Edward VI of England half-sister Mary would jeopardise the English Reformation, and Edward's Council and officers had many reasons to fear it. Edward himself opposed Mary's succession, not only on religious grounds but also on those of legitimacy and male inheritance, which also applied to Elizabeth. He composed a draft document, headed "My devise for the succession", in which he undertook to change the succession, most probably inspired by his father Henry VIII's precedent. He passed over the claims of his half-sisters and, at last, settled the Crown on his first cousin once removed, the 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey, who on 25 May 1553
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Sheldon area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Previously known as Sheldon Heath School, the school gained specialist status as an Arts College and was renamed Sheldon Heath Community Arts College. In September 2010 the school converted to academy status and was renamed King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy. The school moved into a new building in 2013. It is a non-selective school which is sponsored by the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham