Harry G (U5) competed at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta in Nottingham on Saturday, winning silver in the Open J16 double sculls (2x) event, rowing as a composite for Bewl Bridge Rowing Club and King’s School Rochester.  All of Harry’s hard work and commitment paid off as he completed the 1500m race in an impressive [...]

A group of King’s School Rochester singers were given the opportunity to take part in a vocal workshop and informal performance with renowned vocal group, The Sixteen, last weekend. Singers Romy, John and Shiv reported back on their experience: “Having the opportunity to sing amongst The Sixteen was an amazing and inspirational experience. The very [...]

On Saturday, 27 pupils from Year 4 to Lower Fifth competed in an effort to win the House Distance Swimming Challenge. Open Morning visitors were impressed to see even the youngest pupils swimming 80 or 120 lengths to achieve their 2k and 3k Swimming Badges. The Alexander Hebden-Edwards Trophy was won by Crick, who [...]

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is now an established part of the landscape for pupils in the Sixth Form at King’s School. Currently over 70 pupils are enrolled in the programme and this week 31 pupils in the Upper Sixth celebrated their achievements at a Presentation Evening for parents and teachers. A series of [...]

To round off Lent Term, and instil a love of running, Prep pupils took part in the Festival of Running at the Alps. Cheered on by parents and friends, pupils made their way around the course, which included both grass and woodland sections. With the support of NE Timing, each pupil wore a timing [...]

Year 5 presented their term-long Challenge Prep to their teachers and parents at the end of term. The challenge was to research a European country and its language and produce an information poster and design a board game to teach players what they had learned. We were so pleased to see such creative, well-researched [...]

Leo B (6R) took part in the Rochester and North Kent Music and Drama Festival during the holidays, performing his three Grade 3 pieces from his recent exam, accompanied by piano. He sang really well winning two cups: the Hillyfields Cup for Classical Song Lieblingsplätzchen - Mendelssohn and the Joyce Best Cup for Sacred [...]

Lent Term ended with several House sporting events. Our first House football tournament was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon with six pitches, 16 teams and 48 matches. Windy conditions didn’t dampen spirits and some great football was played, culminating in tournament wins for Storrs in the Junior competition, and Whiston in the Seniors. A fiercely [...]

A huge thank you to the PPS for the Easter Scavenger Hunt, which raised £610.25 for the PPS Fund. The PPS informed us that “the afternoon went really well and we had some wonderful positive feedback - though some parents found it a little challenging!”. They also managed to arrange for the Easter Bunny [...]

We welcome the Queen bee to King’s garden! At King’s School Rochester, our bee-autiful keepers Mr. Smith and Dr. Dyer made a beeline back to the garden at Satis House to check in on our honeycomb heroes after a long winter. They were absolutely buzzing with excitement when they discovered our bees were busy, buzzing [...]

Pupils wowed the audience with their stunning and moving performance in Oh! What a Lovely War. Performed over three nights (plus two matinees) pupils shared a different perspective on war, telling the truth from the soldiers’ point of view—using song, satire, and dark humour to reveal just how messy, painful, and human war really is. [...]

The General Knowledge “season” is now drawing to a climax, with successes for some of the individuals and teams. In the Senior School our last remaining team of Sixth Formers played St Colman’s College from Newry in Northern Ireland for a place in the National Finals. Despite scoring well on the “Muppets”, Monopoly and Canadian [...]

Reception had an incredible trip to the Discover Story Centre in Stratford on Monday where they immersed themselves in role play and storytelling. They got to explore caves, ships and castles in Story World and Story Garden all designed to stimulate curiosity and imagination. Everyone had such a happily ever after kind of day. [...]

On Wednesday, Year 2 took part in a Great Fire of London workshop. This involved completing various challenges and activities starting with a fun quiz as they competed in teams within their Houses. Next, they arranged the events of the Great Fire of London in chronological order by acting out the key moments in [...]

This week a team of school ensembles, pupils and professional musicians came together to record 11 very different pupil compositions - ranging from full choir to duets. After over a year of listening to audio-plugin instruments on their note-processing software, our pupils were able to hear their work performed live in some very sensitive [...]

This year we hosted the Kent Hub for the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championship that took place online. There were nearly 8000 entries competing together in different locations across the UK. Our rowing team was represented by 55 pupils from Y7 to Y13 and faced tough competition from schools and clubs across the UK. [...]

Thank you to Alex (U5) for leading the hymn-singing and performing musical pieces on the Rochester Cathedral organ at our Chapel services, both this and last week. King's is fortunate to have such musically gifted pupils and in particular to be able to nurture emerging talent on this mighty instrument. To lead the music in [...]

The Upper Sixth A Level Music pupils gave their recitals this week in front of an audience of parents, friends and staff. All five musicians did brilliantly, showing real commitment to achieving high standards, as well as providing an entertaining evening for all.  Mr Price, Director of Music gives a synopsis of the evening. [...]

Our rowing team participated in an exciting indoor rowing competition last week, competing against 12 schools. Every team member put in a tremendous effort, demonstrating dedication, teamwork and resilience throughout the event. All teams performed exceptionally well, creating a highly competitive and energetic atmosphere. Our rowers showed great determination and worked incredibly hard in every [...]

In the week the Eco Council celebrated its first birthday, two members, Harris L (L6) and Malik N, (L6) reflected on the progress so far. “We are delighted this week to be celebrating the KSR Eco Council’s one-year anniversary! This update will involve our aims for the future, the achievements we've made in a year [...]

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, [...]