| Motto | Ex Corde Vita |
|---|---|
| Established | 1898 |
| Type | Independent School |
| Headteacher | Dawn Moore[1] |
| Head of Upper School | Dermot Allen |
| Head of Middle School | Rita Murray |
| Head of Lower School | David Weale |
| Location | Manor Wood North End Road London NW11 7HY England |
| Staff | 94 including part-time |
| Students | Around 600 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| School Years | Reception - Year 13 |
| Former Pupils | Old Alfredians |
| Website | www.kingalfred.org.uk |
The King Alfred School was founded in London, England, in 1898. The school was radical for its time in that it provided a secular education and that boys and girls were educated together.[2]
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Its aim is to "help train up its scholars in the way of the good life, to help to fit them for effective work in the world, for effective sympathy and for effective joy." (John Russell, Head 1901-20).[2]
The Good Schools Guide reviewed the school in the following terms:[3]
| “ | It’s not for you if academic rigour and starry results are what you’re shelling out for. If you believe that learning and childhood are not incompatible, that discipline comes from within and from belonging to a cohesive community and that ethics and values come before exams and virtuosity then go and look. | ” |