Scholarships & Bursaries
King Edward's was founded in 1553 as a Grammar School, providing an excellent education to gifted children across Hampshire - despite their financial position.
Today we aim to provide an excellent education to gifted children willing to take advantage of everything on offer at the School through bursaries and scholarships.
If you have any questions about Sixth Form bursaries or scholarships, eligibility, or how to apply, please contact the Admissions Team.
Bursaries and Scholarships
Sixth Form Bursary
The School offers a number of means-tested bursaries each year to pupils entering the Sixth Form. Bursaries will have a maximum value of 100% of the full fee.
In addition to taking account of all relevant sources of income, the School takes account of relevant capital assets. Applicants should note that subject to your capital assets, if your gross family income is below approximately £35,000 you may qualify for a full Bursary. If your gross family income is in excess of approximately £80,000 you would not qualify for any assistance. Between these two figures a sliding scale will operate. This scale is subject to annual review. Once awarded, the entitlement to a Foundation Bursary will remain with a pupil throughout his or her time at the School and will be reviewed annually.
Frank Misselbrook Award for Economics and Business
This award will, in the first instance, be awarded to an applicant who will be studying Economics and/or Business in the Sixth Form at King Edward VI School. The Bursary will be calculated in accordance with the income levels quoted above.
Non-means Tested Bursaries
Sir Edward Abraham Memorial Award for Chemistry and Biology
Awards of up to 25% non means tested can be allocated to a student from the maintained sector who is studying Chemistry and/or Biology in the Sixth Form at King Edward VI School. This can be in conjunction with a means tested Bursary and the bursarial element of the award will be calculated in accordance with the income levels quoted above.
Sir Edward was born in 1913 in Shirley, Southampton, and attended King Edward VI School. He was in the original Penicillin team in Oxford in the 1940s and developed another range of antibiotics “The Cephalosporins” which are still used extensively around the world to cure infections. Sir Edward died in 1999.
Sixth Form Music Scholarships
Sixth Form Music Scholars reflect our most able and highest achieving performers.
Scholars gain a wealth of benefit as we prepare young musicians for performance careers and university study. Scholarships are awarded on audition to successful candidates who will be taking A Level Music. Scholarships cover all or part of the cost of instrumental music lessons. Auditions will take place in March. Successful applicant will be invited and should be performing at grade 8 standard on one or more instruments. The candidates would be required to perform a piece on their first instrument, alongside some aural tests and sight-reading.
The amount will be awarded once, and will be credited over the two years of Sixth Form study.
Sixth Form Sport Scholarships
We would be delighted to receive applications for sports scholarships from talented sports men and women applying to join the Sixth Form. These new awards recognise the growth and success in sport at KES in recent years and will ensure that we can continue to build on the high levels of performance currently demonstrated by our students.
Candidates will have competed at regional level or higher in their chosen sport(s) and will be invited for interview. Members of the sport faculty may also ask to observe a fixture or training session. Successful candidates will be invited into the Elite Sports Performer Programme and will be expected to demonstrate a high level of commitment to school sport as well as being a role model to other students.
The value of the award is at the discretion of the Head based on recommendation from the Director of Sport. The amount will be awarded once, and will be credited over the two years of study in the Sixth Form.
