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Kings' School is a comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire. It traditionally excels at OFSTED inspections, and is, therefore, a much sought-after school for parents to send their children.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Winchester is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre. ... The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...

Kings' is a large school with about 1,800 pupils.

King's has a large catchment, inside Winchester, but stretching south to the surrounding villages. It also takes in students from out of catchment from as far north as Andover, and as far south as Southampton.

Kings' uses the First Student bus service.

It is the first school in the UK to have its own DAB digital radio station, KARD Radio, which broadcasts to a possible audience of 1 million people all over Hampshire.^{[citation needed]}

It was formed by the merging of the previous Winchester Girls' County High School otherwise known as Danemark, with the Winchester Boys' Secondary Modern or Montgomery of Alamein School.

Kings' school also features a boarding house, where foreign students can stay whilst studying at King's School.

Notable Ex-Pupils:

Wayne Bridge Wayne Michael Bridge (born August 5, 1980) is an English football defender, who currently plays left back for Chelsea. ...

Colin Firth (as Montgomery of Alamein School) Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television and stage actor. ...

Jack Dee (as Montgomery of Alamein School) Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ...

Budge Pountney (Scottish rugby player, Now director of rugby at Northampton Saints) Rugby player for Northampton Saints in the Zurich Premiership and Scotland, which he captained for a while. ... Official website www. ...