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💫 Celebrating Pupil Success - Unlimited Ambition💫

We would like to extend huge congratulations to Grace in Year 11 and Penny in Year 9 who were crowned Junior Teen and Pre-Teen (respectively) Miss United Kingdom, in the Ultimate International Miss Pageant competition.

They went on to represent the UK at the world event in Virginia Beach USA during the summer break, where Grace came a very respectable 3rd runner up and Penny came 4th.

It is fantastic to see our pupils challenge themselves and flourish in a wide variety of interests, with determination and unlimited ambition.

Well done girls, what an amazing achievement! 🌟

Thank you for sending this photo in to share with us all.

#workingtogether #exceptionalcharacter #winchester #kingsschoolwinchester #inspiringfutures #hampshire #unalaborantes #academicexcellence #hampshireschools

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💫 Celebrating pupil success - unlimited ambition 💫

Sponsored Walk to the Brecon Beacons: A Journey of Challenge, Leadership, and Teamwork

As part of our World Challenge preparation to Peru, a group of determined Yr11 pupils embarked on a sponsored walk through the breathtaking Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales.

This 10-mile trek along the iconic Pen y Fan Horseshoe route was not just a test of endurance, it was a celebration of leadership, teamwork, and the power of community sponsorship.

Our journey began with meeting our World Challenge leader, Trevor, and with high spirits and backpacks loaded with essentials we set off. The route took us across some of the most stunning peaks in the Beacons:

* Corn Du – The first summit, offering panoramic views that set the tone for the day.

* Pen y Fan – Standing proud at 886 meters, it’s the highest peak in South Wales and the crown jewel of our hike.

* Cribyn – A steep descent followed by a challenging climb rewarded us with more awe inspiring views.

Completing the full Pen y Fan Horseshoe loop meant conquering rugged terrain, steep ascents, and unpredictable weather—but every step was worth it.

From the misty ridges to the stunning valleys, the Brecon Beacons offered us a day of unforgettable beauty and personal growth. We returned tired but triumphant, bonded by shared effort and inspired by what we’d achieved together.

Well done everyone, what an adventure! 🌟

#workingtogether #exceptionalcharacter #winchester #kingsschoolwinchester #inspiringfutures #hampshire #unalaborantes #academicexcellence #hampshireschools

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🌟Meet the Tutor booking opens 7pm tonight! 🌟

Come along and join us for our Meet the Tutor sessions:
KS4: 7th October 5pm-8.15pm
KS3: 9th October 5pm-8.15pm

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with your child’s Tutor & Head of Year and learn more about your child’s education, the content delivered during tutor time and to put a face to the name of who to contact if your child needs any support in school.

Our pastoral team will be giving a short talk on well-being both in and out of the classroom, there will be drop-in sessions available with other subject teachers and the opportunity to meet key members of staff across subjects, support staff & extra curricular coordinators.

There will also be information stalls in the Quad and an opportunity to chat with staff members to gain useful insight into:

- Maths, English & Science
- Co-curricular clubs and activities
- Welfare
- Pupil Support
- Art, Sport and Drama

These evenings provide a valuable insight into your child’s secondary school life and an opportunity to meet the team who spend everyday with them, so book your session now at:

kingswinchester.schoolcloud.co.uk

We are looking forward to seeing you there 😊

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We are proud to share with you that Kings’ has been ranked 16th place in The Telegraph Top 40 Non-Selective State Schools with the Best GCSE Results 2025.

This is a huge achievement and would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff who are always working together to inspire our pupils, encourage and support to build exceptional character and always aim for academic excellence.

Well done to all our pupils who work so hard to always achieve their best.

We Are Kings’

Congratulations everyone and thank you for everything you do, everyday! 💫

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#unalaborantes
#hampshire
#inspiringfutures
#exceptionalcharacter
#workingtogether
#winchester
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#academicexcellence

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✨Our Open Events are taking place THIS WEEK!✨

Head to our website to book your place today, last few spaces remaining - www.kings-hants.com

🌟 Open Mornings: Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th September 9.30am-11.30am

An opportunity for you to see our school in action with a guided tour by our prefects while lessons are taking place.

🌟 Open Evening: Thursday 25th September 6pm-8pm

A fantastic opportunity for you to experience a guided tour by our prefects - giving you the chance to find out what school life is like at Kings’ directly from our pupils. You will also be able to speak to our experienced and dedicated teachers, attend a Headteacher talk with Dr James Adams and have your questions answered by our Admissions Team.

Come along and experience everything our wonderful school has to offer. A place where we work together to provide inspiring futures, foster exceptional character & academic excellence for all our pupils.

A very warm welcome awaits you 😊

#kingsschoolwinchester #inspiringfutures #exceptionalcharacter #academicexcellence #winchester #hampshire #hampshireschools #opendays #schoolopenevents #secondaryschool #openevening

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This week we were delighted to welcome The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Winchester and Madam Mayoress to Kings’ School to cut the ribbon and officially open The Tower Reception, kick starting our 40th anniversary year celebrations 🎊

And what a magical afternoon it was…present and past members of staff from the last 40 years gathered in the auditorium to hear stories & memories of Kings’ from the very people who created and shaped Kings’ into the school it is today. For the first time ever, all 5 Headteachers who have graced the corridors of Kings’ were in the same room.

Mr Ray Bradbury, who founded the school in 1985 by merging two existing single-gender schools, gave us stories of how Kings’ was named and the crest created.
Sue Lawrence, Matthew Leeming and Rob Jeckells gave us fond accounts of their times at Kings’ and Dr James Adams rounded off with where Kings’ is today and looking to the future.

Drinks, canapés, catching up with past colleagues and enjoying old photos & school memorabilia followed, and of course the all important ribbon cutting.

Thank you to all who came, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! 🎊

Our Breakout area can be hired as part of the Auditorium package, have a look at our website for more details: kings.school hire.co.uk or contact the school for more information.

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#mayorofwinchester
#unalaborantes
#hampshire
#inspiringfutures
#exceptionalcharacter
#workingtogether
#winchester

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Today we had our annual Careers & Employability Fair for our Year 9, 10 & 11 pupils.
This is a fantastic opportunity for pupils to explore the vast array of options available to them after completing their GCSE’s.

A huge thank you to all our exhibitors from local Colleges, Sixth Forms, Universities, Apprenticeship & Training Providers & Employers representing Architecture, Armed Forces, Childcare, Construction, Engineering, Marine Biology/Earth Sciences & Police, for taking the time to listen & talk to our pupils, providing them valuable information and inspiring them to open their minds on where life can take them next ✨

#inspiringfutures #exceptionalcharacter #workingtogether #unalaborantes #winchester #hampshire #kingsschoolwinchester

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Dates for your diary - a reminder of our upcoming INSET days for this academic year:

🗓️ Friday 26th September

🗓️ Friday 14th November

🗓️ Monday 5th January

🗓️ Thursday 25th June

The school will be closed to all pupils on these days.

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What a fantastic first full week of term we have had!

Everyone has settled back into their learning routines well, year 7’s have embraced a week of sport club taster sessions and our new members of staff have enjoyed a welcome to Kings’ cream tea.

There is lots to look forward to over the next few weeks with our Careers Fair, Open Events and Meet the Tutor evenings to name just a few…

A reminder that our extensive range of extra-curricular activities all begin next week, we hope to see many of our pupils take up the opportunity to try something new 💫

We hope you all enjoy a well earned weekend! 🙂

#kingsschoolwinchester #inspiringfutures #exceptionalcharacter #hampshire #winchester #unalaborantes #academicexcellence

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It’s a beautiful morning here at Kings’ and lovely to see the pupils arriving with smiles on their faces and enjoying time chatting with friends before the busy day ahead.

Have a fantastic day everyone ✨

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Our next open events are fast approaching!

🌟 Open Mornings: Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th September

🌟 Open Evening: Thursday 25th September

If you’re looking at options for your child’s next educational journey, come and see everything Kings’ School has to offer.

With our outstanding facilities and consistently fantastic results, Kings’ is a top choice for your child’s education.

Head to our website to book your place!
www.kings-hants.com

We can’t wait to welcome you 😊

#kingsschoolwinchester #inspiringfutures #academicexcellence #workingtogether #unalaborantes #exceptionalcharacter #winchester #hampshire #opendays #schoolopenevents

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Our Year 7’s have had a fantastic first day at Kings’, we are so proud of how well they settled in today and embraced their new adventure.
It was a joy to see so many happy faces and hear the chatter and laughter as new friendships were formed.

Talking to pupils at lunchtime, it was fantastic to hear how much they were enjoying their first day, how they had made new friends and worries about moving up to ‘big school’ had been eased.

This afternoon we welcomed parents into school to join their children at the Co-Curricular Fayre, a fantastic opportunity to find out about the many extra-curricular clubs Kings’ has to offer - from the many sports to science clubs, robotics, music, drama, knitting and many more…something for everyone and we hope our Year 7’s give everything a try!

Well done Year 7!! 🥳

We are looking forward to welcoming the whole school back tomorrow.

#kingsschoolwinchester #workingtogether #unalaborantes #inspiringfutures #academicexcellence #exceptionalcharacter #hampshire #winchester

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It may be raining outside, but spirits have certainly not been dampened here at our final two days of Year 6 Summer School!

Lots of fun and exciting activities have been taking place, including drama workshops, learning interesting facts about our brains in Psychology, fun with French & Diamond Cricket, STEM activities, and puzzling it out in an Escape Room.

Today the children had a fantastic day of team building activities with Wise Up Team Building.

These Summer School days have been a fantastic opportunity for our new Year 7’s to make new friends and familiarise themselves with the school setting and our members of staff, ready for starting at Kings’ on Thursday.

We hope they have enjoyed it as much as we have.

#kingsschoolwinchester #workingtogether #inspiringfutures #academicexcellence #unalaborantes #exceptionalcharacter #hampshire #winchester

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As September arrives, we are looking forward to opening the gates and welcoming both our new and returning pupils into school this week, on this very special academic year marking the 40th anniversary of Kings’ School.

Important dates reminder for this week:
3rd September - INSET DAY
4th September - New Year 7’s & selected Prefects only
5th September - Whole school return

To begin our 40th celebrations, we are excited to share this incredible 40 photo which encompasses the ethos of Kings’ ‘Una Laborantes - Working Together’

Creating this photo required the whole school to work together - the planning involved was quite something and required multiple staff teams to plan & map out the 40. On the day the photo was taken we only had a very short time window in which to get all the pupils in place, requiring all pupils & staff to work together effectively & efficiently to achieve this. It was a fantastic atmosphere, with everyone excited to be a part of something a bit different.

The photos are displayed on screens around the school and it is a joy to see the pupils stop and look for themselves in the pictures - taking great pride in being part of this special event.

Happy 40th Anniversary Kings’ School 🥳
We look forward to seeing you all on Thursday and Friday.

#unalaborantes #inspiringfutures #exceptionalcharacter #academicexcellence #workingtogether #kingsschoolwinchester #hampshire #winchester #40thanniversary

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SEND/ Welfare Redesign and Refurbishment

Exciting update to our, ‘whilst the children are away the site team will play…’ series as the summer break presents great opportunities to get jobs done on our continuous site development programme.

Our facilities team has been working hard on the redesign of our new SEND & Welfare areas — and the transformation is looking great.

What’s coming: • More intervention spaces to support our pupils • A larger sensory room for those moments when things feel overwhelming • A bespoke calming zone for pupils experiencing heightened emotions • A ‘get set’ space to help pupils reset and re-engage with learning
• Our physio area will remain just as it is.

These new spaces will make a huge difference in how we support our pupils, helping them feel safe, seen, and ready to thrive. We’re so proud of the collaboration across teams and can’t wait to share this with our school community.

Together, we’re building a space where every pupil can succeed.

#SENDsupport #InclusiveEducation #WellbeingMatters #AlternativeProvision #SpecialEducationalNeeds
#makeadifference #schoolimprovement
#unalaborantes #inspiringfutures #exceptionalcharacter #workingtogether #kingsschoolwinchester #hampshire #winchester

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Celebrating another year of GCSE success!

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Year 11 pupils in this year’s GCSE results.

Headlines:
- 29% of students achieved at least one Grade 9
- 9 pupils earned seven or more Grade 9s
- 70% secured Grade 5+ in English or Maths
- 1 in 3 achieved Grade 7+ in core subjects
- Average grade: Grade 6

Our pupils continue to achieve standards which are significantly above national levels, reflecting both individual brilliance and our aspiration for the highest academic standards.

These results exhibit the hard work, ambition, and resilience of our students— supported by their parents and the dedication of our staff who continue to foster an environment where every pupil can flourish.

It was fantastic to see the hundreds of Year 11s come to the school this morning to celebrate and share with friends and teachers their achievements. Our thanks to @HampshireChronicle for capturing some great moments on their live GCSE update website.

To the Class of 2025: your future is bright, and we can’t wait to see what you do next!

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