King Edward VI College, King Edward Road, Nuneaton

Image: © John Brightley Taken: 19 Feb 2005

King Edward VI College is the only Sixth Form College in Warwickshire specialising in the teaching & support of 16-19 year olds. It was established in 1974 on the site of the King Edward VI Grammar School. King Edward VI Grammar School came into being on 11 May 1552 as a grammar school, following the grant of a royal charter by King Edward VI. The school was originally a fee paying school, although the county council provided some scholarships, and became non-fee paying as a result of the Education Act of 1944. The voluntary aided school had around 400 boys in the 1960s. The oldest surviving school building, located in the grounds of St. Nicholas Church, dates from 1595, was rebuilt in 1696 and was used as a school until 1880. In 1880 the Grammar School was relocated to the current site on King Edward Road, on the other side of the church yard. The new building (seen here) was built in a Tudor style by the architect C.C. Rolfe. (Information from the college's website and Wikipedia)

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