King Edward VI Camp Hill
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| King Edward VI Camp Hill. | |
| Type | Voluntary aided grammar school |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Headteacher | Mr J V Darby BA NPQH (boys) Mrs Drucilla James (girls) |
| Specialism | Science College Humanities College Vocational College (boys) Mathematics and Computing College (girls) |
| Location | Vicarage Road Kings Heath Birmingham West Midlands B14 7QJ England |
| LEA | Birmingham |
| Students | 699 (boys) 864 (girls) |
| Gender | Boys/Girls |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Ofsted number | 103554 (boys) 103553 (girls) |
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (grid reference SP067813) are a pair of grammar schools in Kings Heath, Birmingham. They are voluntary aided schools, part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The two single-sex schools are located on the same site; the buildings are connected and some facilities and activities are shared, but they are separate establishments. They are selective schools, but not private schools. They teach students from the ages of 11 to 18 (Year 7 to Year 13). The name comes from the previous location of the school at Camp Hill in central Birmingham. In 2006, Camp Hill boys celebrated 50 years at its current site in Kings Heath.
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[edit] Admission
Along with the other grammar schools in Birmingham, the Camp Hill schools grant admission to students based on their performance in the Eleven plus exam. About 90 to 120 places are available at each school for children leaving primary school, so there is a lot of competition for these places, as nearly 1000 people take the exam with Camp Hill Boys as first choice, and an even greater number for Camp Hill Girls. In addition, the pass mark for the 11+ exam is 350 out of 400. On average over 1000 children sit the exam for each school but only about 100 are actually accepted.
[edit] Shared features
The two schools share the same site, to an extent, and share some major music events such as concerts, and occasional drama activities, such as plays and musicals. However they rarely have joint lessons. Both groups of pupils can use the two entrances to the grounds but most of the facilities are separated. The fields, tennis courts, playgrounds and the main school buildings are not shared. There is a swimming pool which is shared but boys never use it at the same time as the girls during lesson time. Sixth form social swim and swimming training is technically open to anyone although it is more popular with the boys due to the girls' school not advertising these. The only shared part is the sixth form block, although technically the upstairs belongs to the girls' school and the downstairs belongs to the boys' school. Construction of a Joint Sports Hall was completed in September 2006 and is used by both boys and girls with a separation barrier. The dining room has now had the dividing wall removed and is currently undergoing a trial period to see whether both schools sharing a dining room is a good idea. At present there is also discussion about a shared playground. These discussions will become reality when building work ceases.
[edit] Facilities
The swimming pool has recently undergone major repair work after unexpected deterioration of the tiles and is now open. Both schools boast dedicated computer rooms, libraries, several science labs, art and design rooms, and of course many classrooms. Nearly all of the classrooms are equipped with smart boards and projectors. All the pupils also have their own email and home page that are used for communication. The old gym is currently undergoing major improvements and is becoming a new Library.
[edit] Sports Hall
In October 2006, the sports hall was officially opened, and is now available for use by students at both schools. The hall boasts a considerable amount of space, with two gyms, a mini-cafeteria, two classrooms on the second floor and a small drama studio. The building also includes a lift for the disabled. The facility is regarded as one of the best owned by a school in the UK, both visually and physically attractive. The school aims to increase the range of sporting activities they provide by introducing more extracurricular activities such as badminton and volleyball.
[edit] Dining Room
The school catering company is currently Alliance in Partnership, who hold the catering contract for all of the King Edward VI Foundation schools in Birmingham. The joint dining room was released in September 2007, and both the rooms have been completely refurbished. They also serve in the Sixth Form block at times.
[edit] Camp Hill Boys
[edit] History
The boys' school was founded in January 1883 and operated for two terms on the New Street site of King Edward's School. It opened at its intended site at Camp Hill in Birmingham, near the city centre in September 1883, and moved to its current location, adjacent to Kings Heath Park, in 1956. Camp Hill Boys celebrated its 50-year jubilee in 2007 with a concert at Symphony Hall and the burial of a time capsule to be opened in another 50 years' time. It will celebrate its House Centenary this year, 2007-2008.
[edit] Specialist status
Camp Hill boys has been granted Specialist College stutus in three specialisms; Science, Humanities and Vocational. Prior to this it had the status of joint Technology College with Wheelers Lane Boys School.
[edit] Headmaster
The headmaster of Camp Hill Boys is currently Vincent Darby, however he has stated that he will be standing down at the end of the 2007/08 term, to move to Wolverhampton Grammar School. The new Headmaster has been appointed and is a former Deputy Head of the School Michael Roden. The Head Boy for 2007/08 is David Kay; the Deputy Head Boys are Alex Hammond and Sam Clear.
[edit] Sports
Being a rugby school, the main sport is rugby, followed by hockey. During the summer, athletics and cricket are also played. During gym lessons anything from basketball, fitness, judo, gymnastics or tennis are played. Sixth formers have the opportunity to play football during games, and seniors (Years 11–13) have the opportunity to play a wide variety of sports, including football, hockey, rugby, cricket, athletics, basketball, badminton, volleyball, table tennis, swimming, squash and tennis. In 2006-7 the Junior Athletics Team made it to the National Athletics Final and came 7th.
[edit] Houses
There are four houses, all named after families who fought in the War of the Roses — Seymour, Tudor, Beaufort and Howard. The houses also each have their own colour - Seymour are yellow, Tudor are green, Beaufort are red, and Howard are blue.
The winner of the 2006/2007 house championship, after a long and tense battle, was Mr. Southworth's Beaufort. They pipped Tudor to first after an outstanding performance in Athletics Standards and Athletics Sports Day. Howard managed to escape last place from Seymour by 2 points.
On 16th April 2008, the school celebrated 50 years of the house system by hosting a whole day of house competitions at all the subjects and extra-curricular activities Camp Hill Boys offers, as well as some additional recreational competitions including scrabble, darts and movie-making. Tudor won this event overall, with Howard second, Beaufort third and Seymour last.
| House | Colour | Head of house | House captain | Deputy House captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort | Red | Mr Southworth | Daniel Derbyshire | Wasim Mir |
| Howard | Blue | Mr Carman | Ben Simon | Josh Ollommoullaiyye |
| Seymour | Yellow | Mr Caves | Ian Trzcinski | Luke Emanuel |
| Tudor | Green | Mr Nash | Chris Grant |
[edit] House events
The house events kick off in the Autumn with senior house rugby, followed by intermediate house rugby. In early November, the house table tennis championship is held, whilst cross country standards are run by boys from years 7 to 10. The house cross country finals are then held in December, along with house badminton. House chess is generally held in early spring, and house tennis at the end of spring. Both house cricket and house athletics are held in the summer, with Sports Day generally being held the week before the end of term.
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Alan Dedicoat, BBC announcer, newsreader
- Richard Mottram, Permanent Secretary, Intelligence, Security and Resilience
- Dave Wakeling, Singer and songwriter, founder of The Beat (band)
- Mark Billingham, Author, Crime Fiction
[edit] Camp Hill Girls
[edit] Specialist School Status - Maths and IT
Camp Hill Girls is a specialist school in Maths and IT. Because of this, IT long-course GCSE has become compulsory and AS Computing has been offered as a new GCSE option. Some girls also get the chance to do Statistics at GCSE. The school is located on Vicarage Road and is next to the boys' school. It is in the high top ten as one of the highest scoring grammar schools in the country. The school also promotes Maths and IT locally. In the past local pupils have been invited into school and have taken part in various maths activities. There have been special maths days for Year 8 and for Year 7 also. Because of the IT status there has also been a new IT block created which consists of two new IT rooms which can facilitate up to sixty pupils.
[edit] Headmistress
The current headmistress is Mrs Drucilla James.
[edit] Houses
Camp Hill Girls have 6 houses called Cartland, Lichfield, Meriden,Priory, Stratford and Warwick. There are various house events throughout the year such has a house festival and house fair. In the house fair various houses have a stall set up in the hall selling items. The most attractive stall is given a prize and also the house that raises the most money wins. The house festival is like a talent competition between all the houses. It is judged by the teachers. Competitions range from singing to acting. There are also house sports competitions. House points are also awarded throughout the year. At the end of each academic year the House Cup is awarded to the best house.The winners of house fair 2006/2007 were Meriden
| House | Colour | House Captain | Deputy House Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden | Red | Nathalie Key | Katie Salt |
| Cartland | Green | Heather Ainsworth | Zeinab Majid |
| Warwick | Dark Blue | Mara Livermore | Aditi Jaganathan |
| Priory | Yellow | Jenny Hopwood | Ruth Traynor |
| Lichfield | White | Rebekah Atkins | Claire Fooks |
| Stratford | Light Blue | Amraj Didially | Rosie Beamount-Thomas |
[edit] Awards
Both schools consistently rank highly in the top state schools in the UK, and Camp Hill Boys was The Sunday Times' state school of the year of 2006.
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