{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Kimichi School | image = | image_size = 100px | alt = | caption = | motto = | established = {{Start date|2014|09|08|df=y}} | closed = | type = Private school | admissions = | trust = | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = | head = Chris Passey | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = Kirstie Berry | founder = Sally Alexander MBE | language = | address = Eastbourne House<br>Yardley Road | location = Acocks Green | city = Birmingham | district = | postal_code = B27 6LL | county = West Midlands | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|52.45286|-1.81888|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | local_authority = | urn = 141242 | ofsted = yes | capacity = 70 | enrolment = 65 | gender = Coeducational | lower_age = 9 | upper_age = 18 (Including 6th Form) | houses = | colours = | publication = | fees = £6,750 pa (years 5-11) £8,250 pa (years 12-13) | free_label1 = | free_text1 = Executive Head | website = https://www.kimichischool.co.uk/ }}
'''Kimichi School''' is a private secondary school specialising in music in Acocks Green, Birmingham, England. The school was founded in 2014 by Sally Alexander<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Emma |date=2014-09-11 |title=Kimichi School opens doors to new educational tune |url=https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/kimichi-school-opens-doors-new-7751345 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Business Live |language=en}}</ref> who was awarded an MBE for her Services to Education in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3817867|title = Sally ALEXANDER | Order of the British Empire | the Gazette}}</ref> The school occupies three buildings and its grounds cover approximately {{convert|1|acre|1}}.
Headteacher Chris Passey was awarded Fellowship of the Chartered College of Teaching (FCCT),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kimichi School |url=https://kimichischool.co.uk/our_team/chris-passey/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and was announced Teacher of the Year at the 2022 Education Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Awards |url=https://www.education-awards.co.uk/2022-awards/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Education Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2023, Sally was also awarded Fellowship of the Chartered College of Teaching (FCCT) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kimichi School |url=https://kimichischool.co.uk/our_team/sally-alexander/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==History== Kimichi School is housed in the buildings of Eastbourne House School, which closed in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-02 |title=Sadness at school closure |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-news/sadness-at-school-closure-40422 |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}</ref> Eastbourne House School was founded in the 1930s and was originally located on the Warwick Road in Acocks Green. It later moved to 5 Dudley Park Road, Acocks Green, and in 1947 to 111 Yardley Road.<ref>Patrick Moynihan</ref> It was run by Frank Moynihan who originally bought the building in an auction intending to turn it into a primary school. He was headmaster of the school until his son Patrick, who was a pupil at the school, took over as headmaster himself.
Kimichi Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2017 and, under the baton of Keith Slade, has produced several concert events in Birmingham and Prague featuring complex repertoire and often with staged or danced elements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotton |first=Maggie |last2= |last3= |last4= |last5= |last6= |first6= |date=2020 |title=Kimichi Symphony Orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky |url=https://www.midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk/2020/01/kimichi-symphony-orchestra-in-rimsky.html |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Midlands Classical Music Making |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kimichi Symphony Orchestra: Firebird at Bramall Music Building on 25 Jan 2020 |url=http://livebrum.co.uk/bramall-music-building/2020/01/25/kimichi-symphony-orchestra-firebird |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=livebrum.co.uk}}</ref>
== Academics == The school offers GCSEs and A-Levels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=School Admissions and Fees|url=https://kimichischool.co.uk/school-admissions/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Kimichi School|language=en-GB|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205052021/https://kimichischool.co.uk/school-admissions/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Currently the A-Levels on offer are: Music, English, Maths, Art, and Psychology.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== * [https://kimichischool.co.uk Kimichi School official website]
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Category:Music schools in England Category:Private schools in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Educational institutions established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in England