Author: Amy Butler
Opening of Jubilee House By Alderman Sir Peter Estlin
In an exciting day for the whole school community, Alderman Sir Peter Estlin, Former Head Boy, officially opened the new Upper Sixth Form house, Jubilee House. Jubilee House was set up to provide a bridge between school and independent living at university. The stunning house is built around shared workspaces, with ensuite boarding, as well…
Opening of The Exhibition Hall By HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
On Friday 14th October, King Edward’s welcomed Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester to officially open our Exhibition Hall, which is home to a new Library, learning hub and café. Greeted by pupils and staff, Her Royal Highness stopped to talk with boys and girls on her way to the Exhibition Hall. Before unveiling…
Admissions Day 2022
On Admissions Day, we were honoured to welcome Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, alongside the Alderman Sir Peter Estlin and Treasurer Justine Voisin, to preside over the ancient ceremony. This is a special moment for the 144 new pupils at King Edward’s, and 30 from our partner Prep School, Barrow Hills, as they…
Lower Sixth Pupils Visit Brooklands Museum
As our Lower 6th physicists have started the mechanics and electrical topics, it was a super time to visit the nearby Brooklands Museum of Aviation and Motorsport. Head of Physics, Mr Culbert, arranged the visit on their Autumn Motorsport Day which enabled the pupils to see a wide range of racing cars as well as…
Mischievous Minds Magic Show
Our 3rd and 4th Form pupils (Years 9 and 10) had a visit from Magician Greg Chapman who performed his ‘Mischievous Minds’ show. Greg used a combination of observation, psychology and magic to give the pupils an experience that made them delve deeper into how our minds really work. A big thank you to our…
History and German Trip to Berlin
One of our pupils has very impressively written a travel diary in German, which can be seen here. Following an early start on Friday September 30th, some of our History and German pupils set off to Berlin on a wonderful, cultural learning experience. Over the weekend, pupils visited the Reistag, a cold war prison,…
Luke’s Contract with Portsmouth FC
Luke, one of our 4th Form pupils has been offered a 14-month contract with Portsmouth Academy. He has spent the past 6 months working very hard towards this incredible achievement. Luke began training in March with Portsmouth’s development squad, and after impressing the team he was offered to train with the academy, where he continued…
