At the heart of King Alfred’s 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.
The King Alfred School (KAS) was a-buzz with excitement as Year 13 students gathered to open their A level results — and the celebrations were well deserved! This year’s cohort achieved outstanding results, including: Over a quarter (27%) of results graded A* Almost half (46%) graded A–A* Three-quarters (75%) graded A*–B Head Robert Lobatto praised the students’ commitment and spirit: “Seeing...
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Happy New (School) Year to our #KASCommunity!
The school grounds looked gloriously green 🌿this morning as students stepped through the gates and into a world of possibility.
As our Head, Robert, noted in his start-of-term message to parents:
"𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳...
"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦."
Wishing all of our students a happy year of learning and self-discovery ahead! ✨
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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.
