▁VI ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁or ▁K E GS , ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁grammar ▁school ▁with ▁a cademy ▁status ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ch el ms ford , ▁Es sex , ▁England . ▁It ▁takes ▁pup ils ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁— ▁from ▁Year ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁the ▁pup ils ▁are ▁exclus ively ▁male , ▁although ▁it ▁becomes ▁mixed ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁form ▁( year s ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁head te acher ▁is ▁Tom ▁Carter , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁ ▁K E GS ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁grammar ▁schools ▁founded ▁by ▁ ▁Edward ▁VI . ▁Its ▁current ▁form ▁resulted ▁from ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁dated ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 5 5 1 , ▁although ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁school ▁exists ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁possibly ▁earlier , ▁as ▁a ▁ch antry ▁school ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁location ▁in ▁Ch el ms ford . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁ 1 5 5 1 ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁" re brand ing " ▁of ▁the ▁Ch el ms ford ▁Ch antry ▁School , ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁institution ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁abol ished ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁monaster ies ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Re formation . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁site ▁on ▁Bro om field ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 8 9