King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls is a selective grammar school that aims to achieve the best for our students. We converted to academy status in 2011. In every way, the school reflects our celebrated and diverse multi-cultural population in the West Midlands. We regularly achieve top positions in the national league tables of examination results. Our last OFSTED report described the school’s provision as Outstanding.
Girls are actively encouraged to acquire the understanding, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and interests that will help them find fulfillment in their future lives and careers. Our diverse and enriching school curriculum offers breadth, depth, and challenge at every key stage while catering to the needs and abilities of individual students.
Teaching throughout the school encourages participation, curiosity, and creativity. Developing students’ capacity to become genuinely independent learners both inside and outside of the classroom, is embedded in our practice. Students enjoy high levels of challenge throughout all areas of their school life, yet all within a hugely supportive environment.
Academic and extra-curricular enrichment underpin all aspects of the curriculum. After school lectures and seminars, in-house conferences, an extensive program of visits and trips abroad enhance the learning experiences of all students. Lunchtime and after school clubs and societies are offered to students of all ages and include art, drama, creative writing, dance, languages such as Latin and Russian, Christian Union, Islamic Society, debating, and many more, as well as a range of extracurricular sports clubs, including cricket, netball, and badminton to name just a few.
The Duke of Edinburgh scheme is hugely popular, so too are community projects such as Envision. Leadership opportunities are offered throughout the school. On average 200 girls receive music tuition at school from our large team of visiting instrumental teachers. Music is intrinsic to the life of Camp Hill and all students are encouraged to contribute to the musical life of the school, whether, through Show Choir, Concert Band, Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble, Flute Choir, String Quartets or Chamber Choir – the opportunities are myriad.
Students are supported in their studies through peer and subject mentoring schemes, additional consolidation and revision classes, and one-to-one tutorial support. Individual guidance is also on hand from our dedicated student learning support staff. At every stage, the girls’ well-being and progress are monitored by form tutors, subject staff, and Key Stage Coordinators while the student planners enable parents to oversee their daughters’ homework and to gain an understanding of their day-to-day commitments and learning.
