The King's High School for Girls

King's High School
Address
Banbury Road Warwick , CV34 6YE England
Coordinates	52°16′57″N1°35′07″W
Information
Type	Privateday school
Established	1879
Head Master	Stephen Burley
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	c. 700
Colour(s)	Jade green and navy blue
Website	http:// kingshighwarwick.co.uk/

The King's High School(also called simplyKing's Highor KHS) is aprivateday school forgirlson the Banbury Road,Warwick,England. One of its main feeder schools is Warwick Preparatory School, which takesgirlsfrom the ages of 3 to 11 and boys up to the age of 7.

History

Plans for a girls' school inWarwickwere drawn up as long ago as 1875, but the school could not get underway until 1879. In this year boys from The King's School, Warwick, later to become known asWarwick School,who were being taught in Landor House, the modern site of the girls' school and the birthplace of the poetWalter Savage Landor,finally moved to their new buildings south of theRiver Avon.KHS, The Squirrels (the nickname of the Prep School) and Warwick School now form the Warwick Schools Foundation. The King's High School for Girls has suffered throughout its history from being very short of space, and, since its foundation, has taken over the buildings of two neighbouring schools. The premises of one of them, the former King's Middle School (which was only in existence from 1875 to 1906), caught fire in 1970.

There are now brand new buildings, including a newsixth formbuilding, completed in 2006, on the former Middle School site. It was opened in December 2006 by DameJudi Dench,new Art, Music and DT facilities, and new refurbished dining room. The school no longer has the lease on the former St Peter's Chapel, known as the Eastgate, situated at the top of Smith Street. There is anastroturfpitch and over 6 acres (2.4 ha) of playing fields on land adjoining Warwick School's own playing fields half a mile to the south.

Increasing levels of co-operation between Warwick School and King's High School for Girls has led to the joint teaching of certainAS LevelandA Levelsubjects from September 2004, for example drama, physical education and most recently politics. Girls have been also admitted since 2003 to the Warwick SchoolCombined Cadet Force,founded in 1948. In the same year a former sixth former and former head girl,Alice Woodhouse,received Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year.A group of girls, also, successfully swam across theEnglish Channelin 2012.

In September 2016 it was announced that the school would move to a new £30 million development adjacent to Warwick School and the Prep School on Myton Road.The school was named West Midlands Independent Secondary School of the Year 2019 by theSunday Times Parent Power School Guide.The school opened its doors at the new site in September 2019.

Headmistresses/Head Masters

• 1879–1895 M Fisher
• 1896–1913 M Lea
• 1913–1921E M Edgehill
• 1921–1922 G Gargner
• 1922–1944 V E L Doorly
• 1945–1947 G M Wiseman
• 1948–1970 W Hare
• 1970–1987 M Leahy
• 1987–2001 J M Anderson
• 2001–2015 E S Surber
• 2015–2020 R Nicholson
• 2021–present S Burley

Notable former pupils

See also:Category:People educated at The King's High School for Girls

• DrBarbara Ansell(1923–2001), UK founder ofpediatricrheumatology.
• Catherine Bott(b. 1952),SopranoSinger and Radio Presenter
• DrHelen Castor(b. 1968), historian, author and formerly a lecturer atUniversity of Cambridge
• ProfessorEmma Dench,the McLean professor of ancient and modern history,Harvard University
• Kim Hartman(b. 1952), actress, most notablyPrivate Helga Geerhartin'Allo 'Allo!.
• Nadia Parkes(b. 1995),The Spanish PrincessandDomina (TV series)actress
• Lucy Rose(b. 1989), Indie/folk singer-songwriter
• Professor DameJulia SlingoDBE (b. 1950),Met OfficeChief Scientist
• June Tabor(b. 1947), Folk singer
• Sophie Turner(b. 1996),Game of Thronesactress
• Gemma Whelan(b. 1981),Game of Thronesactress

External links

• The King's High Website