King's House School

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Kings House School
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Established: 1947
Type: Independent boys day school
Staff: 54
Students: 396
Location: Richmond, Surrey,
London, TW10 6ES
Head: Stephanie Piper
Website: http://www.kingshouseschool.org/

'King's House School' is an independent day preparatory school in Richmond, England.

Founded in 1947, King's House School currently accommodates, as of 2006, 396 boys between the ages of 4 and 13 years.[1]

Contents

[edit] Present School

The School is currently split into the three parts;

  • Kings House Nursery (ages 4 and below)
  • Kings House Junior School (Reception - year 3)
  • Kings House Senior School (Years 4- 8)

[edit] Facilities

  • All Weather Pitch
  • CDT Center
  • Gymnasium
  • IT Suite
  • Science laboratories
  • Theatre[2]

[edit] Sport

The school specializes in the three sports of Rugby, Cricket and Football. Football operates at the beginning of the year until the winter term, when rugby comes in play. Cricket follows in the Summer Term. The School also supports[3];

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Canoing
  • Cross Country
  • Fitness Training
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Martial Arts
  • Sailing
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis.

[edit] Major Achievements

  • 2006 National IAPS General Knowledge Award [4]
  • School Choir

[edit] References