At the heart of King Alfredโs philosophy is our child centred approach. This has been the practice here since 1898 when the school opened, and remains equally true today. We appreciate that every child is unique and has their own set of strengths, attributes and areas to develop.
In September 2026, we will be giving a warm welcome to our new Head, Stephen Campbell. Stephen will be taking over from current Head, Robert Lobatto, who is retiring from Headship this summer after 11 years at The King Alfred School (and after 19 years as a Head). This appointment follows a rigorous international search process and represents both continuity...
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Weโre proud to share that The King Alfred School Sixth Form has been ranked in the ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐, following the latest Department for Education data release.
โProgress (or value-added) scores measure the progress students make from their GCSE starting points compared to peers with similar prior attainment nationally.
โWith a valueโadded score of +0.47, it's clear our students are achieving significantly above their expected academic trajectory.
โAnalysis of the progress scores shows KAS performing consistently strongly when compared to other schools and colleges that entered students for A level qualifications, both locally and nationally.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ. ๐โจ
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“The aim is to allow children to grow chiefly through their own efforts, and more or less at their own temperamental pace, into their own image.”
The village green setting of the main school site contributes to the community feeling with Lower School classrooms all opening out directly onto the play areas, parents encouraged to spend time in the grounds and all students offered opportunities for outdoor learning.
