We are very proud of A Level Music pupil, Bobby L (U6), who has been offered a place to study on the BMus programme for Electronic and Produced Music at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama from autumn 2025. Bobby has always been interested in a diverse range of musical styles, including [...]

Year One were so excited to welcome the Creepy Claws creatures into the classroom this week. The children had the opportunity to meet and learn about a fascinating variety of animals including scorpions, snakes, a blue-tongued skink and crested gecko and some of the more unusual ones including a tenrec and skinny pig. The [...]

Year 6 pupils took on the Geography Challenge Prep, and let’s just say David Attenborough would be proud! Tasked with investigating an environmental issue and brainstorming solutions, they worked tirelessly to create impressive, visually engaging displays. Their imagination knew no bounds - recycled materials became works of genius! We saw Lego landscapes, cardboard tropical [...]

King's hosted the annual U15 tournament with seven independent schools from around Kent attending. There was some fabulous netball on display from all schools and some very close and highly contested matches. When the final results came in, it was double success for King's with the U15A and U14A winning all of their matches, [...]

On Friday the ORs met King's at Holcombe Hockey club determined to defend their title. The match was competitive and fun, and with both sides evenly matched the end saw a 0-0 result. It leaves it all open for next year… [...]

Year 6 visited Rochester Guildhall Museum as part of their Classics lessons. The STEM in Society unit explores ancient innovations and technology and their impact on society and pupils learnt about the innovative tools and strategies that helped the Roman army conquer and maintain control over Britain. At the museum, pupils had the opportunity [...]

Last Thursday Lower Fifth pupils took the Eurostar to Paris for the day, as part of their cultural enrichment and study of French GCSE. The day started very early and everyone was in Paris by 10:30 am. The weather was warm and the blue sky an amazing backdrop to the sights of Paris. The [...]

King's hosted our annual Festival of Netball last week! The energy was contagious, and it was inspiring to see so many young athletes competing and having fun. We watched incredible teamwork, dedication, and sportsmanship throughout the event. A big thank you to all the schools for participating and making it such a memorable day. [...]

At our school, creativity knows no bounds! Recently, our boarders rolled up their sleeves and immersed themselves in an exciting pottery painting session. Under the guidance of our talented instructors, pupils expressed their artistic flair, transforming simple pieces of pottery into vibrant works of art. From intricate designs to bold splashes of colour, the [...]

There were plenty of House events this week, and in Pre-Prep, Pancake Day was celebrated with a House pancake relay, where each team had to run and pass the pancake in the pan without dropping it! Then, it was fastest fingers first in button-buttoning and tie-tying! Points will be added to the House points, [...]

On Shrove Tuesday, an excited group of Prep School pupils gathered in the playground, eager to take part in the annual House Pancake Tossing competition. Assisted by score-keeper Mrs Mates and some willing volunteers, pupils were challenged to flip their pancake as many times as they could in 20 seconds. The crowd of spectators [...]

On a beautiful, sunny Monday, all 68 GCSE History pupils travelled to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, to investigate the development of aircraft and warfare in the 20th century. Pupils explored the main hangar, walking through Concorde and a luxury BOAC, before visiting the Airborne section celebrating the Paratroopers, complete with a stuffed [...]

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough returned to King's to deliver the final Zetountes Lecture of the term. Having spoken to a captivated audience of Senior School pupils earlier in the year, about his career in politics, at the same time revealing his tremendous courage in his recovery from sepsis, on this occasion Craig Mackinlay spoke [...]

“The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” Albert Einstein On Thursday, King’s celebrated World Book Day. Everyone made an incredible effort with their costumes, pupils and teachers alike! Though we do think Mrs Waite did get a little carried away. It was wonderful to see such a [...]

Last Friday King’s hosted a Charity Quiz Night to raise funds for the Kent Air Ambulance and Cancer Research UK. The event raised £400 for the charities and we wish to thank the teams who entered for helping to make it an entertaining evening. Mr Medhurst was our quizmaster and posed some challenging, thoughtful [...]

Last week, King’s was privileged to welcome Dr Simon Hyde, General Secretary of HMC (The Heads’ Conference), for a visit to meet staff and pupils and gain an insight into life at King’s. HMC is the leading professional association of Headteachers from some of the world’s best schools. Established in 1869, it was the [...]

Year 6 pupil Ruaraidh M (6H) had a musical adventure over the half term break! He spent an incredibly enriching weekend with the National Children's Orchestras (NCO) at Goldsmiths, University of London, and had a wonderful time. As one of four talented viola players, Ruaraidh immersed himself in the world of orchestral music, participating [...]

Neil Jones the Tower Captain for Rochester Cathedral and the Current Chairman of the KCACR (Kent County Association of Change Ringers), Mark Elvers OR and Laura MacDonald OR have all enjoyed sharing the unique skill of bell ringing to a variety of enthusiastic King’s pupils who have joined the school bell ringing club this [...]

On Thursday, Mrs Epsom’s Remove group had the opportunity to take part in a creative writing workshop led by the award-winning novelist for historical fiction, Philippa Gregory, on behalf of The British Library. In conjunction with the British Library’s current exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, as well as Ms Gregory’s new non-fiction [...]

Pupils studying classics visited the British Museum which provided a fascinating insight into the theme of civilisation over barbarism, particularly through the metopes of the Parthenon and the Bassae Frieze. The metopes, depicting the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs, vividly illustrate the struggle between order and chaos, a key motif in Greek art and [...]

Over the half term break, a delegation from King’s attended the Alleyn's International Model United Nations Conference (AIMUN). This 3-day conference brought together over 100 pupils from schools across England, France, and the Middle East, offering our pupils the opportunity to step into the shoes of UN diplomats and engage in high-level debates on [...]

In commemoration of LGBTQ+ History month pupils learnt about Fredy Hirsch in a chapel address. A new novel by Wendy Holden called 'The Teacher of Auschwitz' honours this young man's life which was cut short by the Nazis after being sent to Auschwitz. Fredy was a gay Jewish athlete, who found himself persecuted during the [...]

Members of the cast of “Oh What a Lovely War” travelled to the Somme battlefields during the half-term break. The Somme has, over the past century, become a byword for futility. It is widely regarded, in Britain at least, as a uniquely terrible slaughterhouse. Almost 20,000 British troops lost their lives on 1 July [...]

We are delighted that King’s School Rochester has been awarded the Good Future Foundation’s AI Quality Mark at Bronze Level, making us the first independent school in South East England to achieve this prestigious recognition. This award reflects our commitment to responsible and innovative AI integration in education. The assessment highlighted our strengths in [...]