Start Your Adventure
“In the Senior School and Sixth Form, we both build on the KES journey so far and also welcome many new pupils into our vibrant community.”
Opportunity, engagement and aspiration remain key watchwords at the heart of an exceptional all-round education that encourages pupils to follow their passions and gives them the confidence to find their voice and to make a difference.
We are both proud of the academic excellence and success for which KES is renowned and also keen to celebrate our pupils’ efforts and achievements in many different fields. We place great value on the traditional virtues of doing your best, making the most of the incredible opportunities on offer and aiming high, whilst also keeping your feet on the ground and supporting others.
We hope that our pupils will flourish on all fronts, fulfil their potential in and out of the classroom and leave the school happy, successful and ready to thrive in the world beyond King Edward’s.
Martin J Boden
Headmaster
“Our Junior School enables pupils to thrive in the moment whilst preparing them for the future.”
Day to day life provides a breadth of opportunities that challenge, excite, engage and inspire through high quality specialist teaching, outstanding facilities and individualised and supportive pastoral care. Pupils are encouraged to develop their independence and to set high standards for themselves whilst embracing innovation, creativity and curiosity. Our Junior School is about so much more than what you can record on a spreadsheet or in a prospectus; it is about an experience that sets children up as confident learners and well-rounded and compassionate young people and which leaves them with wonderful memories to last a lifetime.
Sean Price
Head of the Junior School
“The irresistible learning adventure at KES begins in our Pre-Prep and Nursery.
Every child is treasured and cared for in our nurturing environment. We follow the children’s interests, exploring, extending and challenging each pupil. Our wonderful enabling environment, curriculum and staff encourage our children to be curious learners with a resilience and perseverance to solve problems. By the time the pupils leave us they have a genuine love for learning and an independence to flourish at the Junior School.
Jayne Gilbert
Head of the Pre-Prep & Nursery
Supporting our World
We are mindful of our impact on the world, with our KES Sustainability strategy at the heart of everything we do, from the food we eat and the new facilities we build, to the energy we consume and the learning embedded in our curriculum.
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2024 Sports Pathway News
Many congratulations to the following KES pupils who through the course of this term have played, or been newly selected for national, academy and regional performance pathways in the various major sports played at KES.
These include two selections to the U16 England Hockey Squads, 15 players within the Bath Rugby, Bristol Bears and County pathways, 12 netballers selected to represent at national level (U17 Wales) through to the Team Bath and Avon County pathways, and 10 cricketers playing at Wiltshire and Somerset County level as well as representing Somerset and Glamorgan EPP programmes.
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Parent Power 2025
King Edward’s School, Bath has been recognised as the top performing co-educational independent school in the South West for the third year running in the new Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, published on 6 December 2024.
Widely acknowledged as the most authoritative survey of the country’s highest-achieving secondary schools, The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide ranks schools according to their combined 2024 GCSE and A Level results.
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Two KES musicians perform in the bath young musician of the year
We wish Indira and Edward the very best of luck as they perform in Bath Young Musician of the Year 2024
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Learning for Life at KES
In a world where our pupils are increasingly being drawn towards polarised perspectives on social media, our Learning for Life programme, where pupils can discuss 'the grey', and develop well-informed opinions in a safe environment, is more relevant than ever.
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KES Bath 2024 University Destinations
As many universities start back this weekend our recent leavers and gap year students are heading to some of the UK’s leading universities, with over 90% securing places at their first choice Higher Education institution. Over 50% of students are taking up places at the UK’s top 20 universities* with 70% heading to Russell Group universities.
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KES Team in Final of Science in Medicine Prize
KES Team in the Final of the Imperial College London's Science in Medicine Prize.
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GCSE Results 2024
Year 11 celebrate outstanding GCSE results with 38% of entries at the top 9 grade, 66% at 9/8 and 84% of entries at grade 9-7.
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A Level Results 2024
Many congratulations to all Year 13 pupils at King Edward's who collected their A Level results today and who have once again done themselves immensely proud. 29% of all grades were at A*, our second highest ever and more than three times the national average, with 61% at A*/A and 81% at A*-B.
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Spotlight on the Peer Mentoring Programme at KES
The Peer Mentoring Programme at KES aims to forge connections across year groups and to foster a sense of community at King Edward’s. We also understand that pupils often feel more able to chat freely with those of a similar age.
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Works Starts on a New Academic and Pastoral Building
The new Academic & Pastoral Building has been designed by local architects, Mitchell Eley Gould, and is a three-storey building accommodating 14 classrooms with associated pastoral spaces, offices and toilets.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Visit our box office page to register for our Easter Revision and Learn to Touch Type Courses or join us at one of our Spring Open Events at the Pre-Prep or Junior School.
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