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What makes a school outstanding? Teachers who love their subject and love teaching it; a whole world of sports, music, drama and activities beyond the classroom and first-rate facilities; and pastoral care and an inclusive ethos that makes every pupil feel they are as important to the school as it is to them.
We are a forward-thinking, progressive and innovative place in which to learn. As well as being a very successful International Baccalaureate school, we offer pupils the opportunity to study from a wide A level curriculum and to engage with our family of schools abroad. We accept boys at the age of 11 into year 7 of the senior school from both primary and prep schools, as well as our own junior school. We also continue to offer the 13+ entry into our fourth form (Year 9) for boys from prep schools. Girls join the school at 16 to study in our sixth form. An increasing number of pupils join the school on full or partial bursaries, and for many years we have enjoyed strong and productive partnerships with local maintained secondary and primary schools.
King’s pupils achieve outstanding outcomes in public examinations and their co-curricular pursuits, but their success is also seen in the kind of people that they become. They are open-minded, open-hearted and outward looking, and they are also kind, cheerful and fun – at ease with themselves and with others. King’s pupils join us ready to make the most of the opportunities to learn and engage at the school. When they are with us, they are encouraged to discover new passions but also to take responsibility for themselves and for their role in society. And when they leave us, they leave as lifelong learners, conscious of their place in the world and their responsibility to it, and ready to contribute to their communities.
The formal part of the school day runs from 8.30am to 4.05pm. Pupils in the lower school study:
- English
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- Latin
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Design and Engineering;
- Drama
- Music
- Computer Science
- Theology and Philosophy
- Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
- Games and Physical Education
There is usually three homeworks set each night (Monday to Friday) and they are intended to take 20 minutes each.
- English
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
- Latin or Latin with Greek*
- a second modern language (choose from German, Spanish and Chinese)
- Geography
- History
- two creative subjects (choose from Art, Music,
- Drama and Design and Engineering)
- Theology and Philosophy
- Computer Science
- PSHE
- Games and Physical Education.
There are usually three or four homeworks set each night (Monday to Friday) and they are intended to take 30 minutes each.
*Those choosing Latin with Greek take only one creative subject.
Seven core subjects are studied:
- English
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- French
Three additional subjects are chosen from a number of options:
- Latin
- Greek
- German
- Spanish
- Mandarin
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Design and Engineering
- Drama
- Theology and Philosophy
- Computer Science
- Physical Education
Pupils often sit GCSE French at the end of the lower fifth and in the upper fifth may continue with further study in French, take another language to GCSE (currently Russian or Italian) or take a non-examined computing course.
About half the pupils pursue a more advanced qualification in Mathematics alongside IGCSE Mathematics.
In the lower fifth, all boys have Physical Education, Games, Theology and Philosophy, and PSHE as part of their non-examined curriculum.
There are usually three homeworks set each night (Monday to Friday) and they are intended to take 35 to 45 minutes each.
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