King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

As early as the 8th century schooling was available at Louth, but the oldest reference to a school is in a passage by Simon de Luda, the town's schoolmaster, in 1276. Leading figures in the local community petitioned the King, Edward VI, to secure the school's future, and on 21 September 1551 the school was given a plot of land and money raised from three fairs by the king, In 1564, Elizabeth I granted the manor of Louth and some additional property to support the school. In February 2024, the school was back in the news when teachers went on strike over adverse management practices, which they claimed were leaving them "exhausted and stressed". A resolution was reached after one day of industrial action. Previously a foundation school administered by Lincolnshire County Council, King Edward VI Grammar School converted to academy status in September 2015. However the school continues to coordinate with Lincolnshire County Council for admissions. In 2022, completion of the new sports hall was done. The new facility provides 4 changing rooms, a fitness suite and a dance studio. There is the main hall as well. At the start of the academic year 2025-2026, the school renovated the library building with funding from the will and last testament of former headteacher of the Girls’ school, Christine Wilkinson. ==Admissions==

Pupils pass the 11-plus examination to attend the school, and many come from satellite villages surrounding it. ==Notable former pupils==

• Rt Rev William Elsey, Bishop of Kalgoorlie from 1919 to 50 • Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 – 30 November 1901), explorer of the Australian continent and Governor of Jamaica • Andrew Faulds, Labour MP from 1966 to 1974 for Smethwick, and from 1974 to 1997 for Warley East • Frederick Flowers • Sir John Franklin, author and explorer, who attended from 1797 to 1800 • Rt Rev Field Flowers Goe, Bishop of Melbourne from 1887 to 1901 • Simon Hanson, drummer with the band Squeeze • Tom Hood, playwright • Francis Hopwood, 1st Baron Southborough CMG CB • Jonathan Hutton, ecologist, Executive Director of WWF International Global Conservation • Christopher Maltman, opera singer • Robert Mapletoft, Master from 1664 to 1677 of Pembroke College, Cambridge • Nathan McCree, music producer and composer of the original Tomb Raider game music • Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth, Professor of Government since 1986 at the University of Hull • Rowland Parker, historian • Captain John Smith, a mercenary and the first elected president of Virginia, famous for his supposed relations with Pocahontas, attended from 1592 to 1595 • George Storer, Conservative MP from 1874 to 1885 for South Nottinghamshire • Charles Heathcote Tatham, (1772–1842) architect • Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet, who attended from 1816 to 1820 • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Watson VC ==Previous Headteachers==

• Rev. John Waite (1814-1851) • Rev. Charles Badham (1851-1853) • Rev. Arthur Macleane (1853-1858) • Herbert Branston Gray (1878–1880) • Mungo Travers Park (1880–1884) • William Walter Hopwood (1885–1900) • Arthur H. Worrell (1900–1911) • S.R. Unwin (1911–1917) • E.A. Gardiner (1917–1941) • Hedley Warr (1941–1958) • Donald Witney (1958–1981) • John Haden (1982–1992) • James Wheeldon (1992–2006) • Claire Hewitt (2006–2008) • James Lascelles (2009–2024) • Samantha Cassidy (2024–Present) ==See also==