News
TEDxKingAlfredSchool Talks Are Live
The TEDxKingAlfredSchool event has become a highlight of the school calendar and, despite being delayed from February, the September 2021 event didn’t disappoint. Fourteen speakers took to The Phoenix Theatre…
The OA Author Who Learnt To Love Books At KAS
Once students leave The King Alfred School, they go on to careers in every field imaginable. Recently our Old Alfredians office have been welcoming alumnae back to Manor Wood to…
New Sixth Form Centre Opened by Old Alfredian
On Friday 24th September we celebrated the addition of a stunning new building to the Manor Wood campus. The new Sixth Form Centre was officially opened by Old Alfredian Ian Lush…
The Return of TEDxKingAlfredSchool (finally!)
On Sunday 19th September the third TEDxKingAlfredSchool finally took place. Originally scheduled for January 2021 it had been postponed twice due to the pandemic. It was with great joy and…
Meet the teachers: New Deputy Head
There are a few new faces around school this year so we’ve tracked them down to find out a bit more about them. First up it’s new Deputy Head, Al…
Online safety advice for parents
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Tracy Preston has written to parents with a helpful guide to online safety. With information on the most used apps, what we teach as part of…
Head’s Blog –
The truth behind ‘inflated’ exam grades
You can listen to Head, Robert Lobatto talk about this year’s exam results in this vlog or the same content is available as a blog immediately below. Making sense of…
Well Deserved Success for GCSE Students
Celebrations were in order today as Year 11 students came into school to collect their excellent GCSE results. 51% of results were at grades 8 and 9 (equivalent to A*),…
Outstanding Academic Success for A level students
Students gathered at Manor Wood today to pick up their A level results after a difficult two years with their studies interrupted by the pandemic. Despite the challenges the results…
BubbleFest 2021
To celebrate the end of term our Reception Teachers and TAs hosted the second annual BubbleFest! Reception teacher Emma explained the day: “BubbleFest started last year when we returned after…
