The King's School, Worcester
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| Motto | τα μεν διδακτά μανθάνω, τα δ' ευρετά ζητώ, τα δ' ευκτά παρά θεών ητησάμην. I learn what may be taught; I seek what may be sought; My other wants I dare To ask from Heaven in prayer. — Sophocles apud Plutarch (Moralia) |
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| Established | 1541 (refoundation) |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head of School | James Smalley |
| Deputy Heads of School | Henry Pillman & Maha Munir |
| Chairman | Hugh B. Carslake |
| Founder | Henry VIII (refoundation) |
| Location |
5 College Green Worcester Worcestershire WR1 2LL England |
| DfE URN | 117037 Tables |
| Staff | c.140 |
| Students | 1,467 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Houses | 9 (+ 3 discontinued) |
| Colours |
Navy Blue and White |
| Publication | The Vigornian |
| Former pupils | Old Vigornians |
| Affiliation | HMC |
| Website | www |
Navy Blue and White
The King's School, Worcester (also known as King's Worcester or KSW; locally as simply King's; archaically Worcester Cathedral Grammar School or Worcester Cathedral King's School) is an English independent school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester. It offers mixed-sex mainstream education that follows the UK National Curriculum to around 1,465 pupils aged 2 to 18. At age 11, approximately two thirds of pupils join the senior school from its two junior schools, King's Hawford and King's St Albans, while others come from maintained schools in the city of Worcester and the surrounding areas that include Malvern, Redditch, Kidderminster, Evesham and Pershore.
The King's, Worcester group consists of three different schools. These are:
The senior school is situated on Worcester's College Green, a space between Worcester Cathedral and the east bank of the River Severn. Many of the school's buildings on the Green are leased from the cathedral, including College Hall (formerly the monastic refectory, for many years the school's only teaching hall, and currently an assembly hall) and Edgar Tower, the medieval gatehouse to College Green, which for many years housed the school library. The school and the cathedral maintain a close relationship, with the school providing cathedral choristers and enjoying the use of the cathedral for major services. The most senior members of school staff, the cathedral choristers, and the school's King's and Queen's Scholars are ex officio members of the cathedral foundation, while the school is required by statute to have the cathedral Dean and Chapter represented on its governing body.
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