insideKENT Magazine Issue 42 - September 2015 | Page 135
EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
King’s Rochester –
Top academic results and so much more
Founded in 604 AD, King’s Rochester is the oldest Cathedral Choir school in the
world and the second oldest school. No surprise that it has built on these great
historic foundations to become an outstanding 21st century school for 3 to 18
year-old boys and girls.
King’s is proudly broad-ability, but academic results are impressive at all
levels. In 2015, King’s A-level pupils netted over 80% A* to C grades, with
over a third being A* or A, and almost two thirds A* to B (GCSE results still
to be published at the time of going to press). In Pre-Prep and Prep, 2015
Key Stage 1 and 2 results again exceeded national scores and the latest
(2013) inspection report (ISI) deemed Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools
“good” or “outstanding” in all areas.
King’s recognises that every child is unique with talents and strengths,
which extend far beyond the classroom. Music plays a central role and
many concerts are staged in Rochester Cathedral – the School Chapel. Its
Cathedral Choristers have recorded for BBC radio and television, performed
on London’s South Bank, and taken part in many more local festivals in
addition to singing at the daily Cathedral services. The outstanding musical
abilities of its pupils cross all musical disciplines from Choral Music to
Strings, Piano to Percussion and Opera to Jazz; and, this year, Kieran Lamb
has just earned a place, with his 3 A* grades, to read Music at Magdalen
College, Oxford.
on the Medway for rowing, King’s
pupils also have a heated indoor
pool onsite and access to first-class
rugby and hockey pitches at nearby
Holcombe.
Easily accessible from Kent and the
South East and 30 minutes by train
from Bromley South and central
London, King’s enjoys a beautiful,
safe location in the heart of
Rochester.
King’s Rochester Sports Centre provides first-rate sports facilities for local
residents as well as for King’s pupils, with seven outdoor (Lawn Tennis
Association (LTA) approved) tennis courts, five netball courts, a large, multipurpose sports hall, fitness gym and physio suite. Together with a boathouse
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To find out more about the School,
a great place to start is its Open
Day on Saturday 3rd October 2015
from 9.15am to 12pm. No booking
is required but for further
information, please contact
Registrar, Lynne Davies, on 01634
888590 or email [email protected].
www.kings-rochester.co.uk