The Queen Katherine School is an academy school located in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is a co-educational facility for 11- to 18-year-olds and has around 1,420 students.[1]
The school achieved specialist status as a Technology College in 2001 and became a strategic facility for students with physical and medical difficulties in 2002. In 2006, it became a full-service Extended School.
In March 2022 the school was judged to be Good in all areas by Ofsted.
Extracurricular activitiesedit
There are over 30 school clubs, and a number of activities during lunchtime, after school and at weekends.
There are regular school plays, including an annual musical, a number of choirs and a school orchestra, which perform locally. Many QKS students also play in the Westmorland Youth Orchestra and Cumbria Youth Orchestra, or sing in the Amabile choir.
The School Counciledit
Each form elects representatives who meet as a Year Council. There are Upper and Lower School Councils and a full School Council. Senior Students are elected from the Sixth Form, and they chair the various meetings and organise the Sixth Form Ball, amongst other things. The School Council is given an annual budget to spend on school improvement. The Council is also involved in charity fund-raising.
^"The Queen Katherine School". Ofsted. 22 May 2018.
External linksedit
School website
April 11, 2024
queen, katherine, school, redirects, here, singular, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources,. QKS redirects here For the singular see QK disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Queen Katherine School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Queen Katherine School is an academy school located in Kendal Cumbria England It is a co educational facility for 11 to 18 year olds and has around 1 420 students 1 The Queen Katherine SchoolAddressAppleby RoadKendal Cumbria LA9 6PJEnglandCoordinates54 20 22 N 2 44 07 W 54 33941 N 2 73530 W 54 33941 2 73530InformationTypeAcademyMottoVeritasLocal authorityWestmorland and FurnessDepartment for Education URN136526 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherJon HayesGenderCo educationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1420Houses4Colour s Maroon and silverWebsitehttp www queenkatherine org The school was judged to be Good in all areas after an inspection by Ofsted in March 2022 2 Contents 1 Classification 2 Extracurricular activities 3 The School Council 4 References 5 External linksClassification editThe school achieved specialist status as a Technology College in 2001 and became a strategic facility for students with physical and medical difficulties in 2002 In 2006 it became a full service Extended School In 2011 the school became an Academy In March 2022 the school was judged to be Good in all areas by Ofsted Extracurricular activities editThere are over 30 school clubs and a number of activities during lunchtime after school and at weekends There are regular school plays including an annual musical a number of choirs and a school orchestra which perform locally Many QKS students also play in the Westmorland Youth Orchestra and Cumbria Youth Orchestra or sing in the Amabile choir The School Council editEach form elects representatives who meet as a Year Council There are Upper and Lower School Councils and a full School Council Senior Students are elected from the Sixth Form and they chair the various meetings and organise the Sixth Form Ball amongst other things The School Council is given an annual budget to spend on school improvement The Council is also involved in charity fund raising References edit QKS Queen Katherine School Website The Queen Katherine School Ofsted 22 May 2018 External links editSchool website School Association PTA website Ofsted details Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen Katherine School amp oldid 1147809153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
