King's College School, Cambridge
King's College School is a mixed private preparatory school in Cambridge, England, situated on West Road off Grange Road, west of the city centre. It is an integral part of and receives some funding and its name from King's College, a college of the University of Cambridge as it was founded to educate the choristers in the King's College Choir. It was opened to non-choristers some time later. In the late 1970s it accepted girls as well, and as the school expanded, it brought in a pre-preparatory department. The school now has 400 boys and girls aged 4 - 13.
The chool has a strong reputation in music, and there are a number of extracurricular activities, including drama and sports. It is twinned with Dikkumbura Sri Siddhartha’ south of Galle, in Sri Lanka. It has received excellent inspection reports in 2006 and 2010 from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
2009 Failed ISI Inspection In 2009 the school had a rare* emergency unannounced Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspection following concerns from parents relating to the conduct of the headmaster in connection with a genuine complaint and to his total disregard for the welfare of two highly regarded children at the school. On 30 October 2009, the School was served with a Statutory Notice to produce an Action Plan and the school was issued with a letter warning that it might be struck of the register of independent schools.In November 2009. the Provost wrote to all parents that a few deficiencies were found, but the Times Educational Supplement reported that it was clear the inspection had found issues requiring correction, specifically in the recruitment of staff, and that the Inspection "described its anti-bullying, child protection and discipline policies as "inadequate in various areas". The headmaster and the governors were crtiticised by the inspectors for not being sufficiently diligent. The Provost now admits that his letter was misleading and stepped down as Chair of Governors on April 1,2011.
Freedom of Information Act Following a landmark ruling by the Information Commissioner in October 2010, the school is now subject to the Freedom of Information Act. This is believed to be the first case where a private school has been subject to the Freedom of Information Act. For more information please go to www.ico.gov.uk/tools_and_resources/decision_notices/~/media/documents/decisionnotices/2010/fs_50285876.ashx
The school has a number of distinguished alumni, including the mathematician Andrew Wiles.
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King's College School, Cambridge