Arnold KEQMS
| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | Co-educational |
| Location |
Clifton Drive Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 1DT England |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Colours | Royal Blue, Arnold Green |
| Website | Arnold KEQMS website |
Coordinates: 53°44′28″N 3°00′36″W / 53.741°N 3.010°W
Arnold KEQMS (AKS) is an independent, co-educational school located on The Fylde plain, Lancashire, England. It was formed from the merger of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) in Lytham St. Annes and Arnold School in Blackpool. It was based on both sites for 2012-2013 school year and from 2013 is going to be based on the site in Lytham St Annes. It opened on 31 August 2012 under the leadership of Mr J Keefe. Arnold KEQMS is a member of HMC and a part of the United Church Schools Trust family of schools, which has a 999-year lease of the site from The Lytham Schools charity (which owns the land and ran KEQMS)
In order to merge, The Lytham Schools charity needed to amend its scheme to free it of the duty of running a school named KEQMS on the site. A large group of parents, pupils, friends and members of the community joined together to oppose the merger. The group attempted complaining to the Charities Commission in the hope that they would rejected this new scheme. Students of KEQMS took other approaches through the use of social media (Facebook Page 501 likes).This was unsuccessful and the Charities Commission reported that they have approved the change on 11 November 2011.
On 9 December 2011 the group submitted an appeal to a First Tier Tribunal of HM Courts and Tribunal Service. The appeal was heard on 11 & 12 April 2012. and a decision was released by the tribunal on 17 May 2012 stating that the merger can proceed however the lease granted to UCST does not adequately protect the assets of the Lytham Schools and will therefore need to be re-written. The parents group have since announced that they will not be appealing this decision and the merger will therefore go ahead.
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