The King Edward’s School U16 indoor rowing team made an impressive debut at the Birmingham School Games on Thursday, 9 February 2017, by winning three medals.
Year 11 pupils Matt Gissen, Ben Coward, Arinze Okemuo and Shiv Bharakhada represented the School in both the team and individual indoor rowing events. The boys finished first in the team race, winning by almost 100m, while Matt and Ben finished in first and second place respectively in the individual race.
King Edward’s School was inspected in November 2025, meeting standards in all areas and being awarded the rare distinction of a “significant strength” for the way in which pupils develop a strong sense of belonging.
Thinking we were still Christopher Columbus, swimming in a mud-based basin seemed very appealing. Burning my feet on the walk back to the moped was not a part of the plan but after the basin swallowed my flipflops I had few options.
The company also gave it their all to make it the spectacular performance it was written to be, bringing the workhouse, Fagin’s den and the streets of Victorian London to life.
King Edward’s School, Birmingham (KES) has once again been named the highest performing day school for boys, either independent or state, in the West Midlands.
