[citation needed] King Edward VII School was located on Burton Road within the town.

The south entrance now gives access to the Melton Rugby Club and King Edward VII Sports centre located on campus, following the demolition of the Sarson High School buildings.

It took an intervention from MPs before the Board of Education finally confirmed the new King had agreed the use of his father's name.

On 13 April 1910 Thomas Cope, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council and, of the Education Committee, was presented with a key to the school by its architect, Mr Shelbourn.

School houses were introduced earlier that year: Belvoir – red, Cottesmore – yellow, and Quorn – blue.

The School campus continued to grow: in 1975 a new six form block was opened, and a new sports hall was built.

This set to work the major project of creating an Independent Learning Centre (Iliad) and improving the design facilities.

On Tuesday 9 March 2010 the County Council Cabinet agreed to the proposal to close King Edward VII School in September 2011, as they predicted falling pupil numbers would make it unsustainable.

The IT team during this period up until the school’s eventual closure was led by Andy Dent, Jim Mackintosh then David Grimes.