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King Edward VII School (KES) or King Edward School Lytham was a grammar, direct grant grammar and independent school for boys, founded in 1908 and situated in the coastal town of Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) was an HMC independent co-educational school in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, formed in 2000 by the merger of King Edward VII School and Queen Mary School. It merged with Arnold School, Blackpool, in 2012 to form AKS Lytham.
King Edward VII school opened in 1908 with 78 boys and so it was still a young school at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 when the numbers of boys had increased to around 180. 37 KES Old Boys were killed in action before the Armistice in 1918, a high proportion from such a small school.
Information about King Edward VII School held in the Heritage Group archives . SUBLIMIS AB UNDA. It was built in 1908 by the Lytham Schools Foundation to school 200 boys. In 2000 it merged with Queen Mary's to form KEQMS remaining in the same building.
Feb 6, 2023 · King Edward VII School Memories. Pupils at King Edward VII School, Lytham, with Easter eggs won in a competition.
The School, to be called King Edward VII, Lytham was built by Messrs. William Eaves of Blackpool costing in all £59,424, a sum that could be afforded because of the wise investments following the sale of land in Blackpool.
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School was officially opened by Sir Richard Evans, Chairman of BAE Systems, in 2000. In September 2003 the school moved to the King Edward site, which benefited from extensive redevelopment."
