The King's School, Fair Oak

The King's School
Address
Allington Lane Fair Oak , Hampshire , SO50 7DB England
Coordinates	50°57′36″N1°18′22″W / 50.960°N 1.306°W / 50.960; -1.306
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Wisdom, Stature, Favour
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Established	1987
Local authority	Hampshire
Department for Education URN	116595 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Caroline Santer
Staff	40 (approximately)
Gender	Co-educational [1]
Age	4to 16 [1]
Enrolment	As of 2023 [update] 229 [1]
Houses	Peace, Truth, Faith, Joy
Website	thekingsschool.org.uk

The King's School, on Allington Lane in Fair Oak, Hampshire, is an independent Christian faith school with 229 pupils As of 2023 ^[update] . ^[1] The school was founded in 1987. Before moving to its current location, the school was at Fishers Court, Fair Oak.

Current management

The school's head teacher is Caroline Santer. ^[1]

The primary school consists of the Quob Lane Christian Primary School and the Winchester Christian Primary School.^{[ citation needed ]} The mixing of the schools into The King's School was finalised in 2010. Due to the limited size of the location, the years are mixed (e.g. years 3 and 4 are one class).

In 2024, the school's headteacher said the school were making a legal challenge to the government's plan, set out in the autumn 2024 budget, to introduce VAT for private schools; some children had already left the school because of the increase in fees. ^[2]

Subjects

The King's School teaches the following subjects from years 7-9: English, Maths, Science, Spanish, Religious Studies, Music, Drama, Art, ICT, Geography, History, Physical education (PE) and Food Technology. Latin is taught from years 7-8 and then dropped from the timetable.

When pupils reach Year 10 they drop some subjects. Compulsory subjects are English, Maths, Science, religious studies, one of the two languages available (Spanish and Latin) and ICT.

Academic performance

The school's performance in GCSE examinations is published every year. The school achieved 99.9% pass rate in core subjects at GCSE for the academic year 2006/2007.

Christianity in the King's School

The King's School is a Christian school, so it holds assemblies that cover topics of the Christian faith. For all assemblies apart from the House Prayers, there is the performance of Christian music by Year 11 students. Worship is held at the beginning of every assembly. Religious studies is a compulsory subject throughout all years.

Extension (2006–2010)

The school underwent an extension project between 2006 and 2010 which added many classrooms, two science labs, and a DT lab to the old building. The DT lab was converted into a music room in 2014.

References

1. Get Information about Schools. "The King's School". Gov.UK. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. Gadgil, Anjana (21 October 2024). "Christian schools' legal challenge against VAT on school fees". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2025.