King Edward VI School

Who we are

King Edward’s is steeped in tradition with a rich cultural heritage. Educating children since 1553, we are Southampton’s oldest school with roots deep in the city’s history through our founder, William Capon.

Today, KES is one of the south coast’s leading co-educational day schools academically, with an annual school roll of around 980 students and selective admission. The School has occupied the Hill Lane site since 1938, and is ever expanding with extensive site refurbishments and the acquisition of Stroud School in Romsey as our preparatory school in 2012.

King Edward’s is renowned for our outstanding record of academic achievement: 80% are awarded A*/A grade or the numerical equivalent, and 95% at a B grade or above for GCSEs, and almost 99% at C grade or above at A Level with over 70% achieving an A* or A grade. Almost all students go on to higher education institutions, with over 80% attending Russell Group universities with an average of 10% taking up places at Oxford and Cambridge.