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- Read MorePublished 19/12/19Four hundred musicians created an extraordinary evening of music-making, to celebrate the close of King's High's 140th Anniversary. Head Master, Richard Nicholson comments: 'The concert was a fitting end; a very spec
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Classicists' Trip to Bath
Published 13/12/19Classicists' Trip to Bath
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Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2020: King’s High in Top Ten
Published 25/11/19King’s High is named in the Top Ten schools in a listing in the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2020. King’s High is ranked Fifth in the West Midlands Region independent schools. Warwick School is Sixth. The annual Sun - Read More
King's High Shortlisted for Tes Independent Schools Award; Whole-school community initiative of the year 2020
Published 24/11/19King’s High shortlisted for Tes Independent Schools Award; Whole-school community initiative of the year 2020.
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Sixth Form Stories: Lucy wins Arkwright Engineering Scholarship
Published 20/11/19Sixth Form Stories: How Lucy won a prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship
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Little Shop of Horrors: the show goes on
Published 18/11/19'Anarchic, crazy, glorious - I can't recommend too highly' - Richard Nicholson, Head Master
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Lixu helps Leamington swimming club make history
Published 18/11/19King's High swimmer, Lixu has helped Leamington Spa Amateur Swimming Club (team pictured here) achieve their first national Grand Final in 134 years! Lixu also helped the club win second place in the Junior League (Midland) Finals, - Read More
Introducing King's High's Poet in Residence
Published 12/11/19We are delighted to welcome King’s High’s Poet in Residence, Dr Gregory Leadbetter. Director of the Institute of Creative and Critical Writing at Birmingham City University, Gregory Leadbetter’s poetry collections include The - Read More
King's High Festival of Ideas 2019
Published 11/11/19King's High's fourth Festival of Ideas is full swing. Girls have recreated Roman life, written poetry, and heard King's Poet in Residence speak on how reading poetry makes our experience of the world new. Ian McKim, Head of Criminology at the University of South Wales, gave a fascinating talk on criminology, and the reality of crime, compared to how it is portrayed in the media. Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of The Globe Theatre, spoke on touring Hamlet around the world, with encounters from Barack Obama, to refugee camps. Girls have been exploring spies, secrets and espionage in Enigma Coding Workshops, and hearing World Tour Free Skiier, Rachel Findler recount some amazing adventures (such as being lost, skiing out in the wilderness, and being stalked by a mountain lion), at teh Celebration of Achievement. Russiand and Japanese language workshops round off a fascinating week of talks, events and experiences. Do read more in the brochure below.
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New Sports Hall offers amazing facilities
Published 16/10/19The new Sports Hall has opened, to huge enthusiasm. First through the doors of the state-of-the-art fitness suite were the A Level PE students, closely followed by girls keen to make the most of the serried walls of equipment – weights, t - Read More
Muddy Stilettos visits King's High
Published 15/10/19Mr Nicholson was delighted to give Muddy Stilettos a tour of the new King's High buildings. Muddy Stilettos was founded by journalist, Hero Brown (The Observer, Independent on Sunday, Red, Marie Claire, Elle), who wanted to create an 'urban guide to the countryside'. Her witty, smart blog caught on immediately, went on to scoop numerous awards, and has grown to cover 22 counties. Catherine Vonledebur, Editor of Muddy Stilettos Warwickshire, gives a wonderfully warm account of life in the new King's High ('this beautifully designed Smart building..with its enviable new shared Sixth Form...like a mini-university site'), and you can read her full review at http://bit.ly/2MbWYba
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Riding high at King's High - Equestrian news
Published 14/10/19King’s High equestrian teams have come out blazing in their new King’s High cross-country colours. The eventing team, Tillie, Annabelle and Amelia, won the 80cm Beachborough Eventer Challenge class, with Tillie going on to the win the 90c