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From the Headmaster
We have enjoyed an extraordinarily successful decade of development at King's College, with the completion of new boarding houses, and the construction of a world-class hockey facility and the Philip Richards Building, providing a new library, IT suite, Careers Department and Business Education Faculty. We have, too, managed to maintain and refurbish our grounds and facilities to a high standard and there is no doubt that our pupils enjoy one of the smartest and best-equipped educational environments in the country. However, in recent times it has become apparent to us, as to many other independent schools, that in order to sustain momentum, to continue to provide facilities of the highest standards and to increase our ability to offer bursarial assistance we need funds over and above those generated through fee income alone.
Within recent decades some of our new facilities have been funded through the sale of land, most recently of half of the Convent site. The remaining half represents a significant asset to us; when and if it is sold the proceeds will go directly towards a bursary fund.
There is, therefore, a need to encourage and nurture a habit of involvement and support amongst the King’s Community of parents, OAs, staff and friends, which has the long-term needs of the School and its pupils at its heart. Exam results have never been better and we have enjoyed national and local success in many, many fields. I want to keep that momentum going, to continue to think ahead and to make sure we remain one of the very best schools in the country.
The Annual Fund programme is a start. It is a means by which the King’s community can support small-to-medium-scale projects which will have an immediate impact on the lives of our current and future pupils. We have chosen these projects carefully to ensure that they benefit the widest possible group. I hope very much that you will join me in supporting the fund and our vision for an exciting future.
Richard Biggs
Headmaster
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- I love my time at King's and find it a fantastic school to be part of. Meiling
- Personally I think King's has some of the nicest people. Annie
- King's is an amazing place to be and what makes it special is it feels just like home. Louise
- I can tell I'm going to like it here! Amelia
- The sport at King's is very good and at a high standard. Meiling
- When I was at my prep school I always thought of King's as a school where there were more opportunities and I was completely right. Jamie
- I can already see that this is probably going to be the best few years of my life so far. I have enjoyed every moment of every lesson. Toby
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- First impressions are exciting and impressive. Alicia
- The hockey is very sociable and a good way to get to know your friends. Annie
- I like this school more and more every day. The teachers are good and make lessons fun. Henry
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- The staff are kind, the subjects are interesting, the facilities are good and I can safely say when I am grown up, I will think back happily of my memories at King's. David
- My house is very warm and lovely, everyone in there is like a family. I like getting to know the older pupils and having that bond with them as well as my own year. Meiling
- As soon as I walked into the main hall on my tour I knew King's Taunton was the school for me. Joe
- The atmosphere is just wonderful for learning. Hendrik
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