News from KES
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Thu, 12 Dec 20242024 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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Fri, 06 Dec 2024Parent 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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Wed, 20 Nov 2024Junior School Pupil Parliament
A brand-new Pupil Parliament has been launched at the Junior School this term, as part of the School’s new Pupil Voice project to give ownership and empowerment to our younger pupils to influence what their school looks and feels like to them.
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024Anthology 2024 Launch
This year’s Anthology, featuring a collection of pupils’ poems, short stories and non-fiction, together with artwork and photography was launched to great acclaim at a literary event at school last week, to celebrate the creative expression of our talented pupils.
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Thu, 10 Oct 2024KES Joins The Wellbeing Hub
We are delighted to announce that we’ve invested in the The Wellbeing Hub. Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our parents, pupils, and staff is a top priority for us here at KES and we are delighted to be able to draw on the resources that have been created by mental health and wellbeing experts to build on the existing support already in place for our pupils.
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Mon, 07 Oct 2024Two 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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Thu, 03 Oct 2024John Ireland joins king edward's junior school
We are delighted to welcome Mr John Ireland as our new Deputy Head at the Junior School.
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024Learning 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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Thu, 26 Sep 2024KES Chemists Rise to the Challenge
Many congratulations to our Year 13 Chemists, who between them achieved five gold, seven silver, and four copper awards in the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge last year and who recently received their certificates.
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Mon, 16 Sep 2024The Sixth Form at King Edward's School Bath
The Sixth Form is the most exciting culmination of your school life: it is the liminal space between childhood and adulthood, and a time when KES nurtures its young people to be ready for their next adventure.
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Fri, 13 Sep 2024KES 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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Thu, 12 Sep 2024KES 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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Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Introducing Our Whole School Purpose and Values
Introducing our whole school Purpose and Values.
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Fri, 06 Sep 2024Mr Luke Benedict Joins KES as Head of Sixth Form
Mr Luke Benedict Joins KES as Head of Sixth Form
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Fri, 06 Sep 2024Mr Alex Smith Joins KES
Alex Smith Joins KES as Deputy Head (Academic) in the Senior School
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024GCSE 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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Thu, 15 Aug 2024A 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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Mon, 08 Jul 2024Dual Classics Competition Success
Many congratulations to Megan Power (Year 12), who has won the 17-18yr category in the Oxford Classics Creative Writing Competition.
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Sat, 06 Jul 2024Charity Fundraising This Summer
What a busy half term this has been for KES Charities. We had a parachute jump, a sponsored walk, cake and doughnut sales, a non-uniform day, a book launch, craft stalls, a Foodbank collection, and a plant sale.
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Fri, 05 Jul 2024Careers News in the summer term
This has been another busy term for the Careers programme at KES, with Year 7 undertaking their first Careers Day, which had a focus on Careers in Science.
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Fri, 07 Jun 2024University Offers 2024
Year 13 pupils at KES are celebrating an impressive range of offers from leading UK and international universities this year, as the 2024 application process draws to a close.
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Fri, 07 Jun 2024Spotlight 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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Wed, 22 May 2024Oliver Jnr Takes to the Stage!
Dearest Gentle Reader…. As this reviewer lifts her quill to pen her last ever ‘Edwardian’ review, that greater privilege than to cover the sensational showstopping Dickensian music-hall extravaganza that was Oliver Jr!
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Fri, 10 May 2024Year 6 Life Skills Day
Dedication and commitment are key skills and traits that will serve children well as they grow into teenagers and eventually adults. Ultimately, instilling these values is one of the key roles that we have as educators.
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Tue, 30 Apr 2024Works 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.
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Mon, 19 Feb 2024Nursery Visit Avon Fire & Rescue Service
Nursery enjoyed a very exciting first day back after half term today, visiting Avon Fire & Rescue Service as part of their 'People Who Look After Us' topic.
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Tue, 26 Sep 2023Headmaster’s Prizegiving Speech 2023
We are delighted to welcome as our Prizegiver and speaker this evening Musidora Jorgensen. As the Chief Sustainability Officer at Microsoft UK and a key member of the Senior Leadership team there.
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Tue, 19 Sep 2023New Look Deli Bar, Lunch Time Menu & Sustainable Food Procurement Policy Launched At School
A £115,000 investment in the catering facility at the Senior School sees a new deli bar open this term, alongside a new lunchtime menu and an enhanced sustainable food procurement and waste policy at KES.
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Mon, 24 Jul 2023Year 11 Celebrate Superb GCSE Results Across The Year Group
Year 11 pupils have today been celebrating some superb GCSE results, with almost 40% at the top 9 grade and nearly two thirds at grade 9 or 8. 84% of grades were at 9-7, well above KES’ already historically high pre-Covid average.
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Mon, 17 Jul 2023King Edward’s pupils celebrate impressive A-Level results
Year 13 pupils at King Edward’s have today been celebrating some wonderful and well-deserved A-Level results. The well-documented return to pre-pandemic grading levels saw similar numbers of top grades awarded nationally to 2019, making KES pupils’ successes even more impressive.
