Kent College, Pembury

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Kent College Senior School
Address
Kent College, Pembury
Old Church Road

Tunbridge Wells
,
Kent
,
TN2 4AX

England
Coordinates 51°09′49″N0°19′31″E / 51.1635°N 0.3254°E / 51.1635; 0.3254
Information
Type Private day and boarding
MottoRespice Finem - Look to the End
Religious affiliation(s) Methodist
Established1886
Founder Wesleyan Methodist Schools' Association
Local authorityKENT
Department for Education URN 118946 Tables
HeadKatrina Handford
Staffc. 100 Full time, 25 Part time [1]
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolmentc. 400 (Senior)
Website www.kent-college.co.uk

Kent College is a private girls' day and boarding school for pupils aged 3-18. Forest Explorers Nursery is for girls and boys from rising 3 years, boys can join Reception Class and Year 1, and from September 2023 Year 2 as the Prep School becomes a co-ed school. The Senior School and Sixth Form are girls only from 11-18.

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Location

Set in a 75-acre rural parkland estate in Pembury just outside Tunbridge Wells, the school consists of a Victorian manor house and with facilities including The Countess of Wessex Theatre, science centre, two indoor sports halls, music centre, astro, library and art centre, forest school, dance studio and two boarding houses. The grounds are adjacent to Pembury Old Church, and the nearest railway stations are in Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

History

In 1886, the school was established in Bouverie Road, Folkestone with twelve female pupils. John Stainer was one of the founders. The original site of the school is now occupied by apartments, which are named after heads of the school. In 1939, the school moved to its current location in Tunbridge Wells because of the danger to girls being too near the coast during World War II. [2] During the war, the school was hit by a V-1 flying bomb, a German aircraft was shot down inside the school's grounds, [3] and a pilot of a Hawker Hurricane died when his aircraft crashed inside the school's grounds. [4] In 1945, the Prep School was established in Tunbridge Wells, and in 1989 it moved to the same location as the Senior School. [5] [6]

Prep School

Kent College Prep School
Location
Kent College, Pembury
Coordinates 51°09′49″N0°19′31″E / 51.1635°N 0.3254°E / 51.1635; 0.3254
Information
Type Private preparatory day and boarding
MottoRepice Finem - Look to the End
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
Established1886
Local authorityKent
Department for Education URN 119022 Tables
HeadSalli Hall
GenderGirls and boys/Girls
Age3to 11
Enrolmentc. 150
Website http://www.kent-college.co.uk

The Prep School is located on the same site as the main school and is housed in its own buildings and shares many of the facilities at the Senior School. Full, weekly and flexi boarding are available to Prep School pupils aged 10 and above. [7]

School heads

Notable former pupils

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References

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  2. ↑ "Old Girls renew the memories of their school days" (pdf). Folkestone Herald. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Friends reunited for lunch and laughter" (pdf). Kentish Express. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kent College's WW2 Tribute" (pdf). Pulse. Kent College, Pembury. Winter 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Kent College Pembury". Presentation. Education Base. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Inspection of Kent College, Pembury By the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) on April 26th – 30th, 2004 Main Report" (pdf). Independent Schools Council. 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  7. ↑ Boarding – Introduction
  8. ↑ James, Martin (2010). "Miss E Margaret James [MMS 1947–61, CSI Medak Diocese, Wesley Girls High School, Secunderabad] Died 7.12. 2009 aged 89". Obituaries 2010. Friends of the Church in India. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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  10. ↑ "Kent College Head Retires" (pdf). Pembury Village News – Issue 111. Pembury Parish Council. Autumn 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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