King's College, Guildford

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Kings College for the Arts and Technology
Contact Information	Phone: 01483 458956 Fax: 01483 458957
Established	2000
Type	Secondary
Head Teacher	Sarah MacKintosh and Graeme Hawkett [1]
Location	Southway Guildford, Surrey UK
Enrollment	861 [2] students
Ages	11 to 18
Website	www.kingscollegeguildford.com

Kings College, Guildford situated in the Park Barn Estate of the Surrey town was an early pioneer in the International Baccalaureate programme. The school has around 850 pupils as of September 2006.

The school was first opened as Park Barn School (after the area it is in), in the late 1950s. At this time it was known as a good school. However, in the 70s, 80s and 90s, the school slipped. In 1991, the school was renamed King's Manor. The results improved for a year, but then slipped again. In 2000, the school reopened as King's College^[1], and an almost entirely new staff were hired. The school was refurbished, the very basic science labs rebuilt, and 200 computers were placed around the school. The school is now receiving more applications than it can physically hold, and 2 new classrooms have had to be built, as well as a £1.3m Arts Centre. This contains two music rooms, a dance studio, and a drama studio. It also has a state-of-the-art recording studio.

The first head of King's College was Mr David Crossley. He left the school, to help other failing schools. He was then succeeded by Mr Vince Hodkinson, who left for family reasons. The current principals are Mrs Sarah Mackintosh and Mr Graeme Hawkett^[1].

After a 6 year period, the school's results have improved dramatically, with over 60% of students getting A*-C GCSE grades in 2005.

Also in the year 2006, over 60% year 13 students left the college with achieving a full diploma.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} School Website:About. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
2. ^ DFES Website: Secondary School Achievement and Attainment Tables 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.