King Edward VI High School for Girls is situated on a beautiful 50-acre site next to the University of Birmingham, which it shares with its brother school, King Edward’s School. Few day schools in this country enjoy such space and quality of buildings, and yet we are less than three miles from the city centre.
Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
The £11m Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, which opened in 2012, provides a 400-seater concert hall, 120-seater studio theatre, a dance studio and further provision for the teaching, rehearsal and practice of music, dance and drama.
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Design Centre
The £3m Design Centre opened in January 2023 and features an enhanced exhibition space, modern classrooms, and workshop facilities. The centre is designed to inspire and improve the learning opportunities for students. It features contemporary design and environmentally friendly technologies. The facilities include a DT studio, two computing labs, a DT workshop, a ceramics studio, and an art library.
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Sixth Form
We have two exclusive and beautifully furnished spaces in which our Sixth Formers can socialise, study and grab a bite to eat: Café Six, which serves light refreshments throughout the day, and The Atrium, a great place for relaxing or meeting to work collaboratively, and featuring its own computer room.
Sport facilities
The school’s extensive grounds provide outstanding facilities for sporting pursuits. The indoor sports hall is a hive of activity, with four badminton courts, an indoor netball court, basketball court, and indoor cricket nets.
There is also an indoor swimming pool, dance studio, fitness suite with cardio equipment, and a strength/conditioning area.
Outside the school main building, there are two astro hockey pitches, seven tennis courts, five outdoor netball courts, two 7-a-side football pitches, and a grass cricket wicket. The school also shares an international-standard athletics track with King Edward’s School and the University of Birmingham
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Hiring our facilities
King Edward VI High School for Girls regularly lets out facilities to businesses and members of the public. We are situated in a beautiful location in central Birmingham, which is easily accessible by public transport, as well as having parking available on site.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, including a traditional hall, a music and drama studio, lecture theatre, and dining hall, offer the perfect setting for events, special occasions, photographic, film and video shoots.
For enquiries, please contact the Lettings Team who will be happy to advise on what might work best for your project.
Email: ruddockpac@kes.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 472 9585 (Please due to the nature of the work, email is often the best method of contacting the team).
Hiring the Performing Arts Centre
The Performing Arts Centre (PAC), is situated in a spectacular position in the grounds of Chantry Court, with its beautiful oak tree at the front entrance. Large windows provide beautiful views across our site, and Winterbourne gardens from the Upper Studio.
The PAC houses:
- A stunning 400 seater concert hall, with the flexibility to host dance and drama performances in a variety of configurations, as well as serving its primary design function for orchestra and choir, with its celebrated acoustics
- A 90 – 100 seater black box studio theatre
- A rehearsal and multi-use studio, with mirrors for dance
- A smaller musical rehearsal and performance room
- A foyer and bar area.
All spaces are equipped with A/V facilities, and the studio and concert hall both have a high technical production specification. There is also plenty of backstage space, along with practice rooms, dressing rooms and meeting space. We can also provide Box Office and bar facilities.
The PAC is a managed building and the team are always happy to discuss your requirements, and offer advice regarding any event that you might be looking to organise. For further information please visit the PAC website or email us on ruddockpac@kes.org.uk.
Hiring our sports facilities
If you wish to find out more information about hiring our sports facilities, please contact our Sports Letting Coordinator on 07719 568 203 or email: sportslettings@kes.org.uk.