Mission Statement

The role of the Foundation of King Edward the Sixth is to promote the education of children and young persons living in or around the City of Birmingham by providing and/or assisting its schools to the benefit of the community.

The Foundation aims:

• To serve the community of Birmingham and its surrounding area, irrespective of race or creed, by providing schools which aim at the highest standards of academic achievement, in a broad and balanced curriculum together with relevant extra curricular activities;

• To use the resources of the Foundation principally to promote and support all its schools, both fee-paying and free, and to ensure as far as resources allow, that a distinct social mix be maintained in the Independent Schools;

• To provide those resources by maximising in a responsible manner, the income of the Foundation whilst preserving the Foundation’s long-term ability to discharge its educational functions;

• To promote the pursuit of academic excellence in different types of Foundation Schools and to use academic ability as the prime criterion for admission;

• To ensure that its schools provide appropriate pastoral care and an environment sensitive to the pupils’ need to prepare for adult life in a constantly evolving society;

• To foster relationships and innovative projects with other organisations which promote the broad aims of the Foundation;

• To communicate clearly and openly the purpose and aims of the Foundation to the local community, the pupils and their parents, teaching and non-teaching staff.