King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

Short description: Grammar school in Louth, Lincolnshire, England

King Edward VI Grammar School

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Edward Street

Louth

Lincolnshire

LN11 9LL

England

Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 53°21′49″N 0°00′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.3636°N 0.0098°W﻿ / 53.3636; -0.0098
Information
Type| Grammar school;
Academy
Motto| "Dieu Et Mon Droit"
Established| 1276; 750 years ago (1276)
Founder| Edward VI
Local authority| Lincolnshire
Department for Education URN| 142262 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Head teacher| Samantha Cassidy
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 11 to 18 (Sixth Form)
Enrolment| 1036
Houses| Tennyson, Hobart, Franklin, Masson[disambiguation needed], Baron (previously Smith)
Colour(s)| Red and Blue

Alumni| Old Ludensians
Website| http://www.kevigs.org

King Edward VI Grammar School (sometimes abbreviated to KEVIGS) is a grammar school located in Louth, Lincolnshire, England.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Admissions
* 3 Notable former pupils
* 4 Previous Headteachers
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

As early as the 8th century schooling was available at Louth,[1] but the oldest reference to a school is in a passage by Simon de Luda, the town's schoolmaster, in 1276.[1]

The Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548 placed the future of education in Louth at risk.[2] Leading figures in the local community petitioned the King, Edward VI, to secure the school's future, and on 21 September 1551 the school was given a plot of land and money raised from three fairs by the king,[1] which was administered by a Foundation which still exists today.[3] In 1564, Elizabeth I granted the manor of Louth and some additional property to support the school.[1]

Until 1964 King Edward's was a boys' school. In 1903 a girls' boarding school for 400 pupils was established nearby in Westgate House on Westgate, which became King Edward VI Girls' Grammar School. Both schools amalgamated in 1965 when administered by the Lindsey County Council Education Committee. Between 1968 and 1997, the school was for 14-18 year old pupils only, with the majority of entrants transferring from 3 local high schools. Although the school was selective for 14-16 year olds during this time, the school was called "King Edward VI School" (sometimes abbreviated to "KEVIS").

School male boarders lived at The Lodge on Edward Street until 1971, afterwards at The Sycamores on Westgate, and later at an old maternity hospital on Crowtree Lane next to the main school building. Girls boarded at Masson House and The Limes houses on Westgate.

In 2007 the school made the news after agreeing to pay a former teacher £625,000 - the largest ever teacher compensation package - following a 3-year battle by teachers' union NASUWT, after he was permanently crippled by an electric shock caused by faulty wiring in a science lab.[4]

In February 2024, the school was back in the news when teachers went on strike over adverse management practices, which they claimed were leaving them "exhausted and stressed".[5] A resolution was reached after one day of industrial action. [6]

Previously a foundation school administered by Lincolnshire County Council, King Edward VI Grammar School converted to academy status in September 2015. However the school continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for admissions.

In 2022, completion of the new sports hall was done. The new facility provides 4 changing rooms, a fitness suite and a dance studio. There is the main hall as well.

At the start of the academic year 2025-2026, the school renovated the library building with funding from the will and last testament of former headteacher of the Girls’ school, Christine Wilkinson.

## Admissions

Pupils pass the 11-plus examination to attend the school, and many come from satellite villages surrounding it.

## Notable former pupils

Philip Norton in March 2018

* Rt Rev William Elsey, Bishop of Kalgoorlie from 1919 to 50
* Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 – 30 November 1901), explorer of the Australian continent and Governor of Jamaica
* Andrew Faulds, Labour MP from 1966 to 1974 for Smethwick, and from 1974 to 1997 for Warley East
* Frederick Flowers
* Sir John Franklin, author and explorer, who attended from 1797 to 1800
* Rt Rev Field Flowers Goe, Bishop of Melbourne from 1887 to 1901
* Simon Hanson, drummer with the band Squeeze
* Tom Hood, playwright
* Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough CMG CB
* Jonathan Hutton, ecologist, Executive Director of WWF International Global Conservation
* Christopher Maltman, opera singer
* Robert Mapletoft, Master from 1664 to 1677 of Pembroke College, Cambridge
* Nathan McCree, music producer and composer of the original Tomb Raider game music
* Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth, Professor of Government since 1986 at the University of Hull
* Rowland Parker, historian
* Captain John Smith, a mercenary and the first elected president of Virginia, famous for his supposed relations with Pocahontas, attended from 1592 to 1595
* George Storer, Conservative MP from 1874 to 1885 for South Nottinghamshire
* Charles Heathcote Tatham, (1772–1842) architect
* Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet, who attended from 1816 to 1820[7]
* Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson VC[8]

## Previous Headteachers

* Rev. John Waite (1814-1851)
* Rev. Charles Badham (1851-1853)
* Rev. Arthur Macleane (1853-1858)
* Herbert Branston Gray (1878–1880)
* Mungo Travers Park (1880–1884)
* William Walter Hopwood (1885–1900)
* Arthur H. Worrell (1900–1911)
* S.R. Unwin (1911–1917)
* E.A. Gardiner (1917–1941)
* Hedley Warr (1941–1958)
* Donald Witney (1958–1981)
* John Haden (1982–1992)
* James Wheeldon (1992–2006)
* Claire Hewitt (2006–2008)
* James Lascelles (2009–2024)
* Samantha Cassidy (2024-Present)

## See also

* List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Louth, LIN. GENUKI. Retrieved on 19 March 2013.
2. ↑ History of Louth . Allseasonsuk.com. Retrieved on 19 March 2013.
3. ↑ Historic England. "The Studio, attached cloisters and railings, King Edward VI School, Louth (1415550)". National Heritage List for England. https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415550.
4. ↑ "Record payout for lab injury to teacher". https://www.tes.com/news/record-payout-lab-injury-teacher.
5. ↑ "'Exhausted and stressed' teachers at grammar school go on strike". February 2024. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/exhausted-stressed-teachers-louth-grammar-9071940.
6. ↑ "King Edward Grammar School strikes called off as resolution reached". Grimsby Live. 6 February 2024. https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/king-edward-grammar-school-strikes-9078513.
7. ↑ "Tennyson's tree faces the axe"; BBC News, 18 June 2001. Retrieved 26 May 2012
8. ↑ "Victoria Cross and medals from Lincolnshire hero to be auctioned". Lincolnshire Echo. 4 December 2014. http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Victoria-Cross-medals-Lincolnshire-hero-auctioned/story-25152299-detail/story.html.

## External links

* King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

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