King Edward's School, Bath
Motto	Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)
Established	1552
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Headmaster	Crispin Rowe
Chairman of the Governors	A Greening
Founder	King Edward VI
Location	Bath Somerset England
Staff	70-90
Students	700
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	3 to 18
School colours	Maroon and navy blue
Former pupils	Old Edwardians
Website	www.kesbath.com

King Edward's School (KES), Bath in South-West England is a Private School providing education for pupils aged 3 - 18. It regularly top the tables of Bath schools for A level and GCSE examination results.^{[citation needed]} It was founded in 1552 and thus is the oldest school in the city of Bath. Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Edward VI King of England and Ireland Edward VI (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ...

The secondary school relocated from its central Bath Broad Street site in the 1960s to a 14 acre site at North Road in the Southeastern edge of the city. The junior school (7-11 year olds) remained on the Broad Street site until the summer of 1990 when it transferred to a new building in the North Road school grounds. In 2005 plans were drawn up to move the 'pre-preparatory' school, currently located elsewhere in Bath, on to the North Road site by 2009. These plans have more recently been shelved due to ongoing disputes with the local planning authorities over road access to the site. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

The old Broad Street site was sold by the school when it moved but has remained empty since and today the 1754-built Grade II Listed building tops the list of buildings at risk in Bath. 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

The school has playing fields in Bathampton which are used mainly for playing rugby. Former England Rugby Coach Andy Robinson used to teach Rugby, Physical Education and Mathematics at the school whilst he was playing (amateur rugby) for Bath Rugby Club. Bathampton - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Andy Robinson (born 3 April 1964 in Taunton, Somerset) is a former English rugby union footballer who played openside flanker for Bath and England. ... Official website www. ...

Departments

The drama department has produced several notable alumni, such as Andy Steggall, who has made a name for himself recently directing Jeremy Irons in A Soldier's Tale, by Stravinsky. The department, led by Sue Curtis, puts on a school play every year, most recently Drumming in the Deep, written by Sue Curtis. The school's most notable production was Dracula: A Rock Opera, which was written entirely by Curtis and John Tilley, a 14 year old pupil at the time. It went on to tour Transylvania, and a documentary was filmed for television. Jeremy John Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an Academy Award, Tony Award, Screen Actors Guild, two-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning English film, television and stage actor. ... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский, Igor Fëdorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th-century music. ... Map of Romania with Transylvania in yellow Transylvania (Romanian: or ; Hungarian: ; German: ; Bulgarian: ; Serbian: / or / ) is a historical region in central and western Romania. ...

The music department has recently made considerable advances under the direction of Mr. Rob Hughes and Mr. Rupert Drury, recent achievements include becoming the overall winner for orchestral music in the Mid Somerset Festival and the featuring of the school choir on Blue Peter. Notable musical alumni include John Tilley who has gone on to play in the band Kubb. Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ... Kubb is a British band. ...

The school also has a Combined Cadet Force (CCF), formerly affiliated with the Light Infantry, although since the position of SSI was taken over by WOII David Lee KRH (R), the CCF has become affiliated with the King's Royal Hussars. (NOTE: WOII Lee has now left the CCF, and is soon to be replaced by another SSI) The school CCF has an award winning and fully functioning shooting team. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... The Kings Royal Hussars is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...

Pupils from Beechen Cliff school have also joined the school's CCF so that Beechen Cliff can start their own CCF. , Beechen Cliff School is a boys secondary school in Bath, Somerset, in England. ...

Notable alumni

• Bill Bailey
• Thomas de Quincey
• Adrian Flook
• Sir William Edward Parry
• Sir Ian Prosser

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External links

• This building is on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register - link to entry named King+Edwards+School (Buildings at Risk Register article)

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