9 6 4 ▁King ▁Edward ' s ▁was ▁a ▁boys ' ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁a ▁girls ' ▁board ing ▁school ▁for ▁ 4 0 0 ▁pup ils ▁was ▁established ▁nearby ▁in ▁West gate ▁House ▁on ▁West gate , ▁which ▁became ▁King ▁Edward ▁VI ▁Girls ' ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁Both ▁schools ▁am alg am ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁when ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Lind sey ▁Education ▁Committee . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁for ▁ 1 4 - 1 8 ▁year ▁old ▁pup ils ▁only , ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁entr ants ▁transfer ring ▁from ▁ 3 ▁local ▁high ▁schools . ▁ ▁School ▁male ▁board ers ▁lived ▁at ▁The ▁L odge ▁on ▁Edward ▁Street ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁afterwards ▁at ▁The ▁Sy cam ores ▁on ▁West gate , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁an ▁old ▁mat ern ity ▁hospital ▁on ▁Crow tree ▁Lane ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁school ▁building . ▁Girls ▁board ed ▁at ▁Mass on ▁House ▁and ▁The ▁L imes ▁houses ▁on ▁West gate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁school ▁made ▁the ▁news ▁after ▁agree ing ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁former ▁teacher ▁£ 6 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁- ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁teacher ▁compens ation ▁package ▁- ▁following ▁a ▁ 3 - year ▁battle ▁by ▁teachers ' ▁union ▁NAS U WT , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁perman ently ▁cri pp led ▁by ▁an ▁electric ▁shock ▁caused ▁by