sentences:  The college presently accommodates approximately 1100 students from Warwickshire, West Midlands and neighbouring counties.King Edward VI Grammar School came into being on 11 May 1552 as a grammar school, following the grant of a royal charter by King Edward VI.The school was originally a fee paying school, although the county council provided some scholarships, and became non-fee paying as a result of the education act of 1944.