King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

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King Edward VI
Camp Hill School for Boys
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Address
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Vicarage Road

Kings Heath, Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B14 7QJ

England
Coordinates 52°25′47″N1°54′10″W / 52.42964°N 1.90289°W / 52.42964; -1.90289
Information
Type Grammar school;
Academy
Motto Latin: Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna
Established1883 (1883) [1]
Founder King Edward VI Foundation [1]
Department for Education URN 137045 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of Governors (Foundation)B. Matthews
HeadteacherRussell Bowen
GenderBoys
Age11to 18
Enrolment900+
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7
HousesTudor (green), Howard (blue), Seymour (yellow), and Beaufort (red)
Website http://www.camphillboys.bham.sch.uk/

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, also known as Camp Hill Boys, is a highly selective grammar school in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is one of the most academically successful schools in the United Kingdom, [2] currently ranked third among state schools. The name is retained from the previous location at Camp Hill in central Birmingham. The school moved to Vicarage Road in the suburb of Kings Heath in 1956, sharing a campus with its sister school (King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls), also formerly located in Camp Hill. Since September 2021 the current headmaster is Russell Bowen (a former Deputy Headteacher at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School). [3] It is a school which specialises in Science, Mathematics, and Applied Learning. In 2006, the school was assessed by The Sunday Times as state school of the year. [4] A Year 9 student was the 2011 winner of The Guardian Children's Fiction Page [5] and the Gold Award in the British Physics Olympiad was won by a King Edward VI Camp Hill student in September 2011. Camp Hill has also sent a boy to the International Chemistry Olympiad for 4 years in a row (2019, 2018, 2017, 2018 [6] 2016 [7] ). In the 2019 Chemistry Olympiad, Camp Hill received the second most gold certificates, coming second to St Paul's School, London. [8]

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Ofsted inspections classify Camp Hill as an Outstanding Provider. [9]

History

The 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 celebrated its House Centenary in 2007–8, with special events throughout the year that are not normally part of the house competition e.g. 5-a-side football.

Admission

Admission to Camp Hill is based upon success in the 11+ exam along with consideration of proximity to the school. [10] It is also guaranteed that at least 25% of students admitted will be "Pupil Premium Pupils", which are pupils whose families will have received free school meals at some point in the six years prior to application. [10] Those living outside the catchment are able to attend Camp Hill, but only if they achieve a very high score in the 11+, and the quota for catchment pupils is not filled. [10] This admissions policy replaced the previous one for admissions starting in 2020. Previously, no weight was attached to proximity to the school, and the quota for Pupil Premium Pupils was 20%.

Admissions controversy 2020

For the academic year starting in 2020, changes were made to admissions criteria by the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI, the body which oversees the running of Camp Hill and the other King Edward schools in Birmingham. [10] These changes were praised by some but proved controversial, with only 27% of those consulted supporting the plans. [11] [12] [13] The changes increased admissions of Pupil Premium students to 25%, and due to the implementation of new catchment areas, admissions were restricted almost exclusively to a small area of city wards surrounding the school. [14] Previously, applications were open to any UK citizen. In public consultation, many concerns were raised about the catchment areas, including that they may be designed to increase applications to the private school of King Edward's School in Edgbaston, overseen by the same body, and that students from the wider West Midlands county, in areas such as Solihull, would find it near impossible to gain entry if not part of the Pupil Premium quota. These concerns were brushed aside by the Schools of King Edward VI, which explained them as affluent parents outside Birmingham being disappointed at their loss of entitlement to a grammar school place. [15] The BBC and others published articles on the changes, [12] [13] [16] but all largely ignored the concerns about the catchment area, focussing instead on the issue of increased admission of deprived pupils, and the perceived class struggle. Additionally, the 11+ entry score, which used to be different for each grammar school (with Camp Hill having the highest entry score) was lowered and made the same for every King Edward VI grammar school in Birmingham, which many say is a way of decreasing the school's quality. In a FOI request to The King Edward Schools, release of the consultation responses, and information regarding reasons for the catchment plans, was refused. [17] A complaint regarding conflicts of interest and concerns raised in the consultation was also brushed aside. [18]

Sports

The sports played at Camp Hill are seasonal: rugby, and hockey in the Winter and Spring term, and in the Summer term: cricket, athletics and tennis are the main sports. Other sports include basketball, fitness, handball and football. In their games afternoon, Seniors (Years 11–13) especially the sixth form 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. All students are required to take part in certain house events (known as Standards) - cross-country, swimming and athletics. Other off-curriculum sports include fencing, swimming, and rugby and cricket training after school.

Notable alumni

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  11. ↑ "Help raise £3000 to fight a new admissions system which is arbitrary and illogical. Every £1 will help: meritb4postcode". JustGiving.
  12. 1 2 "Legal bid in Grammar school entrance row". 2 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. 1 2 "Grammar schools set to prioritise poorer pupils and local children despite hostility from parents and alumni". The Independent. 5 April 2019.
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  15. ↑ "Admissions Policy 2020". The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. 18 December 2018.
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