Category: Upper School – King Alfred School
KAS students lead care home activities – with help from Harvard experts
Students from The King Alfred School recently worked with researchers from Harvard University to explore how helping others through acts of service might positively impact their own wellbeing, too. The project saw Year 11 pupils pay regular visits to a local care home for elderly people with memory impairment and dementia, where they delivered activities…
GCSE students shine at The King Alfred School
Year 11 students at The King Alfred School (KAS) could not contain their excitement today after achieving an impressive set of GCSE results. Well over half (55.4%) of grades earned were 7/A and above, with 94.3% of grades at 4/C and above. The top end results put KAS well over double the national figures and…
Students secure stellar set of A level results at The King Alfred School
Year 13 students at The King Alfred School (KAS) were celebrating today after their hard work earned them an excellent set of A Level results. With almost a quarter (24.7%) of all grades at A*, well over half (56.3%) of grades at A* – A and 91.3% of the grades at A* – C, today’s…
Year 10 Summer Term Camp
Towards the end of term, we had a fantastic time at Year 10 camp. We went to Mendip Activity Centre in north Somerset, which provided us with beautiful surroundings to sit back and relax after the hard work of Block exams. There was plenty for us to do when we arrived, with the lodge offering…
UAL Perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The UAL production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set in the 1920s was a dazzling blend of Shakespearean magic and Roaring Twenties flair. The performance cleverly intertwined period-specific music, featuring jazz and swing, with silent film-style projections that added a whimsical charm. The use of film allowed for innovative scene transitions and dreamlike sequences. This…
Sports Day 2024
The King Alfred School Sports Day took place at the StoneX Stadium for the second year running. It was fantastic to take students from Years 6 – 10 to the stadium where they could participate in several events including the 4x100m relay, shotput, javelin, long jump and many more! The students were brilliant with supporting…
The Village 2024
As a persistent date in the calendar, The Village was back for another year at KAS. This year’s cohort had a brilliant week on site, living in the huts they had built in groups of 4-6 and choosing from a huge range of activities or just spending time as a community. They learnt fire safety,…
Photography Exhibition 2024
This year’s Photography exhibition was perhaps the most ambitious show we’ve staged, with both A level and GCSE on display along with a touch of Year 10 and 12 – around 75 of our student photographers had work on show. We deliberately curated the show to enhance the visual noise and impact of the work…
Year 7 Stir Up Success with Global Food Fair
Year 7 raised money for Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation during their Project Week (Monday 17 – Friday 21 June 2024) by creating and running food stalls. Over the Monday and Tuesday of Project Week, the students were put into their Crews and split into three groups of three. These three groups were then divided across…
Putting On The Greatest Show
The King Alfred Phoenix Theater turned into a Big Top as students in Years 7, 8 & 9 took to the stage to perform The Greatest Showman. Students worked with the Drama and Music Departments, and Year 12 UAL students, to create backstories for some of the key circus performers from the original musical. …
