| King Edward VI Academy | |
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West End , , PE23 5EW England | |
| Coordinates | 53°10′36″N 0°05′31″E / 53.1767°N 0.0920°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Bi-lateral school with Grammar and comprehensive elements |
| Established | 1550 and 1954 – combined in 1991 |
| Founder | Sir Frances Willoughby |
| Department for Education URN | 138783 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Pam Badley |
| Head teacher | Jones |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 465 pupils |
| Houses | Apollo, Arete, Mercury and Minerva |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Green, Red, Purple |
| Website | http://www.king-edward.lincs.sch.uk/ |
King Edward VI Academy (formerly King Edward VI Humanities College) is a coeducational bi-lateral secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen.
The bi-lateral status is not common, with less than five such schools remaining in England and Wales, but effectively means that any local children who pass the Lincolnshire 11-plus examination and select King Edward VI Academy will receive a grammar school education, but the school also accepts children who have not passed the 11-plus and they will instead receive a separate secondary modern education but under the same roof and from the same teaching staffs and management team. Subject to a child's individual performance, during their time at the school, re-streaming between the bi-lateral poles is possible although rare and offers a borderline or later developing child a chance of achieving a grammar school education.
The school is an amalgamation of two separate institutions, the King Edward VI Grammar School opened in 1550 and the Sir John Franklin Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1954. These schools were combined in 1991 as Spilsby High School, initially retaining both sites. The school has provided sixth form education for the over 16s since September 2008, with provision of study for a BTec National Diploma Studies in Business Studies.