King's College School
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| Motto | Sancte Et Sapienter (Latin: With Holiness and Wisdom) |
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| Established | 1829 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head Master | Andrew Halls |
| Visitor | The Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio |
| Chairman of Governors | Penny Hughes CBE |
| Founder | King George IV |
| Location |
Wimbledon Common London SW19 4TT United Kingdom |
| Local authority | London Borough of Merton |
| DfE number | 315/6000 |
| DfE URN | 102684 Tables |
| Students | ~850 Senior School ~450 Junior School |
| Gender | Boys Coeducational (Sixth Form) |
| Ages | 7–18 |
| Houses |
Alverstone Glenesk Kingsley Layton Maclear Major |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
| Former pupils | Old King's |
| Website | www |
King's College School, commonly referred to as KCS, King's or KCS Wimbledon, is an independent school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was founded in 1829 as the junior department of King's College London and occupied part of its premises in Strand, prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897.
It is a member of the Eton Group of schools. King's accepts girls into the sixth form. In the sixth form pupils can choose between the The International Baccalaureate and A-Levels.
A Royal Charter by King George IV founded the School in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King's College, London. The School occupied the basement of the College in The Strand.
Most of its original eighty-five pupils lived in the City within walking distance of the School. During the early Victorian Period, the School grew in numbers and reputation. Members of the teaching staff included Gabriele Rossetti, who taught Italian. His son, Dante Gabriel, joined the School in 1837. The best known of the early masters was the water-colourist, John Sell Cotman. Nine of his pupils became practising artists and ten architects. By 1843 there were five hundred pupils and the need for larger premises eventually led to the move to Wimbledon in 1897.
The school was progressive in its curriculum in many areas and appointed its first Science Master in 1855, at a time where very few schools taught science. The first Head Master, John Major, served the school between 1831–1866. Ninety-nine of the school's pupils from this period appear in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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