King Edward VI High School, Stafford

King Edward VI High School, is a Mixed secondary school located in the Highfields area of Stafford, England. The school has a sixth form, which forms part of the Stafford Collegiate. It is a comprehensive state school admitting boys and girls from ages 11-18. The school was formed in 1977 following the amalgamation of King Edward VI Boys’ Grammar School and Stafford Girls’ High School.IntroductionKing Edward VI High School is a Specialist Language College administered by the Staffordshire County Council Education Committee. It serves mainly the west of Stafford to the Shropshire border, and admits students aged between 11 – 19 years.The school is just off the Newport Road at the top end of West Way, and is situated in a large, extensive site bordered by Newport Road, Rowley Avenue and Rowley Park.The school has traditionally taken students from Western Downs, the Rowley Avenue area, Forebridge, Doxey, the top end of the Highfields Estate and the villages to the west of Stafford i.e. Bradley, Derrington, Seighford, Haughton, Gnosall, Church Eaton and Woodseaves.There are good positive links established with all the main Primary Schools - St. Lawrence (Gnosall), Haughton, Church Eaton, Castlechurch, The Grove, Doxey, Woodseaves, St. Paul’s, St. Leonard’s and Cooper Perry - and these links ensure a smooth and effective transfer at age eleven.