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Sarah MacKintosh and Graeme Hawkett 1
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http://wwwkingscollegeguildfordcom
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situated in the
Park Barn Estate of the
Surrey town was an early pioneer in the
International Baccalaureate programme. The school has around 850 pupils as of September 2006.
The school was first opened as Park Barn School (after the area it is in), in the late 1950s. At this time it was known as a good school. However, in the 70s, 80s and 90s, the school slipped.
In 1991, the school was renamed King's Manor. The results improved for a year, but then slipped again.
In 2000, the school reopened as King's College, and an almost entirely new staff were hired. The school was refurbished, the very basic science labs rebuilt, and 200 computers were placed around the school. 2 new classrooms have been added, as well as a £1.3m Arts Centre. This contains two music rooms, a dance studio, and a drama studio. It also has a state-of-the-art recording studio.
The first head of King's College was Mr David Crossley. He left the school to help other failing schools. He was then succeeded by Mr Vince Hodkinson, who left for family reasons. The current principals are Mrs Sarah Mackintosh and Mr Graeme Hawkett.
Over the last 6 six years the College has had an intake with a much higher academic ability. Thus the results have improved as below.
- -B at G.C.S.E level. Most universities require 30 points or higher to undertake a degree course. To get a diploma a student has to gain 24 points and fulfill other criteria. Nationally normally 80% of students taking the IB will receive a diploma.
The results for 2007 have been announced and 42% of the 24 students sitting the IB received a diploma.
The results so far for previous years at Kings College have been
House Groups: Green-Russel, Yellow-Austen, Blue-Newton, Red-Franklin.
