King's School, Witney
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| Established | 1984 |
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| Type | Independent |
| Religion | Christian |
| Principal | Steve Beegoo |
| Chairman of Governors | Alistair Barnett |
| Founder | Oxfordshire Community Churches |
| Location |
New Yatt Road Oxfordshire OX29 6TA England  51°47′56″N 1°28′21″W / 51.798756°N 1.472468°WCoordinates: 51°47′56″N 1°28′21″W / 51.798756°N 1.472468°W |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| Students | 163 approx. |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 4–16 |
| Colours | White |
| Website | www.occ.org.uk/tks/ |
The King's School is a co-educational independent Christian school in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. It that is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches (OCC).[1] The school had 163 pupils at the time of its last Bridge Schools Inspection.[2]
History
The King’s School was started in 1984 by the OCC group of churches and initially used the Accelerated Christian Education programme. The school had several locations between 1984-1989. The school was first based at Merrifield house then it moved to Scout Houses and even spent some time based at the Cotswold Wildlife Park before finding its current home. The School is on New Yatt Road, Witney.
Extracurricular activities
Among the extracurricular activities at the school are Sports Day and the Expressive Arts Week.
At the end of the Easter term, the senior pupils take time off normal lessons as part of their annual Expressive Arts Week. Students display their work on graphics, P.A. and lighting, drama, music, dance, costume and stage design or creating wonderful refreshments for people to enjoy during the intervals.
To help the students with learning certain languages there are trips to both Germany and France along with the Y11 trip to such countries as Zambia and India.