King's School, Worcester

The King's School, Worcester
Address
Map
5 College Green

Worcester
,
Worcestershire
,
WR1 2LL

England
Information
TypePrivate day school
Cathedral school
Mottoτα μεν διδακτά μανθάνω,
τα δ' ευρετά ζητώ,
τα δ' ευκτά παρά θεών ητησάμην.
I learn what may be taught;
I seek what may be sought;
My other wants I dare
To ask from Heaven in prayer.

— Sophocles apud Plutarch (Moralia)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1541; 483 years ago (1541) (refoundation)
FounderHenry VIII (refoundation)
Department for Education URN117037 Tables
ChairmanHugh B. Carslake
HeadmasterGareth Doodes (since 2020)[1]
Staffc. 140
GenderCoeducational
Age2 to 18
Enrolment1,467
Houses8 (+ 4 discontinued)
Colour(s)Navy blue and white    
PublicationThe Vigornian
AlumniOld Vigornians
AffiliationHMC
Websitewww.ksw.org.uk

The King's School, Worcester is a private co-educational day school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester. It offers mixed-sex mainstream education that follows the UK National Curriculum to around 1,465 pupils aged 2 to 18. At age 11, approximately two thirds of pupils join the senior school from its two prep schools, King's Hawford and King's St Albans, while others come from maintained schools in the city of Worcester and the surrounding areas that include Malvern, Redditch, Kidderminster, Evesham and Pershore.[2]

  1. ^ "King's Announces New Headmaster". King's Worcester. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ ISI report October 2005[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 28 July 2009.