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Founder’s Day 2025

October 17, 2025

On Wednesday 15 October 2025, we gathered to celebrate our annual Founder’s Day ceremony. A cherished tradition at King Edward’s School, this special event shines a spotlight on the remarkable achievements of our Lower and Middle School pupils.

Honouring the Legacy of Major Charity Adams and the 6888 Battalion

September 15, 2025

Last Friday, King Edward’s School was honoured to welcome Stanley and Judith Earley, the son and daughter of Major Charity Adams, who visited the campus...

Strong GCSE results reflect breadth and depth of learning at KES

August 21, 2025

King Edward’s School is thrilled to announce another year of excellent GCSE results, showcasing our pupils’ hard work, ambition and breadth of achievement....

From KES First XV to a pro contract with the Newport Dragons

July 17, 2025

Daniel has made an enormous contribution to school life at KES. A gifted all-rounder, he captained the First XV rugby team to the national finals...

Pupils track the ISS with Astro Pi Mission

July 16, 2025

Having succeeded in the competition, we were then given the opportunity to partake in an online Q&A session with the ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, which...

IB results day: KES pupils celebrate outstanding success and exciting futures

July 6, 2025

King Edward’s School pupils have achieved their best IB results since 2019, with an average score of 38.16 and five students earning a perfect 45....

Shells take on the great outdoors

June 26, 2025

Overall, the trip showed our teamwork as a group flourish, and each of us began to notice our individual strengths....

Lifetime achievement honour for Governor

June 25, 2025

Huge congratulations to Barnaby Lenon CBE, who has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Tes Schools Awards!...

Sports Science Trip – Inside England’s elite training ground

June 18, 2025

What was astonishing was the pros did the whole thing for five minutes in each, doing 5X what we did. All in all, the trip...

Shells Climbing Trip

June 2, 2025

One of the boys said it reminded him of the Indiana Jones films....

Rems Week

May 30, 2025

The great weather allowed everyone to enjoy great views of the mountains and lakes, from the hostel gardens as well as during activities. We choose...

A Classics Odyssey

May 9, 2025

It was truly amazing to be surrounded by such history, dating back millennia, built as a symbol of Athenian pride that still stands today....

Theatre Trip Report: The Merchant of Venice 1936

April 30, 2025

In our studies, the question of ‘Shylock: villain or victim?’ has often been raised, and in this adaptation, it was clear that Shylock, along with...

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