King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

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King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
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King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Sheldon Heath Road


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B26 2RZ

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Type Academy
Local authority Birmingham City Council
Department for Education URN 136152 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalBecky Elcocks
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,224 as of March 2016
Website http://www.keshacademy.com/academy/

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Sheldon area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. [1]

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Previously known as Sheldon Heath School, the school gained specialist status as an Arts College and was renamed Sheldon Heath Community Arts College. In September 2010 the school converted to academy status and was renamed King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. The school moved into a new building in 2013. [2]

It is a non-selective school which is sponsored by the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham Group. The group includes the grammar schools King Edward VI Aston School, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI Five Ways School and King Edward VI Handsworth School.

King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. "Academy". keshacademy.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy". schoolsofkingedwardvi.co.uk.

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