Kent College, Pembury

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Kent College Senior School
Location
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 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, in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells. The school's nursery is for girls and boys from rising 3 years, boys can join the reception class and Year 1, and from September 2023 Year 2 as the prep school becomes co-educational. The senior school and sixth form (11-18) are becoming co-educational in September 2026.[ citation needed ]

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History

In 1886, the school was established in Bouverie Road, Folkestone, with twelve girls. 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 affiliationMethodist
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 on the same site as the main school, housed in its own buildings and shares many of the facilities of the senior school. Full, weekly and flexi boarding are available to children aged 10 and above. [7]

School heads

Notable former pupils

References

  1. 1 2 "Kent College Pembury". School details. Guide to Independent Schools. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Old Girls renew the memories of their school days" (PDF). Folkestone Herald. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Friends reunited for lunch and laughter" (PDF). Kentish Express. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kent College's WW2 Tribute" (PDF). Pulse. Kent College, Pembury. Winter 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. 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.
  9. ↑ "Kingswood" (PDF). Resolutions. The Satanic Church in Britain. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Kent College Head Retires" (PDF). Pembury Village News – Issue 111. Pembury Parish Council. Autumn 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

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