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Poetry please: National Poetry Day

13th October 2020

World Poetry Day came around again on October 1st which the school marked with our annual poetry competition in the Upper School. This year’s theme was ‘Vision’ and we were…

Axemonsters is coming!

13th October 2020

The legendary KAS Axemonsters concert is happening virtually this year. It’s still a live concert – giving students the opportunity to practice their performance skills in front of a live…

New Sixth Form Centre on track for Spring opening

8th October 2020

The new Sixth Form Centre is on track to be completed before the end of this school year – great news for the current Y13 students who will get to…

Drawing with light – Y10 photography

7th October 2020

“Year 10 photographers have continued in their exploration of camera-less photography with a session on photograms. These light drawings go right back to the origins of photography and are simply…

New faces in the Upper School

6th October 2020

This term we’ve welcomed two new members of teaching staff to the Upper School. Lauren Weston joins us as Director of Sport (with some big Edo-shaped shoes to fill!) and…

The Village Reimagined

28th September 2020

The Village has become a rite of passage for Y8 students. Normally taking place in the Summer term students live on site at the school for a week in huts…

Sixth Form Stories

23rd September 2020

With construction on the new Sixth Form Center progressing rapidly it’s wonderful to look forward to the possibilities the new building will bring. With that in mind, we’re delighted to…

GCSE students shine with excellent results

20th August 2020

In these most unusual of times, King Alfred School Year 11 students today celebrated their excellent GCSE results which were a real tribute to their hard work over many years….

Message from Robert – 9 July

9th July 2020

In his last message of the term Robert reflects on what we’ve achieved as a community over the last four months and looks ahead to September.

Life in the Upper School – Welcoming our new Year 7 students

9th July 2020

We would normally organise a transition day for the Year 6 students who are moving from Lower School to Upper School and for those students who are entering the school…

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