A huge well done to our year 12 students who have successfully completed the IDEA course as part of their enrichment programme. IDEA (Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award) is an international award winning programme which helps demonstrate and enhance digital and employability skills. Eight students successfully completed the course. Here is Aaron proudly showcasing his certificate.
After the recent success of hosting our own Midsummer Night’s Dream, it was the turn of KWS favourite, Anthony Glenn. Anthony delivered his one man show version of the play which we are currently studying, with the enthusiastic assistance of some very willing Year 7s. Thank you to parents for contributing to making this possible.
One of the regular offerings by the library is the Book Awards Club which runs each Wednesday lunchtime. Members of the group shadow the Trinity School Book Award (TSBA) and The Carnegies; reading the nominated books, sharing our thoughts on what we’ve read, taking part in activities connected to the books, and writing reviews and […]
This past week saw two exciting events for our KWS Trampoline Squad. First our National Trampoline Finals in Derby for our qualifiers. Every single one of them did their absolute best, setting themselves personal goals to achieve and they smashed them all. Our Year 7 boys team, Dylan G, Theo V and Archie D, pulled […]
This week, the KWS Dance Company competed in the annual Great Big Dance Off 2026, performing to a large and enthusiastic audience and showcasing an exceptional standard of talent and dedication. The Junior team delivered a powerful contemporary-commercial fusion piece titled The Dead Dance, earning an impressive 3rd place. They narrowly missed out on a […]
After attending the Leadership Foundations course in the Autumn Term of Year 12, we were given the opportunity to attend the Leadership Foundations Conference on 10th February in St Albans. Although the event was labelled as one about leadership, it is not solely for those who possess conventional leadership traits; instead the topics discussed can […]
Happy Chinese Year of the Horse (马年大吉!) Students have celebrated the Lunar New Year with a range of exciting events, and there’s more to come… Past student Lina Badi scored Grade 9 in her Mandarin GCSE at KWS last year, receiving a full scholarship for her A Levels at Wycombe Abbey School in Hangzhou. Lina […]
House Badminton Competition It has been great to host a house badminton competition for each year group every day this week. We look forward to sharing the results of these at a later date. Netball Well done to the U13B netballers against Loreto B. They won 9 – 6 and it was a great afternoon […]
The results are being tallied and the marking pens are out, but before we even look at the grades, we need to talk about the attitude! Last week, our Year 11 cohort sat their core-subject mock exams. While mocks are often viewed as a “dreaded” milestone, our students handled the pressure with a level of […]
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