The Kingsley School

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Kingsley School
Address
The Kingsley School
Beauchamp Hall, Beauchamp Avenue

Leamington Spa
,
Warwickshire
,
CV32 5RD

England
Coordinates 52°17′39″N1°32′16″W / 52.2942°N 1.5377°W / 52.2942; -1.5377
Information
TypeOther Independent School
MottoEsse quam videre (be what you seem to be)
Established1884
FounderRose Kingsley
Local authorityWarwickshire
Department for Education URN 125775 Tables
HeadteacherSarah Howling
GenderGirls
Age3to 18
Colour(s)  Blue
Publication1884 Magazine
Website http://www.thekingsleyschool.co.uk

The Kingsley School is an independent girls' day school situated in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, just to the north of the town centre. It educates girls from 3 to 18; the co-educational Preparatory School also takes boys up to the age of 11. [1] From September 2025 it will begin its transition to become fully co-educational.

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The senior school occupies an adapted and extended Victorian manor house. On the opposite side of the road the Junior School can be found. The nearby sixth form centre is self-contained, although retains the friendly atmosphere of the main school. The playing fields occupy a site on the outskirts of the town. It was founded as a Church of England school, and now welcomes pupils of all faiths and of none. [2]

History

The school was founded as Leamington High School as a girls's school in 1884 by Rose Kingsley, daughter of the writers Frances and Charles Kingsley. [3] The founding Girls' Public Day School Company head was Florence Gadesden who was a graduate of Girton College. She moved on after two years leaving the school well established. [4]

The school moved to its present site in 1922, and took its present name in 1949. [5]

Headteachers

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References

  1. ↑ "Prospectus" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "The Kingsley School". Girls' Schools Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "White Star Lines–Titanic Connections at the ABL–Rose Kingsley and the S S Shannon | Armstrong Browning Library & Museum". blogs.baylor.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 Sondheimer, Janet (23 September 2004). "Gadesden [Gadsden], Florence Marie Armroid (1853–1934), headmistress" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48569. ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ↑ "History: The Kingsley School" . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 School leaflet about heritage
  7. ↑ "New Headteacher at The Kingsley School – Dr Sarah Howling". The Kingsley School. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.


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