Monday 26th September is the start of our Culture and Languages Week. To beat the Monday morning blues, we encouraged all our pupils to come to school wearing traditional clothing and jewellery from their different cultural backgrounds. Despite the wet weather, things are looking very bright and colourful at King's today, especially in the girls' boarding house.

On Saturday 24th September, the 108th bishop of Rochester was inaugurated in the Rochester Cathedral, as he officially began his ministry in the Diocese. The Right Reverend Dr Jonathan Gibbs was installed into his seat by Dean Hesketh, in front of a full congregation made up of representatives from the Diocese, the wider Church, Kent civic society and the Cathedral congregation. Bishop Jonathan joins us from the Leeds Diocese, where he was Bishop of Huddersfield. He and his wife Toni are very much looking forward to their time here, and we very much welcome Bishop Jonathan as our official School Visitor and look forward to his support and ministry over the coming years.

Yesterday, six new King’s Scholars were entered into the Foundation of Rochester Cathedral in a special cathedral service. Following the re-foundation of the King’s School and Rochester Cathedral by King Henry VIII in 1542, scholarships have been awarded in his name to pupils following exceptional academic achievement in school or public examinations.

The entire King’s School community mourns most deeply the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her steadfast faith, lived out in a life of selfless service and duty, has been truly inspirational.

We’ve got a lot to celebrate with an overall 96% pass rate (grade 4 and above) and a significant increase in performance compared to 2019 when public examinations were last taken in person. Nearly a third of all grades were awarded at 8 and 9, with almost a half of grades at 7 or above.

Anita joined King’s School in 1988 and was appointed to the position of Headmistress of the Pre-Preparatory School in January 1990, overseeing the development of this part of the school and its move to the purpose-built Chadlington House.

Huge congratulations to the Class of 2022 today as A-Level results have exceeded the hopes and aspirations for many of our pupils. Given the huge uncertainty around this year’s results, pupils have a great deal to feel proud about with 80% of grades being A* to C and the vast majority securing a university of their choice. 

The first half comprised some elegant and powerful solos from Imogen, Oliver, Rachel, Temi and Edward, culminating in a performance by the whole orchestra, bringing the assembled audience to their feet to sing Jerusalem. Tonight was a particularly special occasion, as we heard performances of Temi, Edward and Imogen's Pre-U compositions.

Over two days of working lunches, the pupils battled against the Headmaster’s team, fighting valiantly with some talented ball play – only to sadly lack the skills to upset the teachers’ game sufficiently to bring in a win.

This week Ella, Daya, Herbie, and Mr Carroll were invited to the Annual Medway Youth Conference held at Midkent College’s GlassBox Theatre.