King Edward VI Aston School - A Birmingham Gem!

King Edward VI Aston School is one of the schools founded in 1883 of the Foundation of King Edward VI, but the only one to still be on it's original site near Aston Hall & Park.


Where is King Edward VI Aston School?

King Edward VI Aston School is on Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6DJ.  It also fronts onto Albert Road, and is near Upper Thomas Street and Aston Hall & Park.

 

In brief

The school was founded in 1883 at a site south of Aston Hall & Park, between Frederick Road and Albert Road, to the designs of J. A. Chatwin. Of the King Edward's schools founded in 1883, it is the only one remaining on it's original site to this day.

King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Aston School below was taken in September 2003 by Wikimedia Commons user Mdsalih

 

King Edward VI Aston School - history

In 1883, 5 new Grammar Schools were founded as part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham. One of them was King Edward VI Aston School. Located on a site between Albert Road and Frederick Road, it also goes down Upper Thomas Street. Not far from two entrances to Aston Hall & Park. This is the only school from the 1883 creation to remain on the same site to this day. It became a boys only school in 1911, when the girls school was moved to Handsworth, forming King Edward VI Handsworth School. The school is for boys aged 11 to 18. The architect was J A Chatwin. Another building was opened in 1963 called Douglas House (after a Victorian villa had had been on the same site). It has since been extended, and was named the Watcyn Thomas Wing, after a former Welsh Rugby International who taught at the school for 37 years. It was opened in 2008 by Bob Simpson, and Aston Old Edwardian (what former pupils are called).

King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston School

King Edward VI Aston SchoolKing Edward VI Aston School. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

King Edward VI Aston School post

 

For the main feature go to this project here Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham.

 

Contact details

King Edward VI Aston School

Frederick Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 6DJ

0121 327 1130

enquiry@keaston.bham.sch.uk

Project dates

05 Aug 2021 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Education, Classic Architecture

Contact

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Jonathan Bostock

0121 410 5520
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