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The King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham is a charitable institution that operates thirteen schools in Birmingham, England. The Foundation was registered as a charity in November 1963 under the name "The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham".
The King Edward VI Foundation is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham and influencing beyond. We strive for excellence and through our forward-thinking and inclusive education, we seek to raise aspirations and transform lives.
The King Edward VI Foundation is a diverse family of schools serving Birmingham and influencing beyond. We strive for excellence and through our forward-thinking and inclusive education, we seek to raise aspirations and transform lives.
Everyone who works for our schools and for the Foundation Office is contributing to our overarching, ambitious mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK” and we are all focused on providing educational excellence for our city.
We are proud to be part of the King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham: a diverse group of schools serving Birmingham and influencing beyond. The Foundation’s schools are a rare combination of independent schools and academies, both selective and comprehensive.
The school’s very foundation is based on philanthropy and the desire to enable access to education to gifted children from less fortunate backgrounds. In 1553, King Edward’s was founded by letters patent from King Edward VI, following a bequest from William Capon (1480-1550) who was the Rector of St Mary’s Church.
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.
