King's College, Guildford
| Established | 1950s |
|---|---|
| Specialism | Technology College |
| Location | Southway Guildford Surrey GU2 8DU England |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| DfE URN | 131966 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.kingscollegeguildford.com |
Coordinates: 51°14′40″N 0°36′26″W / 51.24435°N 0.60715°W
Kings College Guildford is a secondary school and sixth form located in Guildford, Surrey. The school has around 800 students and has technology College status. The school is widely known as 'Kings College School for the Arts and Technology' due to its outstanding Design and Technology department and also the Performing arts block.
[edit] History
The school was first opened as Park Barn School in the late 1950s and has faced many challenges being renamed King's Manor in 1991. The year 2000 saw the school re-open as King's College,[1] and an almost entirely new staff were hired with the school refurbished. The college as from 2009 offers a sixth form which was rated 'Good' in the ofsted report in 2011.
[edit] House system
In 2005 4 house groups were created, these were: Green-Russell, Yellow-Newton, Blue-Austen, and Red-Franklin. When the school was originally opened (as Park Barn) the Houses were named after the Queen's residences - Buckingham (Blue), Balmoral (Green), Windsor (Yellow) and Sandringham (Red).
As part of the annual Christmas house quiz, staff at the school recorded their own version of the Band Aid song, "Do They Know It's Christmas"[2] which went on to be one of December 2007's most popular videos on YouTube as well as raise money for Band Aid.[3].
[edit] References
- ^ "School Website:About". Archived from the original on 2006-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20060927042256/http://www.kingscollegeguildford.com/About.html. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- ^ Kings College Guildford tribute to Band Aid
- ^ "Top of YouTube charts?" article in Surrey Advertiser 2007-12-19
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