A large number of parents are fighting proposals for the school, which was founded in 1905, to become part of a multi-academy trust after it was controversially downgraded by Ofsted from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’.
We’ve turned the clock back some 20 years to the late 90s and early 2000s at the school, whose impressive roll call of alumni includes the former Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis, Beautiful South’s Paul Heaton, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actor Elizabeth Henstridge, and Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson.
This retro photo gallery features students posing in their glad rags at the sixth form prom, triumphant sports stars, talented musicians and more. Are there any faces you recognise in there?
This retro photo gallery features students posing in their glad rags at the sixth form prom, triumphant sports stars, talented musicians and more. Are there any faces you recognise in there?
![King Edward VII School pupils Adam Palmer, Milliad Yavari, Anise Ahmed and Saqqib Hussain, of 'Fancy a Mug', at the Young Enterprise fair in March 2003](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ2NzAwMGMzLTVmMDEtNGY3NC05MTI3LTE3NmQ5OTA5MDUzYjplMjRhYTQwZC0zYzk5LTRjNzUtOGRhOS1iY2YzNzY3ZjM2NjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. No mugs
King Edward VII School pupils Adam Palmer, Milliad Yavari, Anise Ahmed and Saqqib Hussain, of 'Fancy a Mug', at the Young Enterprise fair in March 2003 Photo: Barry Richardson
![Sunny D 3x3 basketball tournament under-14s winners from King Edward VII School in Sheffield in 2001. Pictured from left are Mohammed Hassan, Will Marsh, Mubarak Ali and David Hopkinson](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmNWZmZWRkLWYwOTEtNGRlZS05NDJkLTI1YzYzYzcwYjNhYTphNGJiMzBjMC0xYmQ0LTQ5NDAtOTAwZS1lMzAzN2Y0ZDU3OTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Shooting success
Sunny D 3x3 basketball tournament under-14s winners from King Edward VII School in Sheffield in 2001. Pictured from left are Mohammed Hassan, Will Marsh, Mubarak Ali and David Hopkinson Photo: B.RICHARDSON STAFF
![Sandra Wadsworth, Rana Sezgin, Charlotte Whittaker and Katie Roberts at the King Edward VII Sixth Form Prom at Baldwins Omega in April 2003](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc3NDhiZDA2LTQyNjgtNDBlNS05ZGNhLTE4N2QyM2MxNDE5ZDo0MjI5MzRhZS03MWE0LTQzMTctYTI2My01MWE4MGZhZmM0ZDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Proms
Sandra Wadsworth, Rana Sezgin, Charlotte Whittaker and Katie Roberts at the King Edward VII Sixth Form Prom at Baldwins Omega in April 2003 Photo: Roger Nadal
![Tim Hutchinson, Paul Desgranges, Pat Hutchinson and Chris Wilcox at the King Edward VII Sixth Form Prom at Baldwins Omega in April 2003](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1ZTZhY2JmLTFmNWEtNDkwNC1hMDQ5LTdiN2E4NDk2YWVlZTpiMDBiYmQ3Zi0xMDA1LTQ1NGItYjc2Ni03NDEwOWUxNmRkYmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Looking smart
Tim Hutchinson, Paul Desgranges, Pat Hutchinson and Chris Wilcox at the King Edward VII Sixth Form Prom at Baldwins Omega in April 2003 Photo: Roger Nadal