King's House School
| King's House School | |
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| Address | |
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Kings Road , TW10 6ES England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school Preparatory school |
| Established | 1946 |
| Head | Mark Turner |
| Staff | 86 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 3 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 450 |
| Colour(s) | Blue & White |
| Website | www |
King's House School is a private day preparatory school in Richmond, London. Founded in 1946,[1] it has 450 pupils aged between 3 and 13.[2]
Present school
The school is currently split into three parts:
- King's House Nursery School (ages 3–4)
- King's House Junior School (ages 4–8)
- King's House Senior School (ages 9–13)
Facilities
- 35-acre sports ground and club house[3]
- State-of-art theatre
- Music and Mac suite
- Gymnasium
- Astroturf
- Science laboratories
- Theatre[2]
- Two ICT suites[4]
Sport
The school specialises in the three sports of rugby, cricket and football. Football operates at the beginning of the year until the winter term, when rugby comes in play. Cricket follows in the summer term. Sports lessons take place at King's House Sports Ground in nearby Chiswick.[3]
The school also supports athletics, basketball, cross-country, fitness training, gymnastics, judo and swimming.[2]
Choir
In the late 1970s, the school's choir was involved in West End performances, supplying a chorus for the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical, Evita. In 1989, a new generation of singers provided vocals on Mike + The Mechanics' chart-topping single "The Living Years".[citation needed]
Major achievements
- Exterior featured in the 1995 children's television series Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde
- 2006 National IAPS General Knowledge Award[5]
- 2015 u14 National Rugby champions
Historical case of child abuse
Former teacher Michael Porteous was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for sexually abusing a pupil at the school in the 1970s. The school issued a statement, saying: "We are shocked that a former teacher of the school abused his position of trust in this way and committed a deplorable crime against a pupil in his care."[6]
Alumni
- Lawrence Dallaglio, former England rugby captain[7]
- Zac Goldsmith, former Conservative MP for Richmond Park[8]
- Nigel Planer, actor, comedian, novelist and playwright[9]
- Colin Charvis, former Welsh rugby captain[citation needed]
- Jesse Wood, son of Ronnie Wood[citation needed]
References
- ^ "King's House School : General Information". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Boys 3–13. Girls 3–4. "King's House School". Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Sports". King's House School. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Computing". King's House School. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "King's House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate.
- ^ Proto, Laura (8 October 2014). "Richmond King's House School 'saddened' it could not stop paedophile teacher's 'deplorable' crimes in the 1970s". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (9 October 2005). "Dallaglio: my secret life as Tina Turner's backing vocalist". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
- ^ Goldsmith, Annabel (2004). Annabel: An Unconventional Life. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0297829661.
- ^ Sale, Jonathan (7 October 1998). "Education: Passed/Failed – Nigel Planer". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2021.