King's House School

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]

For the former King's House School, Calcutta, see Calcutta International School.

King's House School
Address
Kings Road

Richmond, London
,
TW10 6ES

England
Information
TypePrivate school
Preparatory school
Established1946
HeadMark Turner
Staff86
GenderBoys
Age3 to 13
Enrolment450
Colour(s)Blue & White    
Websitewww.kingshouseschool.org

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".

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

References
  1. "King's House School : General Information". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. Boys 3–13. Girls 3–4. "King's House School". Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. "Sports". King's House School. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "Computing". King's House School. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "King's House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate.
  6. 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.
  7. Day, Elizabeth (9 October 2005). "Dallaglio: my secret life as Tina Turner's backing vocalist". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  8. Goldsmith, Annabel (2004). Annabel: An Unconventional Life. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0297829661.
  9. Sale, Jonathan (7 October 1998). "Education: Passed/Failed – Nigel Planer". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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