King's House School
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'King's House School' is an independent day preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...

 in Richmond, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Founded in 1947, King's House School currently accommodates, as of 2006, 396 boys between the ages of 4 and 13 years.

Present School

The School is currently split into the three parts;
  • Kings House Nursery (ages 3 and below)
  • Kings House Junior School (ages 4-8)
  • Kings House Senior School (ages 9-13)

Sport

The school specializes in the three sports of Rugby, Cricket and Football. Football operates at the beginning of the year until the winter term, when rugby comes in play. Cricket follows in the Summer Term.
The School also supports;
  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Fitness Training
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Judo
  • Swimming

Major Achievements

  • 2006 National IAPS General Knowledge Award
  • School Choir
  • Jazz Band
  • Orchestra
  • Brass Group

Alumni

  • Colin Charvis
    Colin Charvis
    Colin Charvis is a former captain of the Welsh national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or as the no...

    , former Wales rugby player
  • Lawrence Dallaglio
    Lawrence Dallaglio
    Lorenzo Bruno Nero "Lawrence" Dallaglio, OBE is a retired English rugby union player and former captain of the English national team. He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and never played for another club, having arrived at Sudbury as a teenager...

    , former England rugby captain
  • Zac Goldsmith
    Zac Goldsmith
    Frank Zacharias Robin "Zac" Goldsmith, MP is an English environmental journalist, entrepreneur and Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Richmond Park since winning the seat at the 2010 general election.Goldsmith is the middle child of the late financier Sir...

    , Conservative MP for Richmond
  • Graham Walters, Producer of the film Finding Nemo
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