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| KEQMS | |
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| Address | |
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Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes , Lancashire , FY8 1DT England | |
| Coordinates | 53°44′28″N 3°00′36″W / 53.741°N 3.010°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent |
| Established | 1908 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 700 |
| Houses | Ashton, Talbot, Lowther, Clifton |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue |
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.[1]
The Lytham Schools Foundation was established in 1719 after a flood disaster in the town. In 1908, one hundred and eighty-nine years after the Foundation's initial formation, King Edward VII School was opened to provide an education for local boys. The opening of the girls' Queen Mary School followed in 1930.[2]
It had a reputation of excellence in sports and a thriving history of drama productions and had links with the Czech Republic, France and Germany, with which exchange trips were frequently held (and still are by AKS Lytham).
- ^ "Royal query over AKS name dismissed". Lytham St Annes Express. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "KEQMS – History". Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.