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Having provided five years of excellent leadership to the Nursery & Pre-Preparatory School, our Headmistress, Catherine Openshaw will be leaving the school at the end of this academic year.

Year 8 will host a sponsored silence to raise money for the RBLI.

Huge congratulations to Toni who has secured a place in the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain

Senior School Christmas Jumper Day: Wednesday 9th December 

Congratulations to Samuel for the fantastic bake he completed as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations at King's. 

King’s Rochester is proud to announce the launch of its ‘Blended Learning Programme’.

A-Level physicists attended a virtual lecture series

The Pre-Prep held a home clothes day in aid of The Dog's Trust

Pupils have enjoyed a charitable sweet sale in aid of the Royal British Legion.

Well done to Tom, who won the Martin Billingsley Cricket Trophy.

Pre-Prep children took part in a drama workshop, Fairy Tales & Fables.  

Upper Fifth pupils attended a virtual performance of Dennis Kelly's DNA.

To mark the start of the festive season, Bob Doubles has launched its annual range of Christmas treats.

16th-20th November marked Anti-Bullying Week 2020 at King's.

Pupils in the Preparatory School enjoyed a Macbeth workshop with the Young Shakespeare Company.

There was an array of odd socks in Pre-Prep this week to help raise awareness for Anti-bullying week. 

Our Scholarship at King's event is now LIVE

Our Principal will be hosting a live Q&A on Tuesday 17th November.

Thank you to everyone at King's who took part in the FSCI Shoebox Appeal.

The Senior School Service of Remembrance 2020 is now available to watch online.

Enjoy a Q&A with the Headmistress of the Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School.

Pupils in Year 3 marked Remembrance Day 2020.

Senior School pupils are undertaking the Movember challenge to fundraise for an essential charity.

Our Combined Cadet Force gives a poignant reading of 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon to mark Remembrance Day 2020.

Thank you to all at King’s Pre-Prep School & Nursery for all their donations to their Medway foodbank.

Despite local clubs closing, rowing continues in a safe environment at King’s and it was great to be back out on the water.

We are delighted to have recieved a KM Literacy Award 2020.

To help keep our pupils active and engaged in physical activity, we are offering remote sports clubs on Saturday mornings.

To help keep our pupils active and engaged in physical activity, we are offering remote sports clubs on Saturday mornings.

Enjoy a Q&A with the Headmaster of the Preparatory School.

Enjoy an evening of delightful music with our Scholars Concert.

Enjoy a video tour of our Preparatory School with Mr Morgan.

Remembrance Sunday Service

Pre-Prep are hosting a virtual book fair in collaboration with Scholastic Books. 

Congratulations to Edward Hyde for his performance with the National Youth Orchestra

Our recent Book Fair raised £600 worth of new books for the Preparatory School library.

The Classics Society will be hosting an evening of female voices from antiquity.

Politics pupils enjoyed a valuable Q&A session with Lord Rooker.

The Spanish Department challenges Prep and Senior pupils to celebrate Day of the Dead.

The annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal closes on Friday 6th November.

We warmly invite you to our virtual Scholarship Information Event on Tuesday 10th November from 6:00pm.

Matt Dickinson - Author Visit to the Preparatory School 

Nursery children welcomed the mini professor into their class for a fun filled day.

Pupils in the Pre-Prep enjoyed Harvest season

Farewell to our beloved operations manager Mr Tim Payne

Hygiene Heroes

Movember!

The Parker Memorial Gates have been lovingly renovated with fresh paint.

Christmas Shoebox Donations

Spanish pupils are looking forward to celebrating Day of the Dead with a host of activities.

Pre-Preparatory and Preparatory School welcomed two new pianos, generously donated to the school.

Thank you to the Friends of King's Rochester who are supporting the installation of a new sports court at School House.

We're happy to announce our upcoming Book Fairs on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 2020.

The Battle of the Houses, Cross Country 2020 is happening on Saturday 10th October - learn more.

We are delighted to announce the start of our annual Christmas Card competition.

We will once again be collecting for the Open House Project this Harvest season. 

The Preparatory School held its first field trip -virtually!

A varied programme celebrating Black History Month launches on Monday 5th Soctober 2020

The Senior School Council for 2020-2021 have been elected following a thrilling poll.

Children in the Pre-Prep have been celebrating the ‘European Day of Languages’

Upper Sixth discussed vital topics in the first of three Unconcious Bias sessions

Pupils across the School are celebrating Space Week.

The Preparatory School enjoyed a virtual visit from the fantastic children's author, Abi Elphinstone.

The House Competition 20/21 has begun in the Senior School with swimming, cross country, badminton and chess.

Congratulations to those who were confirmed during a special service on 21st September.

Join us for our NEW Virtual Open Morning on Saturday 26th September 2020

Pre Prep pupils painted some impressive self-portraits using mirrors

We will be holding a Virtual Sixth Form Information Evening on Tuesday 29th September from 6pm

Pupils in Year 2 enjoyed a sunny afternoon hunting for micro-habitats

The Dean's Choristers were installed in their new roles during a special Cathedral service.

Prep pupils are invited to enter our the European Day of Languages Competition 2020

The Annual House Plank competiton was held at the Prep School in September 2020.

Congratulations to our new Scholars who were admitted into the Foundation Book during a special service.

King's Rochester will be supporting The Hygiene Bank in their efforts to help fight hygiene poverty.

Commemoration Day 2020 will be streamed live from Rochester Cathedral 

Pupils in the Prep School are enjoying the DEAR inititiave 

Pre-Prep are delighted to announce the first group of Year 3 Captains for Michaelmas 2020

Reception children received a ‘Zuckertüte’ to mark their first day at school.

2020 has been a year like no other. But even against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis and cancelled examinations, King’s Rochester pupils are celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results.

Even against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis with school closures and cancelled examinations, King’s Rochester pupils are celebrating another set of excellent A Level results, published today.

Join our year-long project to create the complete “reduced” works of Shakespeare.