The secondary school was created when Wesley College and the Sheffield Royal Grammar School, dating back to 1604, originally as King James Free Grammar School, were merged by the council.
It has many hugely successful former pupils who have gone on to achieve great things in their fields.
They include some very famous faces, among them legends of rock and pop, a Hollywood star, TV presenters, a Sheffield Wednesday striker and a celebrated comic actor.
Below are 13 of the biggest celebrities who attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield.
1. Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson was born in Worksop but moved to Sheffield as a boy and attended King Edward VII School. It was there he joined his first band, originally called Paradox, though it was short-lived. He studied English, history and economics for A-level. | Manchester World Photo: National World
2. Philip Oakey
The Human League's Philip Oakey was born in Leicestershire but his family settled in Sheffield when he was a teenager, and he went to King Edward VII School. The Human League are due to play at the 2024 Tramlines Festival in his home city this summer. | Lisa Maree Williams Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
3. Paul Heaton
The Beautiful South and Housemartins singer lived in Sheffield for a while during his childhood and went to King Edward VII school before moving to Surrey with his family as a teenager. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
4. Emily Maitlis
Journalist, filmmaker and newsreader Emily Maitlis attended King Edward VII school in Sheffield before going on to study English at Queens’ College in Cambridge. She is best known for her time hosting Newsnight and for that interview with Prince Andrew, which was turned into the Netflix show Scoop, in which she was played by Gillian Anderson. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images