キング・エドワード6世学校（モーペス）

The headteacher is Clare Savage.^[12]

The chair of the board of directors is Paul Carvin.^[12]

The school's local governing body is chaired by Linda Templey (May 2017 - May 2029), appointed by GB/board, and consists of nine governors.^[13]

As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted report was in 2014, when the school was judged as outstanding in all five categories.^[14]

In 2016, Year 11 students achieved excellent GCSE results, the best in Northumberland. Eighty per cent of students achieved five or more passes at Grades A*–C, with 80 per cent gaining five or more including English and Maths, which was the highest percentage in Northumberland. Over 250 students from Year 11 have now moved into the 6th Form at King Edwards. In the same year, A Level students at the King Edward VI School produced excellent results. There was an increase in the percentage of A*–B grades to 53 per cent, an improvement of 5 per cent over the previous year. The overall A*–E pass rate increased to 99 per cent. The average points score per student came out at 838.9, which was the highest of any school in Northumberland.^[15]

In 2014, students from the school's space club, KEVISA (KEVI Space Agency), designed and built an astronomical observatory on the school's former dry ski slope, securing funding from several sources. Housing an 11-inch telescope, the observatory is used for enrichment activities involving students, and events throughout the year where members of the public can learn about astronomy.^[12][16]

The school music department hosts many music clubs, including three choirs, a jazz band, steel band, ceilidh band and full community orchestra formed of students, parents and other local musicians.^[12] The department also produces biennial school musicals.^[17]

学校はコッティングウッド・レーンの頂上に位置し、長年の伝統として^{[ 18 ]}、9年生全員がレーンの下にあるセント・ジェームズ教会で行われる記念礼拝に参加します。この礼拝は、生徒に学校の簡単な歴史を伝え、学校の価値観や理想を紹介することを目的としています。礼拝は、教職員と生徒による短い朗読と、学校合唱団による歌で構成されています。^{[ 19 ]}