King Edward VI Community College explained

King Edward VI Community College
Coordinates:50.438°N -3.696°W
Pushpin Map:Devon
Type:Academy
Trust:Education South West
Head Label:Principal
Head:Alan Salt[1]
Address:Ashburton Road
City:Totnes
County:Devon
Country:England
Postcode:TQ9 5JX
Local Authority:Devon County Council
Ofsted:yes
Urn:149247
Enrolment:947
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk

King Edward VI Community College (KEVICC) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Totnes, Devon, England. It is located in the Dart Valley on the A385 Ashburton Road and serves Totnes and the surrounding area. It has a large campus with around 900 students, 200 of whom are at the Kennicott Sixth Form centre adjoining the main site.

History

The school was founded in 1966 as the King Edward VI Comprehensive School, an amalgamation of the King Edward VI Grammar School for boys (founded 1554),[2] the Redworth Secondary Modern School and the Totnes High School for Girls. The new school was located on the sites of the Redworth Secondary Modern and the neighbouring Totnes High School for Girls. The grammar school had been on a different site ("The Mansion" on Fore Street), which was too small to accommodate the new comprehensive school.

The school received its most recent Ofsted report in 2019, where it scored a 'Good'.[3]

Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council,[4] in September 2022 King Edward VI Community College converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by Education South West.[5]

Curriculum

The school curriculum follows the National Curriculum of England and Wales and offers French and Spanish for a compulsory modern foreign language. Students choose 4 GCSE subjects, alongside Maths, English Language, English Literature, Science and Physical Education, which are all compulsory. Students also have the option of studying the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).[6]

The school also has Kennicott sixth form for students to take A Levels, AS Levels, BTEC National Diplomas and EPQs.

College houses

The school currently has five houses: Babbage, Davis, Gyles, Scott and Snape.

These took over from the previous four-school house system of Rea, Smythe, Jeffrey and Scott in 2001.

Notable former teachers

Notable former pupils

Pupils of the Boys' Grammar school

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: King Edward VI Community College . Get information about schools . Gov.UK . 1 March 2021.
  2. Book: Carlisle . Nicholas . A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales . 1818 . Baldwin, Craddock and Joy . London . 360–361 . 18 January 2020 . 1.
  3. Web site: Find an inspection report and registered childcare. 6 October 2020.
  4. Web site: King Edward VI Community College - GOV.UK. get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  5. Web site: Our Schools.
  6. Web site: King Edward VI Community College - GCSE CHOICES 2022.
  7. News: Dancy . John . Obituary: Peter Snape . 18 January 2020 . The Independent . 19 May 1997.
  8. Web site: Cooper . Helen . The Professor and the Student .. but which is which? ! . 2024-04-28 . King Edward VI Community College.
  9. http://www.outlineonline.co.uk/music/interviews/interview-with-ukulele-orchestra-of-great-britain Interview with Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

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