kings college cambridge
School Profile
King's School is a co-ed day boarding school located in Canterbury, Kent, England, suitable for students aged 13-18 . It is believed to be the oldest continuously operating school in the world, having been founded in AD 597 , and the oldest public school in the UK.
In 2017, the school received its latest accolade, incorporating "outstanding academic results" and students' integrity, confidence and "generous spirit". According to the Good Schools Guide, the school is "extremely successful and achieves outstanding results". The guide also states, "You need to be creative, academically capable and hard-working because everything moves fast here."
Campus introduction
Main buildings:
- The Beerling Hall : music and theater performance hall
- Birleys Playing Fields : Sports fields
- Blackfriars : Art & Galleries
- DT Center : Technology and Engineering Center
- Edred Wright Music School
- Field Classrooms : English Math Classrooms
- Grange Classrooms : Mathematics and Theology Classrooms
- Harvey Science Block or Parry Hall: Biochemistry Building
- J Block : Center for Photography
- Lardergate History and OAK Foundation
- Lattergate : Theological Studies and the Principal's Office
- The Malthouse theatre, dance studio, canteen, classrooms, rehearsal rooms
- Maurice Milner Memorial Hall Fencing, Drama and Examination Center
Course Introduction
Curriculum: Boarding Secondary School for 13-18 years old
Peter Roberts, Headmaster of The King's School, Canterbury from kings-school on Vimeo .
