King Edward’s School is one of the top academic independent day Schools in the UK for girls and boys aged 3 to 18 years. The recent Independent School Inspectorate report judged King Edward’s School to be ‘outstanding’ with one of the best reports in the country.

This success has been achieved through the very highest standards in teaching and helping our students to realise their full potential. The A Level results in 2009 were the best we have ever had by some way: 91% of all entries at A Level were at A*or A, ranking King Edward’s amongst the top 50 Independent Schools in the country. The GCSE results were the second best ever, 74% of all entries were at A* or A grade. 

The quality and dedication of our staff, the individual guidance given and the exceptional range of extra-curricular activities makes King Edward’s an exciting and enjoyable place in which to learn and one of the finest private schools in Somerset.

We encourage pupils to fully contribute to school life and to enjoy its many opportunities. There are excellent relationships and a real sense of partnership in learning between staff and students.

The School provides a distinctive and stimulating environment for children from a variety of backgrounds, in which each individual is encouraged to strive for excellence and to acquire a lifelong passion for knowledge, discovery and adventure. There is a broad and dynamic curriculum and a host of extra curricular activities to interest and enrich the lives of all pupils. This is underpinned by ‘outstanding’ pastoral care.

Pupils achieve outstanding success in many areas. The strength of music in the school is reflected in the excellent levels of public performances, the considerable success in examinations and the regularity with which pupils gather honours at regional music festivals. The School has an outstanding dramatic tradition, with two or more major productions a year, an Art Department which is a centre of excellence and a tradition of sporting success, with many pupils representing their sport at both regional and national levels.

The facilities are excellent, with a state-of-the-art academic centre for science, geography, modern foreign languages and IT, a stylish sixth form learning and social centre, a new Science laboratory at the Junior School and a Learning Discovery IT Suite and sensory garden at the Pre-Prep.

King Edward’s is committed to ensuring that all children with academic potential have the opportunity to become part of the school. There are bursaries available as well as scholarships and special talent awards in art, drama, music and sport for pupils.

What makes the School so special is passionate teaching, pupils who are motivated learners with a determination to achieve their goals and pursue their interests. 

For further information or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact our Registrar on Tel: 01225 464313 or Email: admissions@kesbath.com

Staff, pupils and parents were delighted to receive the news that King Edward’s School has been judged as ‘outstanding’ in a recent inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

At the Senior School the inspectors focused on eight distinct ‘aspects’ of the work of the School. The inspectors’ final judgements in each case are highlighted below:

Headmaster of King Edward’s School, Mr Boden, commented: “I am so thrilled that the School has emerged with such distinction and with what will most likely be one of the most successful ISI reports published anywhere in the country this year.  Inspectors comment frequently and most positively on the expertise and commitment of both teaching and support staff, on the warmth and friendliness of relationships at all levels within the School community, on the outstanding levels of achievement and success in all areas and also on the happy, welcoming and caring atmosphere which is a hallmark of the School.  In all aspects, the School has either matched or significantly improved upon the very high levels noted in the last inspection of 2002.  For that, I am most grateful for the support and commitment of both current and former colleagues, pupils, parents, governors and benefactors, all of whom can be proud of the contribution they have made, and continue to make, to the work of an ‘outstanding’ school.”

The inspection reported that King Edward’s is “outstandingly successful in meeting its aims” and “is now superbly suited to the demands of education in a modern setting.”

King Edward’s School is one of the country’s finest independent co-educational day schools providing an ‘outstanding’ education for children aged from three to eighteen.

The Porter Library

The Library was named after a former Headmaster of great distinction and opened in 1988 by the Princess Royal.

We have 27 desktop computers, 16 wireless laptops and thousands of books and print resources as well as DVDs, videos, CD-ROMs and online databases.

Book clubs for the Lower, Middle and Sixth form and Staff feature a wide range of reading material. Visit the library for more information.

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