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King's College School

King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a public school (day school, no boarding) in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was founded in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and had part of the school's premises in Strand, prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897.

King's College School, Wimbledon
Location
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SW19 4TT

Information
TypePublic school
Private day school
MottoSancte Et Sapienter
(Latin: With holiness and wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1829
FounderKing George IV
Local authorityLondon Borough of Merton
Department for Education URN102684 Tables
Chairman of governorsPaul Deighton, Baron Deighton
HeadAnne Cotton
VisitorThe Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio
GenderBoys
Coeducational (sixth form)
Age7 to 18
Enrolment~1200 Senior School
~300 Junior School
Houses  Alverstone
  Glenesk
  Kingsley
  Layton
  Maclear
  Major
Colour(s)Blue and red   
Former pupilsOld Kings
Websitewww.kcs.org.uk

KCS is a member of the Eton Group of schools. It is predominantly a boys' school but accepts girls into the Sixth Form.[1] In the Sixth Form pupils can choose between the International Baccalaureate and A-Level qualifications.[2]

History Edit

 
Opening of the New Buildings, 7 July 1899; four sketches of the Great Hall

A royal charter by King George IV founded the school in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King's College, London. The school occupied the basement of the college in The Strand.

Most of its original eighty-five pupils lived in the city within walking distance of the school. During the early Victorian Era, the school grew in numbers and reputation. Members of the teaching staff included Gabriele Rossetti, who taught Italian. His son, Dante Gabriel, joined the school in 1837. The best known of the early masters was the water-colourist, John Sell Cotman. Nine of his pupils became practising artists and ten architects. By 1843 there were five hundred pupils and the need for larger premises eventually led to the move to Wimbledon in 1897.

The school was progressive in its curriculum in many areas and appointed its first science master in 1855, at a time when very few schools taught science. The first head, John Richardson Major, served the school 1831–1866. 99 of the school's pupils from this period appear in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Until the 1880s, the school flourished. In 1882, only Eton College surpassed the total of thirty Oxford and Cambridge Board examination certificates obtained by pupils at KCS. But the school's teaching facilities were becoming increasingly inadequate as many competitor schools moved to new sites with modern facilities and large playing fields. In 1897, falling numbers of pupils prompted the move to the school's present site in Wimbledon, a fast-growing suburb well served by the railway lines from Surrey and south London. A separate junior school was opened on the same campus in 1912.

In World War I, many letters were written to the school, including some from the Battle of the Somme. During World War II, the school's Great Hall was damaged by bomb shrapnel, and some of the damage can still be seen on the outside of the hall.

The only remaining link between KCS and its former parent is that one of the KCS board of governors is nominated by King's College London.

Academics Edit

 
Bannister Fletcher Great Hall 1897

All members of the Sixth Form currently study either the IB Diploma or the A-Level course, and all members of the Fifth Form take GCSE and iGCSE qualifications. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic results were not published during the 2019-2020 or 2020–2021 academic years.

GCSE summary: 2016-2022[3][4]

YEAR %A*/98 %A*A/987 %A*AB/9876
2022 90.9 97.7 99.6
2019 82.8 96.3 99.5
2018 81.7 96.4 99.5
2017 83.4 96.8 99.4
2016 77.9 96.1 99.7

A level summary: 2016-2022[5][6]

YEAR %A* %A*A %A*AB
2022 68.1 94.2 99.2
2019 46.5 79.9 94.9
2018 45.6 78.6 95.0
2017 46.0 85.8 97.2
2016 32.3 72.9 94.5

International Baccalaureate Results: 2016-2022[7][8]

YEAR %7 %7/6 %7/6/5
2022 72.1 99.0 99.5
2019 56.0 93.8 98.7
2018 60.7 94.1 99.6
2017 67.3 95.2 99.4
2016 63.3 88.5 98.2

Facilities Edit

 
The 2016 Classroom Block

KCS occupies a 20-acre site on the south side of Wimbledon Common and owns a boathouse on Putney Embankment and two additional playing-fields in Raynes Park and Motspur Park.

In 2010 the school began to renovate and expand its facilities, which was completed in 2019.[9] This included a new sports pavilion (2011), quadrangle and netball court (2015), classroom block (2016), music school (2018) and sports centre (2019).[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Houses Edit

There are six Houses, each named after a previous head or notable old boy. Boys wear a standard red and blue striped school tie until they achieve six house points, at which point they are awarded the right to wear a house tie of navy blue with thin stripes of the following colours.

Further ties are awarded to members of the Sixth Form. In order of increasing seniority, these are: the house prefect's tie (bold stripes of dark blue and a house colour with a single red crest), school colours (navy blue with a single red school crest), the school prefect's tie (red with blue school crests), and the senior prefect's tie (blue with red school crests). Girls receive badges as an alternative to ties.

The senior prefects consist of two captains and two vice-captains of school and one captain and two vice-captains of each house. In addition, each house typically has about 8 school prefects as well as house prefects.

King's College Junior School Edit

 
Rushmere House

King's College Junior School (also known as KCJS) is the preparatory school for King's College School located in Wimbledon, London, is on the same campus as King's College Senior school. It was established in its own right in 1912, and educates boys from ages 7–11.[16]

The junior school admits about 85 boys each year in three groups:

  • At 7+ it takes about 54 boys and has approximately 6 applicants for every place. Applicant numbers at this stage are increasing.
  • At 8+ it takes about 14 boys and has approximately 14 applicants for every place. Applicant numbers at this stage are increasing.
  • At 9+ it takes about 12 boys and has approximately 8 applicants for every place. Applicant numbers at this stage are steady.

The first two years (3-4) are collectively referred to as 'Rushmere' (as they are taught in Rushmere House), while the final two years (5-6) are called 'Priory'. 2021/2022 Fees are £6,425 per term for years 3–4, and £6,930 per term for years 5–6.[17]

As of September 2021 the headmaster is Ted Lougher.[18]

The uniform is a red blazer with an emblem in blue on the right chest pocket. Every boy wears a white shirt, grey shorts or trousers, and ties similar to the Senior School ties.

All boys are allocated to one of the school's four houses when they join (siblings are placed into the same house):

King's College School overseas Edit

China – King's supports Shanghai-based education provider Dipont in establishing schools in China. The first two schools, RDFZ King's College School Hangzhou and Nanwai King's College School Wuxi opened in September 2018. The educational concept brings together schools RDFZ Beijing (Hangzhou) and Nanjing Foreign Language School (Wuxi) from China and King's College School Wimbledon; both schools cater for local Chinese and international students aged 3–18.

Thailand - King's College International School Bangkok opened in opened its doors in September 2020 to over 300 boys and girls aged two to ten. The school now provides education to more than 1,100 students aged between two and sixteen. In August 2023, the school will open for over 1,600 students including its first Sixth Form pupils. In August 2024, its seventh and final building will open to cater for Senior School teaching provision. At capacity, the school will cater for roughly 2,400 students from pre-school to Year 13 who will be prepared for IGCSE, A level, and admission to leading universities. XET will own, manage and operate the school and King's Wimbledon will provide guidance on the curriculum, pastoral care and co-curricular programme to ensure that the King's ethos is closely replicated.[19][20]

Monaco - Founded in 1994, the International School of Monaco (ISM) is a co-educational school with approximately 670 students aged 3 to 18. There is a bilingual programme for English and French in its early years and primary school. In the senior school the medium of instruction is English, offering IGCSEs in years 10 and 11 and the IB Diploma programme in the sixth form. The ISM is seeking to become a leading international school in Europe, and King's College School, Wimbledon, will work closely with their team in all areas of school life to achieve its goals. King's will share its ethos and how it delivers academic excellence, outstanding pastoral care and a comprehensive co-curricular provision. King's will also provide staff training and ongoing quality assurance. This new partnership will include exciting opportunities for students and staff at King's and the ISM.[21]

Heads of King's College School Edit

The following have been heads of King's College School:[22]

Name Years as head
John Richardson Major 1831–1866
George Maclear 1866–1880
T. H. Stokoe 1880–1889
Charles Bourne 1889–1906
Douglas Smith 1906–1910
Herbert Lionel Rogers 1910–1934
Hubert John Dixon 1934–1960
Frank Shaw 1960–1975
Christopher Wightwick 1975–1980
Robin Reeve 1980–1997
Tony Evans 1997–2008
Andrew Halls 2008–2021
Jude F Lowson (Acting) 2021–2022
Anne Cotton 2022–

Other notable masters Edit

Notable Old King's boys Edit

19th-century births Edit

20th-century births Edit

21st-century births Edit

Victoria Cross holders Edit

Five Old King's have been awarded the Victoria Cross.[26]

Notable governors Edit

Alumni associations Edit

The principal society for former pupils of the school is the Old King's Club, founded in 1884.[28] The school promotes membership amongst recently departed pupils, for whom membership of the club is free.[29]

A number of alumni also join the East India Club, formerly the Public Schools Club, on discounted membership.

King's College School Lodge number 4257 is the masonic lodge associated with King's College School. It is governed by the United Grand Lodge of England and administered by the Metropolitan Grand Lodge. Meetings are held four times per year at the school.[30] The Warrant of the Lodge was issued on 23 February 1921 and it was consecrated at Freemasons' Hall, London, on 3 May 1921.[31]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ High-flying UK boys' school to take girls 22 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Financial Times
  2. ^ . kcs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. ^ "King's GCSE results 2016-2019". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "King's College School Wimbledon GCSE Results 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ "King's A level results 2016-2019". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "King's College School Wimbledon A Level Results 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. ^ "King's IB results 2016-2019". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ "King's College School Wimbledon IB Results 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  9. ^ "King's school campus". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "King's sports pavilion at Kingsway". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ "King's quadrangle". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ "King's College School". www.kcs.org.uk. from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ^ "King's music school". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ "King's music school RIBA award". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. ^ "King's sports centre". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ "King's College School junior school". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  17. ^ "King's College School junior school 2021/2022 fees". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  18. ^ "King's College School junior school headmaster". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  19. ^ "King's College International College Bangkok". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  20. ^ "King's College International School Bangkok Website". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ^ "International School of Monaco". kcs.org.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  22. ^ Frank Miles and Graeme Cranch King's College School: The First 150 Years. London: King's College School, 1979.
  23. ^ The Victorian Web: The University of London and Its Boys' Schools 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ a b . kcs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013.
  25. ^ Plunkett, John (1 September 2014). "BBC World Service chief to step down". The Guardian. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  26. ^ T. Hinde A Great Day School in London: a history of King's College School pg 132 James and James Publishers 1995 ISBN 0-907383-61-0
  27. ^ "Wimbledon boys' school considers admitting girls", Sutton & Croydon Guardian, 7 September 2008.
  28. ^ "Old King's Club". Old King's Club. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  29. ^ "Old King's Club". King's College School, Wimbledon. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  30. ^ "King's College School Lodge 4257" 4 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, kcslodge.org.uk, Retrieved on 9 March 2017.
  31. ^ W. Bro. J.G. Amos."United Grand Lodge of England; Warrant Date and Consecration Date Chart", freemasonry.london.museum, 6 October 2016. Retrieved on 6 March 2017.

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • King's Club Website
  • Old King's Club Website
  • KCS Lodge Website
  • KCS Old Boys RFC Website
  • Accounts for KCS available from the UK Charity Commission

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For the University in London see King s College London For the school in Cambridge see King s College School Cambridge For other uses see King s College disambiguation and King s School disambiguation This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message King s College School also known as Wimbledon KCS King s and KCS Wimbledon is a public school day school no boarding in Wimbledon southwest London England The school was founded in 1829 by King George IV as the junior department of King s College London and had part of the school s premises in Strand prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897 King s College School WimbledonLocationWimbledon Common London SW19 4TTUnited KingdomInformationTypePublic schoolPrivate day schoolMottoSancte Et Sapienter Latin With holiness and wisdom Religious affiliation s Church of EnglandEstablished1829FounderKing George IVLocal authorityLondon Borough of MertonDepartment for Education URN102684 TablesChairman of governorsPaul Deighton Baron DeightonHeadAnne CottonVisitorThe Archbishop of Canterbury ex officioGenderBoys Coeducational sixth form Age7 to 18Enrolment 1200 Senior School 300 Junior SchoolHouses Alverstone Glenesk Kingsley Layton Maclear MajorColour s Blue and red Former pupilsOld KingsWebsitewww wbr kcs wbr org wbr ukKCS is a member of the Eton Group of schools It is predominantly a boys school but accepts girls into the Sixth Form 1 In the Sixth Form pupils can choose between the International Baccalaureate and A Level qualifications 2 Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Facilities 4 Houses 5 King s College Junior School 6 King s College School overseas 7 Heads of King s College School 8 Other notable masters 9 Notable Old King s boys 9 1 19th century births 9 2 20th century births 9 3 21st century births 9 4 Victoria Cross holders 10 Notable governors 11 Alumni associations 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Opening of the New Buildings 7 July 1899 four sketches of the Great HallA royal charter by King George IV founded the school in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King s College London The school occupied the basement of the college in The Strand Most of its original eighty five pupils lived in the city within walking distance of the school During the early Victorian Era the school grew in numbers and reputation Members of the teaching staff included Gabriele Rossetti who taught Italian His son Dante Gabriel joined the school in 1837 The best known of the early masters was the water colourist John Sell Cotman Nine of his pupils became practising artists and ten architects By 1843 there were five hundred pupils and the need for larger premises eventually led to the move to Wimbledon in 1897 The school was progressive in its curriculum in many areas and appointed its first science master in 1855 at a time when very few schools taught science The first head John Richardson Major served the school 1831 1866 99 of the school s pupils from this period appear in the Dictionary of National Biography Until the 1880s the school flourished In 1882 only Eton College surpassed the total of thirty Oxford and Cambridge Board examination certificates obtained by pupils at KCS But the school s teaching facilities were becoming increasingly inadequate as many competitor schools moved to new sites with modern facilities and large playing fields In 1897 falling numbers of pupils prompted the move to the school s present site in Wimbledon a fast growing suburb well served by the railway lines from Surrey and south London A separate junior school was opened on the same campus in 1912 In World War I many letters were written to the school including some from the Battle of the Somme During World War II the school s Great Hall was damaged by bomb shrapnel and some of the damage can still be seen on the outside of the hall The only remaining link between KCS and its former parent is that one of the KCS board of governors is nominated by King s College London Academics Edit nbsp Bannister Fletcher Great Hall 1897All members of the Sixth Form currently study either the IB Diploma or the A Level course and all members of the Fifth Form take GCSE and iGCSE qualifications Due to the impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic results were not published during the 2019 2020 or 2020 2021 academic years GCSE summary 2016 2022 3 4 YEAR A 98 A A 987 A AB 98762022 90 9 97 7 99 62019 82 8 96 3 99 52018 81 7 96 4 99 52017 83 4 96 8 99 42016 77 9 96 1 99 7A level summary 2016 2022 5 6 YEAR A A A A AB2022 68 1 94 2 99 22019 46 5 79 9 94 92018 45 6 78 6 95 02017 46 0 85 8 97 22016 32 3 72 9 94 5International Baccalaureate Results 2016 2022 7 8 YEAR 7 7 6 7 6 52022 72 1 99 0 99 52019 56 0 93 8 98 72018 60 7 94 1 99 62017 67 3 95 2 99 42016 63 3 88 5 98 2Facilities Edit nbsp The 2016 Classroom BlockKCS occupies a 20 acre site on the south side of Wimbledon Common and owns a boathouse on Putney Embankment and two additional playing fields in Raynes Park and Motspur Park In 2010 the school began to renovate and expand its facilities which was completed in 2019 9 This included a new sports pavilion 2011 quadrangle and netball court 2015 classroom block 2016 music school 2018 and sports centre 2019 10 11 12 13 14 15 Houses EditThere are six Houses each named after a previous head or notable old boy Boys wear a standard red and blue striped school tie until they achieve six house points at which point they are awarded the right to wear a house tie of navy blue with thin stripes of the following colours Green Alverstone House named after Richard Webster 1st Viscount Alverstone barrister politician and judge died 1915 Blue Glenesk House named after Algernon Borthwick 1st Baron Glenesk journalist editor and newspaper proprietor died 1908 Purple Kingsley House named after Henry Kingsley gold prospector mounted policeman novelist newspaper editor and war correspondent died 1876 Red Layton House named after Walter Layton 1st Baron Layton economist editor and newspaper proprietor died 1966 Silver Maclear House named after George Frederick Maclear the school s second head who served 1866 1880 Gold Major House named after John Richardson Major the school s first head who served 1831 1866 Further ties are awarded to members of the Sixth Form In order of increasing seniority these are the house prefect s tie bold stripes of dark blue and a house colour with a single red crest school colours navy blue with a single red school crest the school prefect s tie red with blue school crests and the senior prefect s tie blue with red school crests Girls receive badges as an alternative to ties The senior prefects consist of two captains and two vice captains of school and one captain and two vice captains of each house In addition each house typically has about 8 school prefects as well as house prefects King s College Junior School Edit nbsp Rushmere HouseKing s College Junior School also known as KCJS is the preparatory school for King s College School located in Wimbledon London is on the same campus as King s College Senior school It was established in its own right in 1912 and educates boys from ages 7 11 16 The junior school admits about 85 boys each year in three groups At 7 it takes about 54 boys and has approximately 6 applicants for every place Applicant numbers at this stage are increasing At 8 it takes about 14 boys and has approximately 14 applicants for every place Applicant numbers at this stage are increasing At 9 it takes about 12 boys and has approximately 8 applicants for every place Applicant numbers at this stage are steady The first two years 3 4 are collectively referred to as Rushmere as they are taught in Rushmere House while the final two years 5 6 are called Priory 2021 2022 Fees are 6 425 per term for years 3 4 and 6 930 per term for years 5 6 17 As of September 2021 the headmaster is Ted Lougher 18 The uniform is a red blazer with an emblem in blue on the right chest pocket Every boy wears a white shirt grey shorts or trousers and ties similar to the Senior School ties All boys are allocated to one of the school s four houses when they join siblings are placed into the same house Norman black Stuart green Tudor blue Windsor yellow King s College School overseas EditChina King s supports Shanghai based education provider Dipont in establishing schools in China The first two schools RDFZ King s College School Hangzhou and Nanwai King s College School Wuxi opened in September 2018 The educational concept brings together schools RDFZ Beijing Hangzhou and Nanjing Foreign Language School Wuxi from China and King s College School Wimbledon both schools cater for local Chinese and international students aged 3 18 Thailand King s College International School Bangkok opened in opened its doors in September 2020 to over 300 boys and girls aged two to ten The school now provides education to more than 1 100 students aged between two and sixteen In August 2023 the school will open for over 1 600 students including its first Sixth Form pupils In August 2024 its seventh and final building will open to cater for Senior School teaching provision At capacity the school will cater for roughly 2 400 students from pre school to Year 13 who will be prepared for IGCSE A level and admission to leading universities XET will own manage and operate the school and King s Wimbledon will provide guidance on the curriculum pastoral care and co curricular programme to ensure that the King s ethos is closely replicated 19 20 Monaco Founded in 1994 the International School of Monaco ISM is a co educational school with approximately 670 students aged 3 to 18 There is a bilingual programme for English and French in its early years and primary school In the senior school the medium of instruction is English offering IGCSEs in years 10 and 11 and the IB Diploma programme in the sixth form The ISM is seeking to become a leading international school in Europe and King s College School Wimbledon will work closely with their team in all areas of school life to achieve its goals King s will share its ethos and how it delivers academic excellence outstanding pastoral care and a comprehensive co curricular provision King s will also provide staff training and ongoing quality assurance This new partnership will include exciting opportunities for students and staff at King s and the ISM 21 Heads of King s College School EditThe following have been heads of King s College School 22 Name Years as headJohn Richardson Major 1831 1866George Maclear 1866 1880T H Stokoe 1880 1889Charles Bourne 1889 1906Douglas Smith 1906 1910Herbert Lionel Rogers 1910 1934Hubert John Dixon 1934 1960Frank Shaw 1960 1975Christopher Wightwick 1975 1980Robin Reeve 1980 1997Tony Evans 1997 2008Andrew Halls 2008 2021Jude F Lowson Acting 2021 2022Anne Cotton 2022 Other notable masters EditJ S Cotman 1782 1842 art master G P G Rossetti 1783 1854 Italian master M E Cotman 1810 1858 assistant art master A J Fletcher 1941 history master R Hiller 1942 mathematics master G P Butcher 1975 cricket masterNotable Old King s boys EditSee also Category People educated at King s College School London 19th century births Edit Edward Arber 1836 1912 scholar writer and editor Marcus Beresford 1818 1890 Conservative Party politician and Colonel in the 7th Surrey Rifle Volunteers J D Casswell QC 1886 1963 barrister holds the record for saving more from being hanged in the UK than any other Also served as a Major in World War I Sir Monier Monier Williams 1819 1899 oriental scholar George Devey 1820 1886 architect Arthur Cayley 1821 1895 mathematician William Ince 1825 1910 Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford Jacob Wrey Mould 1825 1886 architect renowned for designing Central Park Alfred Barry 1826 1910 Anglican Archbishop of Sydney William Burges 1827 1881 Victorian art architect George William Kitchin 1827 1912 theologian and the first Chancellor of the University of Durham Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 1882 Pre Raphaelite painter Edward Dutton Cook 1829 1883 dramatic critic and author Henry Parry Liddon 1829 1890 theologian Algernon Borthwick 1st Baron Glenesk 1830 1908 journalist and Conservative Party politician Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield 1830 1914 Liberal Party peer and Master of the Buckhounds Henry Kingsley 1830 1876 novelist Frederic Harrison 1831 1923 jurist and historian Henry Jones 1831 1899 writer and authority on tennis and card games instrumental in establishing the Wimbledon Tennis Championships Henry Fawcett 1833 1884 blind British economist statesman academic and campaigner for women s suffrage Felix Stone Moscheles 1833 1917 painter peace activist and advocate of Esperanto Sabine Baring Gould 1834 1924 Hagiographer antiquarian and hymn writer the best known of which is Onward Christian Soldiers William Henry Preece 1834 1913 electrical engineer William Grantham 1835 1911 Conservative Party politician and High Court Judge Walter William Skeat 1835 1912 philologist Charles Dickens Jr 1837 1896 geographic dictionary compiler and son of the author Charles Dickens 23 John Festing 1837 1902 Bishop of St Albans Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard 1838 1902 British colonial administrator Edward Robert Festing 1839 1912 Army officer and first Director of The Science Museum Ingram Bywater 1840 1914 classical scholar Alfred de Rothschild 1842 1918 Director of the Bank of England Richard Webster 1st Viscount Alverstone 1842 1915 Attorney General barrister and Conservative Party politician William Turner Thiselton Dyer 1843 1928 drector of the Royal Botanic Gardens William P Treloar 1843 1923 Lord Mayor of London William Christie 1845 1922 Astronomer Royal Leopold de Rothschild 1845 1917 banker and thoroughbred race horse breeder George Saintsbury 1845 1933 writer and critic Henry Sweet 1845 1912 philologist Henry Kemble 1848 1907 actor and member of the famed Kemble family John Milne 1849 1913 geologist and mining engineer James Drake 1850 1941 Australian politician Frederic Henry Chase 1853 1925 academic and Bishop of Ely Alfred Milner 1st Viscount Milner 1854 1925 Liberal Party statesman and colonial administrator Gordon Smith 1856 1905 barrister and philatelist Andrew Watson 1856 1921 the world s first black association football player to play at international level Sidney Low 1857 1932 journalist and historian Richard Kendall Norris 1859 1921 Conservative Party politician and businessman Sir Jeremiah Colman 1st Baronet 1859 1942 industrialist Chairman of Colman s Mustard Walter Sickert 1860 1942 English Impressionist painter suspected of being Jack the Ripper James Edward Edmonds 1861 1956 official British historian of World War I Reginald McKenna 1863 1943 Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Martin Harvey 1863 1944 actor George Hillyard 1864 1943 tennis player Olympic gold medallist Middlesex cricketer and naval officer Charles Sanford Terry 1864 1936 historian and musicologist Ernest Starling 1866 1927 physiologist discovered hormones developed the law of the heart and involved in the Brown Dog Affair Rowland Blades 1st Baron Ebbisham 1868 1953 Conservative Party politician and Lord Mayor of London Lynwood Palmer 1868 1941 painter of racehorses and carriage horses Skinner Turner 1868 1935 Chief Judge of the British Supreme Court for China George Holt Thomas 1869 1929 aviation pioneer and founder of Imperial Airways Percy Newberry 1869 1949 Egyptologist introduced Howard Carter to Egypt and served on staff Tutankhamun excavations Frederick Field Royal Navy officer 1871 1945 First Sea Lord Henry Poole 1873 1928 sculptor Ellis Martin 1881 1977 map cover illustrator for Ordnance Survey John Barrymore 1882 1942 actor and member of the famed Barrymore family Walter Layton 1st Baron Layton 1884 1966 statesman and editor Gilbert Szlumper 1884 1969 General Manager of the Southern Railway Henry Monck Mason Moore 1887 1964 British Governor of Sierra Leone Kenya and Ceylon Victor Negus 1887 1974 laryngologist surgeon and comparative anatomist Frederick Sowrey 1893 1968 World War I flying ace Richard Walther Darre 1895 1953 Nazi ideologist and long serving Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture Robert Graves 1895 1985 poet and novelist who mentions his brief spell at the school in his autobiography Goodbye to All That John G Bennett 1897 1974 mathematician scientist technologist industrial research director and author Edwin Flavell 1898 1993 military commander20th century births Edit Khalid Abdalla 1980 actor and star of United 93 The Kite Runner and Green Zone 24 Leonard Addison 1902 1975 British Indian Army officer Angus Allan 1936 2007 comic strip writer Clive Aslet 1955 writer and former editor of Country Life Tom Audley 1986 Rugby Union Player for London Welsh Robert Ayling 1946 former CEO of British Airways Ben Barnes 1981 actor and star of The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian and Stardust Tom Basden 1981 comedian 24 James Binney 1950 astrophysicist Andrew Black 1963 founder of Betfair an internet betting exchange Sir Cyril Black 1902 1991 MP and financier Sir James Bottomley 1920 2013 diplomat Tom Browne 1945 broadcaster and actor Raymond Buckland 1934 2017 author Michael Cardew 1901 1983 master potter Roger Casale 1960 MP for Wimbledon Christopher Challis 1919 2012 cinematographer Sir Neil Chalmers 1942 former Director of the Natural History Museum John Cloake 1924 2014 former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria Sir Ralph Cusack 1916 1978 High Court judge Sir John Vivian Dacie 1912 2005 haematologist Nick D Aloisio 1995 entrepreneur and youngest person to have raised VC funding in the world Guy de la Bedoyere 1957 writer and broadcaster Nigel Don 1954 SNP MSP for Angus North and Mearns Jimmy Edwards 1920 1988 1950s British radio and television comedy actor George S J Faber 1959 television producer Ed Gamble 1986 comedian Sir Victor Goodhew 1919 2006 politician Conservative MP for St Albans Nigel Green 1924 1972 actor Conal Gregory 1947 politician MP for York Cifford Hall 1904 1973 painter The Right Reverend David Halsey 1919 2009 former Bishop of Carlisle Frank Robinson Hartley chemist Vice Chancellor Cranfield University 1989 2006 Rupert Hine 1947 2020 musician former Chairman of The Ivor Novello Awards Robin Holloway 1943 composer Peter Horrocks 1959 former director of BBC World Service 25 David Hughes 1930 2005 novelist Ross Hutchins 1985 professional tennis player Robert Jay 1959 Counsel to the Leveson Inquiry 2011 2012 and now High Court Judge William Joyce 1906 1946 Nazi propagandist as Lord Haw Haw and fascist politician Alvar Lidell 1908 1981 BBC radio announcer Roger Lockyer 1927 2017 historian Ben Lovett 1987 musician and member of the band Mumford and Sons Mark Lowen BBC news correspondent James Mitchell 1989 professional poker player took part in the Irish Poker Open Jonathan Montgomery 1962 British legal scholar who specialises in health care law Peter G Moore 1928 2010 British soldier actuary academic and statistician Simon Conway Morris FRS 1951 evolutionary palaeobiologist Buster Mottram 1955 professional tennis player who achieved a highest world ranking of fifteenth Marcus Mumford 1987 musician and founder of the band Mumford and Sons Andrew Hunter Murray 1987 QI Austentatious David Nokes 1948 2009 literary scholar and biographer Dudley Owen Thomas 1948 lawyer and former first class cricketer Richard Pasco CBE 1926 2014 stage screen and TV actor Roy Plomley 1914 1985 broadcaster and creator of the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs Andrew Powell 1949 musician Gaby Rado 1955 2003 television journalist Sir Stephen Richards 1950 Appeal Court judge Prince Alexander Romanov 1929 2002 great nephew of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II Joe Salisbury 1992 professional tennis player Ronald A Sandison 1916 2010 psychiatrist pioneered the clinical use of LSD in the UK Michael Scott 1981 classicist author and broadcaster David Shaw 1950 2022 politician former MP for Dover Dan Smith 1986 lead singer of indie band Bastille Andrew Stuart 1962 mathematician Joby Talbot 1971 composer Simon Treves 1957 actor and writer Mark Urban 1961 journalist author amp Diplomatic Editor of BBC s Newsnight programme Stuart Urban 1959 film and television director Chris van Tulleken 1978 Doctor and TV presenter including CBBC series Operation Ouch Xand van Tulleken 1978 Doctor and TV presenter including CBBC series Operation Ouch Patrick Wolf ne Patrick Apps 1983 singer songwriter Nadhim Zahawi 1967 MP for Stratford on Avon21st century births Edit Arthur Fery 2002 professional tennis playerVictoria Cross holders Edit Five Old King s have been awarded the Victoria Cross 26 Mark Sever Bell Ashanti War awarded the Victoria Cross William George Cubitt Indian Mutiny awarded the Victoria Cross Philip Salkeld Indian Mutiny awarded the Victoria Cross Arthur Scarf World War II awarded the Victoria Cross Robert Haydon Shebbeare Indian Mutiny awarded the Victoria CrossNotable governors EditSir Trevor McDonald journalist and newsreader 27 Alumni associations EditThe principal society for former pupils of the school is the Old King s Club founded in 1884 28 The school promotes membership amongst recently departed pupils for whom membership of the club is free 29 A number of alumni also join the East India Club formerly the Public Schools Club on discounted membership King s College School Lodge number 4257 is the masonic lodge associated with King s College School It is governed by the United Grand Lodge of England and administered by the Metropolitan Grand Lodge Meetings are held four times per year at the school 30 The Warrant of the Lodge was issued on 23 February 1921 and it was consecrated at Freemasons Hall London on 3 May 1921 31 See also EditKing s College School Boat Club List of independent schools in EnglandReferences Edit High flying UK boys school to take girls Archived 22 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Financial Times King s College School kcs org uk Archived from the original on 21 July 2017 Retrieved 6 May 2018 King s GCSE results 2016 2019 kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School Wimbledon GCSE Results 2022 PDF Retrieved 15 December 2022 King s A level results 2016 2019 kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School Wimbledon A Level Results 2022 PDF Retrieved 15 December 2022 King s IB results 2016 2019 kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School Wimbledon IB Results 2022 PDF Retrieved 15 December 2022 King s school campus kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s sports pavilion at Kingsway kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s quadrangle kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School www kcs org uk Archived from the original on 6 March 2017 Retrieved 6 May 2018 King s music school kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s music school RIBA award kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s sports centre kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School junior school kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School junior school 2021 2022 fees kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College School junior school headmaster kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 King s College International College Bangkok kcs org uk Retrieved 10 May 2023 King s College International School Bangkok Website Retrieved 10 May 2023 International School of Monaco kcs org uk Retrieved 5 August 2021 Frank Miles and Graeme Cranch King s College School The First 150 Years London King s College School 1979 The Victorian Web The University of London and Its Boys Schools Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Star Studded Swan Song kcs org uk Archived from the original on 23 May 2013 Plunkett John 1 September 2014 BBC World Service chief to step down The Guardian Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2018 T Hinde A Great Day School in London a history of King s College School pg 132 James and James Publishers 1995 ISBN 0 907383 61 0 Wimbledon boys school considers admitting girls Sutton amp Croydon Guardian 7 September 2008 Old King s Club Old King s Club Retrieved 28 May 2018 Old King s Club King s College School Wimbledon Retrieved 28 May 2018 King s College School Lodge 4257 Archived 4 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine kcslodge org uk Retrieved on 9 March 2017 W Bro J G Amos United Grand Lodge of England Warrant Date and Consecration Date Chart freemasonry london museum 6 October 2016 Retrieved on 6 March 2017 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to King s College School Official website King s Club Website Old King s Club Website KCS Lodge Website KCS Old Boys RFC Website Accounts for KCS available from the UK Charity Commission 51 25 18 N 0 13 32 W 51 42155 N 0 22551 W 51 42155 0 22551 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King 27s College School amp oldid 1176129286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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