9LL England |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| DfE number | ???/5405 |
| DfE URN | 120701 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 791 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Tennyson, Hobart, Franklin, Smith |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
| Alumni | Old Ludensians |
| Website | King Edward VI Grammar School Website |
King Edward VI Grammar School (often shortened to KEVIGS or KEVIS) is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.
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Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire. Many of its students come from satellite villages surrounding it.
King Edward VI Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in the country. 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 21 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.
The School has an extremely active Theatre Company, Called 'Edwards Theatre Company' which annually goes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Edward's Theatre Company is open to students aged 15+. The school also offers a variety of school trips and outings, including an annual ski trip, annual music tours to many European countries, and trips to the USA, as well as day outings to various areas around the UK.
The school runs a successful Combined Cadet Force, with an Army section (afflitated to the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment) and an RAF section. It has over 100 Cadets attending weekly parade nights on Tuesdays 4-6pm, training weekends and each section attends a summer camp at the end of the school year.[1] Recent army camps include Nesscliffe and Penally, whereas recent RAF camps include RAF Saint Morgan and RAF Lossimouth. While there used to be an Army Medical Corps, it faded out of existence a few years ago (time of writing 2010) due to lack of attendance.
King Edward VI Grammar School has had many changes of character throughout its life, and has included the following: