I arrived at King Edward’s School in 2018 – stepping through the front gates, it was like I was Harry Potter stepping into Hogwarts! But the history of KES stretches back much earlier than that! The school was founded in 1552, and after almost 500 years of educating, as well as producing many notable alumni along the way, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, author of ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord Of The Rings’, and picking up countless awards along the way, the school has been awarded the title ‘SCHOOL OF THE DECADE’!🎖Not just in Birmingham, but in the whole of the West Midlands! This award is in recognition of the fact that KES is one of the most accessible, diverse and successful independent secondary schools in the country, and to highlight its excellent academic performance in the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2021 made the announcement on Sunday, and everyone was over the moon to hear the news. I am very proud of the school for this amazing achievement, and I’m beyond blessed to be able to have stepped through those front gates two years ago and become a part of this community.
And of course, this isn’t just the work of one person, but all of us as a whole: the students for creating such an honourable establishment, but of course, most importantly, the teachers and staff for being the leaders of everything! May this be the start of much more prestige to come…
Proud KES boy,
O. Mukhtar O. Mukhlis
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