King Henry VIII Preparatory School | |
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Address | |
The Firs Kenilworth Road , , CV3 6PT | |
Coordinates | 52°23′45″N1°31′20″W / 52.3958°N 1.5223°W |
Information | |
Type | Preparatory school |
Motto | "Confide Recte Agens" Have the confidence to do what is right |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
Established | 1920 |
Founder | Rev. Kenelm Swallow |
Local authority | Coventry |
Head teacher | Miss Caroline Soan |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 3to 11 |
Enrolment | 250 (approx.) |
Website | http://www.khps.co.uk/ |
King Henry VIII Preparatory School (KHPS) is a private school in Coventry, England with 210 pupils (approx) aged from 5 to 11 years old. It also has a Nursery, Bright Futures Playclub, for an additional 40 children (approx) aged from three to four years old. Its main building and playing field overlook the War Memorial Park, and its main gates are on The Firs, a street off Kenilworth Road. [1]
The school is part of the Coventry School Foundation, a registered charity [2] which also owns King Henry VIII School, Bablake School and Cheshunt School.
The school was re-formed in September 2008 when Coventry Preparatory School merged with King Henry VIII Junior School to form the new King Henry VIII Preparatory School. [3] The two school sites were maintained and the current Coventry Preparatory School site takes pupils from three to eight years old and the King Henry VIII site takes the older children from 8 to 11 years old. [3]
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