Pupils at King Edward’s School, Bath enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime rugby masterclass when England legend Jonny Wilkinson visited the school last week. The session was delivered in partnership with the Global Rugby Players Foundation (GRPF), of which Wilkinson is a founding member. Sixteen Year 8 pupils and 14 kickers from across the Senior School took part...
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King Edward’s School, Bath expands primary campus with £3m investment
King Edward’s School, Bath has announced a £3 million investment to bring its Pre-Prep and Junior Schools together on one site, creating a purpose-built primary school for children aged 3–11. The development will mean the current Weston Lane Pre-Prep site will close, with all primary pupils moving to the North Road campus by September 2027....
KES pupils shine brightly with another year of outstanding GCSE success
There were many very happy faces this morning, as King Edward’s School, Bath pupils celebrated another year of excellent GCSE results, with more than three quarters of entries (76%) at grades 9-7, well over three times the national average. The most prevalent grade was once again 9, with almost a third (31%) of entries at...
King Edward’s School celebrates outstanding A-Level results
Year 13 pupils at King Edward’s School, Bath have been celebrating some outstanding A-Level results, with a remarkable 89% of all entries at A*-B, one of the school’s highest ever returns. 61% of grades were at A* or A, with 25% at A*. The overall pass rate was 100%. Almost 40% of the cohort achieved...
KES Bath rugby win the U18 Vase at the largest school rugby tournament in the world
Last week, King Edward’s School took on and stunned the world of school rugby by winning the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens Under 18 Vase: the largest school rugby tournament in the word and the pinnacle of the sport. It was an extraordinary achievement to lift the trophy and a testament to the team of...
2024 KES leavers on course for the UKs leading universities
As many universities start back this weekend, recent King Edward’s School (KES) leavers and gap year students are heading to some of the UK’s leading universities, with over 90% of KES pupils securing places at their first choice Higher Education institution. Over 50% of students are taking up places at the UK’s top 20 universities*,...
KES pupils celebrate another year of outstanding A-Level results
King Edward’s School, Bath, has said congratulations to its Year 13 pupils at who collected their A-Level results today and who have once again done themselves immensely proud. 29% of all grades were at A*, KES’s second highest ever and more than three times the national average, with 61% at A*/A and 81% at A*-B....
Three KES teams head to the final of the PA Raspberry Pi Competition
For an impressive third year running, a King Edward’s School team will be in the UK Final of the annual PA Raspberry Pi Competition. Indeed, not one but THREE KES teams are among the finalists hoping to impress the judges at the Awards Day held at Google HQ in London next week. The PA Raspberry...
King Edward’s is the top performing school in Sunday Times Parent Power Guide
King Edward’s School Bath, has been recognised as the top performing co-educational independent school in the South West for the second year running in the new Sunday Times Parent Power Guide. The 31st edition of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide ranks schools by the first true set of post-Covid examination results in England, with the newspaper...
King Edward’s working towards being the greenest school in Bath
Working hard to be the Greenest school in Bath, King Edward’s School has unveiled an enhanced sustainable food procurement and waste policy. Coinciding with an £115,000 investment in a new deli bar in the Willett Dining Hall, from September, food sourcing across the school will be based on a set of principles, some of which...
King Edward’s School Year 11 celebrate superb GCSE results across the year group
Year 11 pupils at King Edward’s School in Bath have today been celebrating some superb GCSE results, with almost 40% at the top 9 grade and nearly two thirds at grade 9 or 8. 84% of grades were at 9-7, well above KES’ already historically high pre-Covid average. There were many outstanding individual successes, including...