The King's School, Gloucester

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The King's School, Gloucester is an independent school in the UK, taking students from the ages of 3-18, with around 500 students.

The School

The school is based around Pitt Street in the centre of Gloucester. It is near Gloucester Cathedral and has assemblies there every morning. Some public examinations are held in the Chapter House. The school is based around several buildings - The Palace, the Mathematics Centre, Little Cloister House (the oldest part of the school, containing the oldest functioning classroom in the world), Dulverton House (the former residence of the Bishop of Tewkesbury), the Gym (formerly the main school building), the Art, Textiles and Technology department buildings, the Science block, Wardle House (the Nursery) and the Anniversary Building (Junior School).

The school is divided into 3 age specific sections:

The nursery, for 3-5 year olds
Junior school, for scholastic years 2-6
Senior school, for scholastic years 7-13

Pupils are divided into Houses, in Senior School they are Laud, Wheeler and Serlo. There are House competitions all year round, including House Drama, House Cricket and the Inter-House Athletics, held at the Prince of Wales stadium in Cheltenham. Supplementing these larger events are once weekly activities held in the second half of a lunch break, the makeup of which changes from term to term, and which vary from volleyball to bridge.

Archdeacon Meadow

The school owns the Archdeacon Meadow, home to the Gloucester Cricket Festival. Archdeacon Meadow is used as a sports field for rugby, some hockey and cricket for the boys, and rounders in the summer for the girls. House cross-country running is also held there.

External links

[The King's School, Gloucester website]

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