Kingsley School | |
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Beauchamp Hall, Beauchamp Avenue Leamington Spa , Warwickshire , CV32 5RD England | |
Coordinates | 52°17′39″N1°32′16″W / 52.2942°N 1.5377°W |
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Type | Other Independent School |
Motto | Esse quam videre (be what you seem to be) |
Established | 1884 |
Founder | Rose Kingsley |
Local authority | Warwickshire |
Department for Education URN | 125775 Tables |
Headteacher | Sarah Howling |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 3to 18 |
Colour(s) | Blue |
Publication | 1884 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.
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]
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The school moved to its present site in 1922, and took its present name in 1949. [5]
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