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{{dablink|This article is about the school in Epsom, Surrey. For other schools of the same or similar names, see [[Kingswood School (disambiguation)]] and [[Kingswood College (disambiguation)]] It should also not be confused with [[Kingswood House]]}}
{{hatnote|This article is about the school in Epsom, Surrey. For other schools of the same or similar names, see [[Kingswood School (disambiguation)]] and [[Kingswood College (disambiguation)]] It should also not be confused with [[Kingswood House]]}}
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'''Kingswood House School''' is a [[preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://education.gov.uk/establishments/urn/125329/kingswood-house-school|title=Kingswood House School - Schools and Local Statistics|work=[[Department for Education]]|accessdate=29 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was founded in 1899 and moved to its present site in West Hill in 1920.<ref name="qandp" /> It caters for boys aged 3 to 16 years. The School is a member of the [[Independent Association of Preparatory Schools|Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS)]] and Society of Heads - with a current roll of approximately 200 pupils. Popular destinations for its leavers each year are [[Epsom College]], [[St. John's School, Leatherhead]], and [[City of London Freemen's School]]. One of the unique traditions upon leaving Kingswood House School, is each leaver may engrave their name on a brick on the outside of the main school building.<ref>Various internal school documents refer</ref> The School holds a number of Open Mornings throughout the year - in February, May and October. In 2016, the school added a new Senior Department, for boys aged 13 to 16. In 2018, the school started work on a new planned senior block to be completed by September.{{fact|date=June 2018}}
'''Kingswood House School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] in [[Epsom]], [[Surrey]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |date= 17 January 2023 |url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/125329 |title=Kingswood House School |publisher= [[Department for Education]] |access-date= 16 March 2023 }}</ref> It was founded in 1899 and moved to its present site in West Hill in 1920.<ref name="qandp" /> In September 2021 it opened its doors to girls and became co-educational from Reception to GCSE (16 years). The School is a member of the [[Independent Association of Preparatory Schools|Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS)]] and Society of Heads - with a current roll of approximately 250 pupils.


In 2016, the school added a new Senior Department, for boys aged 13 to 16. In 2018, the school started work on a new planned senior block to be completed by September. The building was officially opened in March 2019 with the building being named after former headmaster, Peter Brooks.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/16903590.chris-grayling-opens-new-building-kingswood-house-school |date= 26 September 2018 |title= Chris Grayling opens new building at Kingswood House School |work= Your Local Guardian |access-date= 21 September 2023 }}</ref> The DT Room had a refit in Autumn 2019 and a new Astro turf and teaching hub were completed in September 2021 alongside enhanced facilities for girls now attending the school.
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In addition to the sporting life of the school, pupils compete in external competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/9096367.Two_11_year_olds_set_for_national_watersporting_glory/|title=Two 11-year-olds from Epsom set for national watersporting glory|date=21 June 2011|publisher=Epsom Guardian|accessdate=29 April 2012|quote=Two 11-year old boys from Kingswood House School (KHS) in Epsom are making waves after a string of spectacular sporting achievements. Matthew Muncey, 11, from Ashtead was awarded first place in his first wakeboarding competition of 2011 at Liquid Leisure water-ski and wakeboard centre’s Love Jam tournament, based in Windsor.}}</ref>

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The school took part in a national competition for environmental problem solving sponsored by the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Frensham|first1=Peter J|last2=Gunstone|first2=Richard F|last3=White|first3=Richard T|title=The Content Of Science: A Constructivist Approach To Its Teaching And learning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cg6dlitxLm0C&pg=PA46&dq=KIngswood+House+School&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0bidT4nDG43a8QO8kZ3yDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=KIngswood%20House%20School&f=false|accessdate=29 April 2012|edition=!st|date=22 January 1994|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780750702218|page=46}}</ref>


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In addition to the sporting life of the school, pupils compete in external competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomguardian.co.uk/news/9096367.Two_11_year_olds_set_for_national_watersporting_glory/|title=Two 11-year-olds from Epsom set for national watersporting glory|date=21 June 2011|publisher=Epsom Guardian|access-date=29 April 2012|quote=Two 11-year old boys from Kingswood House School (KHS) in Epsom are making waves after a string of spectacular sporting achievements. Matthew Muncey, 11, from Ashtead was awarded first place in his first wakeboarding competition of 2011 at Liquid Leisure water-ski and wakeboard centre’s Love Jam tournament, based in Windsor.}}</ref>


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The school took part in a national competition for environmental problem solving sponsored by the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Frensham|first1=Peter J|last2=Gunstone|first2=Richard F|last3=White|first3=Richard T|title=The Content Of Science: A Constructivist Approach To Its Teaching And learning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cg6dlitxLm0C&q=KIngswood+House+School&pg=PA46|access-date=29 April 2012|edition=!st|date=22 January 1994|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780750702218|page=46}}</ref>


==Heads==
==Heads==


* Revd Sandberg<ref name="KHS1">{{cite web|url=http://kingswoodhouse.org/history&aims.shtml |title=KHS: Welcome |accessdate=6 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717045106/http://www.kingswoodhouse.org/history%26aims.shtml |archivedate=17 July 2012 |df= }}</ref>
* Revd Sandberg<ref name="KHS1">{{cite web|url=http://kingswoodhouse.org/history&aims.shtml |title=KHS: Welcome |access-date=6 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717045106/http://www.kingswoodhouse.org/history%26aims.shtml |archive-date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>
* Mr Dixon<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Dixon<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Morley-Tabor<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Morley-Tabor<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Malden<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Malden<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr William (Bill) H Thorne<ref name="KHS1" />
* William (Bill) H Thorne<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Christopher Scott-Malden (Mr Chris)<ref name="KHS1" />
* Christopher Scott-Malden (Mr Chris)<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Mark Harvey<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mark Harvey<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Peter Brooks<ref name="KHS1" />
* Peter Brooks<ref name="KHS1" />
* Mr Duncan Murphy
* Duncan Murphy
* Liam Clark Interim Head September 2023 - April 2024
* Matthew Bryan


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==


{{see also|Category:People educated at Kingswood House School}}
{{see also|Category:People educated at Kingswood House School}}
*[[Quentin Crisp]]<ref name="qandp">{{cite book|last=Barrow|first=Andrew|title=Quentin and Philip|accessdate=29 April 2012|date=8 November 2002|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780333780510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dzz1Jiwe6GcC&pg=PT37&dq=KIngswood+House+School&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0bidT4nDG43a8QO8kZ3yDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=KIngswood%20House%20School&f=false}}</ref>
*[[Quentin Crisp]]<ref name="qandp">{{cite book|last=Barrow|first=Andrew|title=Quentin and Philip|access-date=29 April 2012|date=8 November 2002|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780333780510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dzz1Jiwe6GcC&q=KIngswood+House+School&pg=PT37}}</ref>
*[[Cecil Gould]]
*[[Cecil Gould]]
*[[Richard Rogers]], architect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/rogers.html|title=Richard Rogers, Architect, Dyslexic * The Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity|accessdate=30 April 2012|quote=The first school I went to was called Kingswood House, in Epsom, near London.}}</ref>
*[[Richard Rogers]], architect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/rogers.html|title=Richard Rogers, Architect, Dyslexic * The Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity|access-date=30 April 2012|quote=The first school I went to was called Kingswood House, in Epsom, near London.}}</ref>
*[[Nicholas Witchell]]
*[[Nicholas Witchell]]


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==References==
==References==

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{{Reflist|2}}


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Latest revision as of 12:23, 14 September 2024

This article is about the school in Epsom, Surrey. For other schools of the same or similar names, see Kingswood School (disambiguation) and Kingswood College (disambiguation) It should also not be confused with Kingswood House

Kingswood House School
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Epsom
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Surrey

United Kingdom
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TypePrivate school
Established1899
Head teacherMatthew Bryan
Color(s)Emerald Green and White
Websitewww.kingswoodhouse.org
Kingswood House School is located in Surrey
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Map of the UK showing the location of Kingswood House School at 51.33364°N, 0.27885°W (grid reference TQ200608)

Kingswood House School is a private school in Epsom, Surrey in the United Kingdom.[1] It was founded in 1899 and moved to its present site in West Hill in 1920.[2] In September 2021 it opened its doors to girls and became co-educational from Reception to GCSE (16 years). The School is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) and Society of Heads - with a current roll of approximately 250 pupils.

In 2016, the school added a new Senior Department, for boys aged 13 to 16. In 2018, the school started work on a new planned senior block to be completed by September. The building was officially opened in March 2019 with the building being named after former headmaster, Peter Brooks.[3] The DT Room had a refit in Autumn 2019 and a new Astro turf and teaching hub were completed in September 2021 alongside enhanced facilities for girls now attending the school.

In addition to the sporting life of the school, pupils compete in external competitions.[4]

The school took part in a national competition for environmental problem solving sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature.[5]

Heads

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  • Revd Sandberg[6]
  • Mr Dixon[6]
  • Mr Morley-Tabor[6]
  • Mr Malden[6]
  • William (Bill) H Thorne[6]
  • Christopher Scott-Malden (Mr Chris)[6]
  • Mark Harvey[6]
  • Peter Brooks[6]
  • Duncan Murphy
  • Liam Clark Interim Head September 2023 - April 2024
  • Matthew Bryan

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:People educated at Kingswood House School
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References

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  1. ^ "Kingswood House School". Department for Education. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Barrow, Andrew (8 November 2002). Quentin and Philip. Macmillan. ISBN 9780333780510. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Chris Grayling opens new building at Kingswood House School". Your Local Guardian. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Two 11-year-olds from Epsom set for national watersporting glory". Epsom Guardian. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2012. Two 11-year old boys from Kingswood House School (KHS) in Epsom are making waves after a string of spectacular sporting achievements. Matthew Muncey, 11, from Ashtead was awarded first place in his first wakeboarding competition of 2011 at Liquid Leisure water-ski and wakeboard centre's Love Jam tournament, based in Windsor.
  5. ^ Frensham, Peter J; Gunstone, Richard F; White, Richard T (22 January 1994). The Content Of Science: A Constructivist Approach To Its Teaching And learning (!st ed.). Routledge. p. 46. ISBN 9780750702218. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "KHS: Welcome". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Richard Rogers, Architect, Dyslexic * The Yale Center For Dyslexia & Creativity". Retrieved 30 April 2012. The first school I went to was called Kingswood House, in Epsom, near London.

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