The King's School, Ely (Senior School)

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Head of the King's School, Ely: Susan Freestone, GRSM MEd LRAM ARCM Bursar: Mr Stuart Mitchell, BA MA Admissions: Mrs Dawn Burton - Admissions Secretary

20 September 2008 - Whole School Open Morning

A Word from the Head

The King's School has flourished beside Ely's great Cathedral for over 1,000 years. The school's aim is to inspire all pupils first to discover their talents and then make the most of them.

The school embraces a wide range of abilities and of social and educational backgrounds. Girls and boys (King's has been fully co-educational for over 30 years) acquire a maturity that puts them at ease socially with adults and among themselves. This is a Christian school which welcomes pupils of any religion (and of none) and the association with the Cathedral helps instil thoughtfulness, consideration for others and a spiritual awareness.

The main line station is an eight-minute walk away and the train journey to London takes an hour. Stansted airport is only an hour's drive away. The setting is magnificent and the school still uses many of the splendid medieval buildings in the Cathedral precincts.

There are also all the facilities that you would expect of a successful and forward-looking school. Many of the buildings are new in the last five years: the Art Department, the Technology Centre (including information technology and food technology), the all-weather sports pitch, and the superb senior library set in the converted 14th century gatehouse and equipped with state-of-the-art IT facilities. The school offers 26 subjects for GCSE and A-level. Pupils receive individual attention in small classes. Virtually all the sixth form go on to university including Cambridge which is only 15 miles from Ely. The development of every child is monitored closely, carefully and with a genuine interest. A-level pass rate was 100% in 2006 with 50% of passes graded A or B.

The equivalent of a whole working day is devoted to sports, creative and performing arts, outdoor pursuits and clubs. Music is a key element and over half the pupils take individual lessons from five full-time and 26 visiting music teachers. Besides award-winning choirs, orchestras, brass and jazz bands, new musical groups are being set up all the time, from barbershop to keyboard clubs and the new Girls’ Choir of Ely Cathedral are all pupils in the Senior School. The Gibson Music School, opened in 2001 provides rehearsal rooms, classrooms, a specialist music IT suite and a 120—seat recital hall.

Above all, King's is a happy place. Come and see for yourself.

Alumni include Lord Browne, group chief executive of BP Amoco, the BBC's Alan Yentob and Ms Jo Marks, group managing director of Stanhope Communications and a national finalist in the 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Age range: 13 - 18

Day pupils: 169 boys and 108 girls

Annual day fees: £15,570 - £15,570

Annual weekly boarding fees: £22,530 - £22,530

Full boarding pupils: 88 boys and 74 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £22,530 - £22,530

This school offers flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 257 boys and 182 girls, including 89 boys and 69 girls in the 6th form

Staff numbers: 61 full time and 26 part time

Method of entry: Common Entrance, Entry test or exam, Interview

Accreditations and affiliations: HMC, SHMIS, AGBIS, ISBA

Religious affiliation: All denominations welcome, Church of England

Academic	Languages	Sport	Activities	Music	Miscellaneous
Business studies Classics Design technology Drama/Theatre Economics Painting/Sculpture Philosophy/Ethics Photography Psychology	Chinese English as foreign/2nd language French German Greek Latin Spanish	Archery Badminton Cricket Cross-country Fencing Golf Hockey Martial arts Netball Rugby Soccer Squash Swimming Tennis	Ballet Canoeing Dance Drama productions Duke of Edinburgh Award Outdoor pursuits/Adventure trg Public speaking/Debating Riding Rowing Sailing Shooting	Band/Orchestra Brass Choir Guitar Keyboard Organ Singing Strings Woodwind	Particular diets Rail/Airport services School bus service Significant experience of diplomatic corps' children Significant experience of expatriates' children Significant experience of gifted children Significant experience of international students Significant experience of services' children

The school offers: Clergy/Ministers, Drama, Academic, Armed forces, Choral, Art, Junior school entry, CDT, Siblings, Music, Financial need, Senior school entry, Organ, 6th Form, Sport

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR

% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 94%
% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
26 courses are offered for age 18 exams
100% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year

This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

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