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A skillful musician at King’s Ely is celebrating success in a national competition. Thomas Strudwick, who is in Year 10 at King’s Ely Senior, has been crowned the ‘Intermediate Class’ winner of this year’s Young Organists’ Competition. The contest is organised by the School Organists’ Association, which was launched in 2020 to support organists and …
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Eleven King’s Ely photography students had their images shortlisted in an international competition – two of whom proceeded to be crowned category winners. Hundreds of photographers from across the globe entered this year’s ‘Beyond the Frame’ competition, which is organised annually by Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) and Canon to celebrate the creativity and …
Photography Competition Victory Continues for King’s Ely! Read More »
Talented musicians Lauren Booth and Julian Mak have been crowned King’s Ely’s 2024 Instrumentalists of the Year. Students in Years 9 to 13 spent weeks battling it out in a series of heats, all vying for a place at the school’s annual Instrumental Festival Finalists’ Concert, which was held in Ely Cathedral’s beautiful South Transept. …
King’s Ely Instrumentalists of the Year are announced! Read More »
A young musician at King’s Ely has achieved her Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) Diploma in piano. The ATCL is equivalent in standard to the first-year recital of an undergraduate degree, but King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Sayuri Okunushi, has earned hers, aged just 18. Trinity Performance Diplomas are the organisation’s most advanced performance …
Students at King’s Ely have achieved excellent GCSE results, with over a quarter of all grades being the highest 9s-8s, equivalent to the old A*. Pupils’ hard work and determination, combined with unwavering support from their teachers and families, has resulted in a 95% pass rate, with almost a half of results at Grades 9-7 …
From Prep School violinists to Sixth Form ballroom dancers, ‘A Festival of Music and Dance’ certainly showcased why King’s Ely is internationally renowned for its creative approach to education. More than one hundred musicians and dancers, from Year 4 at King’s Ely Prep through to Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, starred in the …
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A Sports Coach at King’s Ely played a pivotal role in the England Hockey Women’s Over 45 team winning gold at the recent World Masters Hockey European Championships. Chanrè Bond, who is Head of Hockey at King’s Ely, scored four goals during the international tournament, which took place at the prestigious Nottingham Hockey Centre. Miss …
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An artistic King’s Ely student has been crowned a winner in a national fashion design competition. Eleanor (Nell) Kittoe, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior, was awarded first place in the ‘Eveningwear Teenage’ category of the 2023 Stitch Festival Dressmaking Competition, with her exquisite jacket, pictured. Nell was one of nine GCSE …
Creative King’s Ely pupil is a cut above the rest in London Fashion Design Contest Read More »
Determination, attention to detail and consistently working hard has paid dividends for A-Level students at King’s Ely, with almost half of all grades achieved being A* to A this year. Of the 94 students in King’s Ely’s Year 13 cohort, 29 pupils have achieved all A* and A grades in their subjects and 56 students …
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Look out for former King’s Ely student (Old Elean), Rebecca Daniel, at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games! Rebecca, aged 21, has been selected for the Hockey Wales Women’s Team after impressing coaches at the Women’s Junior World Cup, held in South Africa. On July 16th, Rebecca also played for Hockey Wales Women against South Africa. …
Old Elean, Rebecca, to Represent Hockey Wales at 2022 Commonwealth Games Read More »
An initiative which enables Sixth Form students at King’s Ely to join forces with a professional in a field that they are keen to pursue at University is growing from strength to strength. King’s Ely’s ‘Mentor Match Programme’ has been running for several years now. However a recent campaign to involve a larger number of …
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Speedy King’s Ely pupil, Oliver Loveday, sprinted his way to victory at the National Preparatory Schools’ Athletics Championships. Oliver, who is in Year 8 at King’s Ely Junior, joined top athletes from prep schools across the UK to compete in the Championships, which were held at The Pingles Stadium in Nuneaton on July 4th. Oliver, …
A Teacher at King’s Ely has been crowned a winner in this year’s Pearson National Teaching Awards. Esmeralda Salgado, who is Head of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at King’s Ely, has won Silver in the prestigious award scheme’s ‘Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School’ category. Esmeralda, who joined King’s Ely in 2009 and …
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Tenacious King’s Ely student, Eleanor MacGillivray, has been certified the highest scoring contestant in this year’s European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. Eleanor, who is in Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, is no stranger to academic achievements, particularly when it comes to Maths and other STEM subjects. However, Eleanor has just secured her highest Mathematical …
King’s Ely Pupil is Highest Achieving Contestant in Major STEM Competition Read More »
Skilful King’s Ely pupil, Isobel Holland, is celebrating achieving a place with the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Isobel, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior, is not only going to benefit from the many opportunities that the leading arts organisation provides to young people, but she has already been cast for their …
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The Governing Bodies of King’s Ely in Cambridgeshire and Fairstead House in Suffolk announced a strategic partnership between the two schools by merger of their respective charities. This exciting decision will see Fairstead House – a leading independent nursery, pre-preparatory and preparatory school for children aged 0-11 based in Newmarket – join forces with King’s …
King’s Ely and Fairstead House Schools become “One Family” Read More »
A King’s Ely flautist has secured a place at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Lauren Booth, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior and who joined King’s Ely Acremont Pre-Prep in Year 1, will be visiting the prestigious London music conservatoire every Saturday, starting this month, to study Flute. Lauren …
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Pupils, families and staff members at King’s Ely are renowned for showing community spirit all year round, but never more so than at Christmas. From raising funds for charities which support people less fortunate than themselves, to making and donating food for some of the Ely area’s most vulnerable people, King’s Ely is delighted to …
Season of Goodwill Celebrated in Abundance at King’s Ely Read More »
King’s Ely’s new King’s, Queen’s and International Scholars have been formally admitted. The school’s King’s Scholars for this academic year are William Biggs, Benjamin Collier, Joseph Coppin, Freddie Hills, Jonathan Iles, Ben Kittoe, Connor Marshall and Daniel Millard. Queen’s Scholars are Nia Baird, Alice O’Callaghan, Lauren Peck and Alice Wallace. International Scholars are Yi (Judy) …
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A talented King’s Ely pupil and Ely Cathedral Chorister is celebrating success in this year’s Choir Schools’ Association (CSA) Willcocks Composition Competition. Thomas Strudwick, who is in Year 8 at King’s Ely Junior and who is one of Ely’s Head Choristers, says he is “pleased but really surprised” to have been commended in the Junior …
King’s Ely Student Commended in Prestigious Competition Read More »
Two King’s Ely Sixth Form students are celebrating fantastic results in this year’s Mathematical Olympiad for Girls. Eleanor MacGillivray, who is in Year 13 and is Head of School, achieved 100% in the competition for the second year running, which places her in the top 0.2% of entrants nationally. Lauren Peck, who is in Year …
King’s Ely Duo Shine in Mathematical Olympiad for Girls Read More »
Two King’s Ely Sixth Form students have been awarded places at prestigious junior music conservatoires. Ally Bowerman and Mimi Hughes, who are both in Year 12 and are Sixth Form Ely Cathedral Choral Scholars, are visiting the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Junior Royal Academy of Music, respectively, every Saturday to …
King’s Ely Duo Selected to Attend Acclaimed Junior Music Conservatoires Read More »
King’s Ely is proud to have gone the extra mile to support Ely Foodbank this autumn. Thanks to the generosity of students, staff and families from King’s Ely Acremont Pre-Prep right the way through to Sixth Form, King’s Ely donated enough food and toiletry items to fill five cars and the school’s rowing truck, which …
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King’s Ely’s synthetic sports pitch has undergone a major refurbishment. The £400,000 project was carried out by Velocity Sports Ltd and Surfacing Standards Ltd and was started in July this year. Not only has the astro’s surface been replaced, but a new shock pad has been fitted, as has a new sports fencing system and …
Investment in Sport at King’s Ely Continues with Significant Synthetic Pitch Refurb Read More »
In 1970, King’s Ely admitted girls for the first time in its 1,000-year history – a move which made headlines across the land. To commemorate fifty years of being co-educational, (well, fifty-one years now but the school was unable to celebrate properly last year due to Covid-19 lockdowns), King’s Ely hosted a wonderful event recently …
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A Teacher at King’s Ely has started his year as President of the Geographical Association (GA). Alan Parkinson, who is Head of Geography at King’s Ely Junior, was Vice President of the GA last year, and became 2021-22 President on September 1st. Alan, who lives in Norfolk and who has been teaching at King’s Ely …
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King’s Ely is delighted to have achieved reaccreditation of the prestigious International School Award. The British Council’s International School Award is a badge of honour for schools that do “outstanding work in international education”, such as through links with partner schools overseas. King’s Ely first received the award, which lasts for three years, in 2012. …
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Determination and an enthusiasm for learning has resulted in GCSE students at King’s Ely achieving a brilliant set of grades. Following what has certainly been a unique and challenging 18 months, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 94% of results this year are Grades 9-5, 65% are Grades 9-7 (the old A*-A) and 39% …
Resilient King’s Ely Pupils Achieve Excellent GCSE Results Read More »
King’s Ely’s hardworking and resilient Sixth Form students have achieved a fantastic set of A Level grades. Following what has been a challenging 18 months for everyone involved in education, whether learning or teaching, Year 13 pupils at King’s Ely have plenty of reasons to celebrate today (August 10th). Of the 89 students in the …
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King’s Ely’s Photography Department is celebrating another victory in a national competition. Year 11 King’s Ely Senior student, Ivana Peat, has been announced as the winner of the age 11-15 category in this year’s Beyond the Frame photography competition, organised by Norwich University of the Arts. Francesca Stevens, who is also in Year 11, has …
Further Success for Talented King’s Ely Photography Students! Read More »
Two King’s Ely rowing students are celebrating a fantastic racing season. Sixth Form students Will Buckingham and Conall Comley, who are both dedicated members of King’s Ely Boat Club, won a Bronze medal at the fiercely contested British Rowing Junior Championships. Conall and Will produced a stunning performance in the J18 Boys Double race, in …
King’s Ely’s Music Department is celebrating an outstanding set of Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) exam results – including one student who has achieved the highest mark in school history. Lauren Booth, who will be going into Year 11 in September, has achieved a 49/50 Distinction in her ARSM Diploma exam …
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A King’s Ely student has been crowned the winner of the 2021 ILFORD PHOTO UK Student Photography Competition, meaning the school has now won the contest for four years running. More than 200 photography students from schools across Britain submitted entries for this year’s competition, and it was an image taken by Year 12 student, …
King’s Ely Wins National Photography Competition for Fourth Year Running Read More »
Two King’s Ely students have secured places on the National Youth Theatre (NYT) programme. Billy Pinto, who is in Year 13, and Tom Bateman, who is in Year 11, auditioned back in January by submitting a recording of themselves performing a monologue. They were then asked to respond to some questions about themselves and why …
National Youth Theatre Programme is calling for talented King’s Ely duo! Read More »
A Teacher at King’s Ely has raised more than £3,500 for a charity close to his heart by completing a 250-kilometre running challenge. Nick Williams, who is Head of Economics and a Business Studies Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, set himself the challenge of running 5 kilometres for fifty consecutive days to not only increase …
Teacher’s Gruelling Running Challenge Raises Thousands of Pounds for Charity Read More »
A king’s Ely pupil is jubilant after receiving a thank you card from Her Majesty The Queen. Willow Barry, who is in Year 3 at King’s Ely Junior, wrote to the Royal Family on April 11th to express her sadness of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing two days prior. In her letter, Willow …
Kind-hearted King’s Ely student receives card from Her Majesty The Queen Read More »
Choristership at Ely Cathedral is evolving to allow equal opportunities for boys and girls – and to enable more children and young people with a love of singing to get involved. King’s Ely has educated the choristers of Ely Cathedral for over 1,000 years and joining the Cathedral Choir continues to be a popular choice …
More children to reap benefits of Cathedral Choristership in Ely Read More »
A King’s Ely pupil has accepted her offer from the Royal College of Music (RCM) to study both the French Horn and the Recorder. The Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) rarely offers students ‘joint first study’, so Polly Casey, who is in Year 9 at King’s Ely Senior, has quite a busy schedule …
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Cricket star, Lydia Greenway, visited King’s Ely to help launch what looks set to be an action-packed Summer Term of school sport. Lydia, who represented the England Cricket team on more than 200 occasions and who is now a Head Coach for ‘Cricket For Girls’, popped into school on April 21st. The sun shone brightly …
England Cricketer, Lydia Greenway, Inspires King’s Ely Pupils During Visit Read More »
Musicians at King’s Ely were on fine form in this year’s lockdown-tailored Senior Instrumental Music Festival. Director of Music at King’s Ely, Neil Porter-Thaw, and his team were determined for the annual musical extravaganza to go ahead despite the restrictions, and the outcome was impressive. The festival saw musicians in Years 9 to 13 battling …
King’s Ely students Shine in Annual Senior Instrumental Music Festival Read More »
An initiative launched by musicians at King’s Ely to spread love and positivity during lockdown has raised more than £1,400 for an orphanage in India. King’s Ely’s award-winning boys’ a cappella group, The King’s Barbers, shine all year round, however Valentine’s Day and the month of February is a particular highlight for them, as they …
Valentine’s Initiative sees King’s Ely Community Raising Funds for Orphanage Read More »
It’s not every day that you get to fire questions at a Hollywood actor on Microsoft Teams. But that’s exactly what a group of King’s Ely Senior students were able to do with Jeremy Irvine just before half term, thanks to a fantastic opportunity organised by the school’s Drama Department. More than thirty students and …
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Community spirited King’s Ely pupils have donated dozens of shoeboxes filled with festive goodies to Ely Foodbank. Year 12 students in Withburga House, which is one of King’s Ely Senior’s Girl Day Houses, launched their Christmas shoebox initiative earlier this term and set out to fill as many empty shoeboxes as they could with festive …
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A teacher at King’s Ely is putting her best foot forward to raise funds for a charity close to her heart. Helen Melville, a Geography Teacher at King’s Ely Senior, is challenging herself to run 100 miles throughout November to not only put her stamina to the test but also raise as much money as …
King’s Ely teacher’s 100-mile challenge in aid of Armed Forces charity Read More »
Autumn sunlight shone over King’s Ely as students and staff commemorated Armistice Day. Instead of hundreds of people gathering inside Ely Cathedral for the school’s usual Act of Remembrance, King’s Ely marked the occasion with five simultaneous, separate, appropriately distanced outdoor services at different locations around the school campus. Earlier, King’s Ely Junior pupils and …
A Creative King’s Ely student has reached the finals of a prestigious fashion design competition. Namo Sajarattanachote, who is in Year 13 at King’s Ely Sixth Form, has been named a finalist in this year’s RECO Young Designer Competition, hailed the largest upcycling fashion design contest in Thailand. Sponsored by Indorama Ventures PCL, the competition …
King’s Ely Designer through to Finals of Esteemed Competition Read More »
A teacher at King’s Ely has written a new book all about the subject he loves. ‘Why Study Geography?’ is the thirtieth book that Alan Parkinson, Head of Geography at King’s Ely Junior, has written or co-written. Alan said: “Considering studying Geography at University? Wondering whether a Geography degree will get you a good job, …
Vital tree preservation work being carried out in the gardens of Ely’s Old Palace will result in a road being closed for two days in November. The Gallery, which is one-way, will be shut to all pedestrians, cyclists and motorists between the Old Palace and Barton Square on November 3rd and 4th, including Minster Place, …
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Musicians at King’s Ely celebrated the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday in style – and raised funds for charity while doing so. Dozens of students from Year 2 through to Year 13 took part in the King’s Ely Beethoven-athon – an action-packed day of non-stop musical performances of Beethoven to celebrate his …
King’s Ely Beethoven-athon raises funds for Tearfund charity Read More »
King’s Ely Boat Club’s newest double scull has been named in honour of one of the school’s long-serving rowing coaches. Victor Bridges, who has been a stalwart member of the King’s Ely rowing community for fifteen years, says he is honoured that the newest boat to be added to the school’s fleet has been named …
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A King’s Ely student and skilful horse rider has qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association’s (NSEA) Show Jumping Championships. Adele Shaw, who is in Year 10 at King’s Ely Senior, competed in the qualifiers with her pony, Lulu. The duo were on top form, winning the 1m 10cm class, and as a result will …
National Show Jumping Championships are calling for Adele and Lulu! Read More »
Talented Art and Design students at King’s Ely are exhibiting their work across the border in Suffolk this autumn. Members of the public are invited to attend the exhibition, which is being held at the Apex Gallery in Bury St Edmunds from Tuesday, September 22nd to Sunday, October 18th. The exhibition has been organised to …
Chance to admire work of creative King’s Ely Art and Design students Read More »
A teacher at King’s Ely is using her pedal power to raise funds for a cause close to her heart. Claire Gilbert, who is a Biology Teacher, French Teacher and Wellbeing Lead, is cycling 300 miles this September to raise as much money as she can for Cancer Research UK. She is taking on the …
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Beth Carberry and Ben Marshall have been formally installed as King’s Ely’s new Heads of School. Hundreds of people would usually gather in Ely Cathedral for King’s Ely’s Beginning of Year Michaelmas Term Service but obviously that could not happen due to the current circumstances. Instead, Year 13 students came together in their ‘safety bubbles’ …
New Heads of School, Deputy Heads, Prefects and Heads of Houses appointed Read More »
Dedication and a love for learning has resulted in GCSE students at King’s Ely achieving an excellent set of results. In what has certainly been a unique and testing 2020 so far, King’s Ely is delighted to report that 92% of results this year are Grades 9-5, 60% are Grades 9-7 (the old A*-A) and …
This week, tree preservation work being carried out in the gardens of the Old Palace, which would have resulted in The Gallery being closed to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians for two days, has now been postponed. Due to high winds being forecast, the work will not be going ahead this week and will take place …
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Ely Cathedral Choristers have come together – virtually – to record two wonderful lockdown songs. Missing being able to sing, live and learn together on a daily basis due to Covid-19, members of both the Cathedral’s Girls’ and Boys’ Choirs, all of whom are pupils at King’s Ely, decided to join forces remotely to record …
Choristers join forces to deliver beautiful virtual recordings Read More »
A King’s Ely student is jubilant after winning this year’s South East Cambridgeshire Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition. The competition, now in its sixth year, is organised by local MP, Lucy Frazer, and sees secondary school students from across South East Cambridgeshire battling it out. This year’s competition started off as normal with Mrs Frazer visiting …
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A King’s Ely Sixth Form student has been announced as the joint winner of this year’s Peterhouse Vellacott History Essay Prize. Eleanor Wallace’s winning essay is entitled ‘The Body of a Weak and Feeble Woman’: A Study of Proactive Queenship in the Twelfth Century. The competition is organised by Peterhouse, Cambridge – the oldest constituent …
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King’s Ely scientists were on top form in this year’s Cambridge Chemistry Challenge for the Lower Sixth (C3L6) competition. Students achieved three gold awards, three silver awards and five copper awards in the competition, which is organised and supported by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, St Catharine’s College Cambridge and the …
King’s Ely Students Excel in National Science Competition Read More »
A talented King’s Ely student and young fashion designer has been invited to showcase her creations at next year’s Cracow Fashion Week. Katie Wood, 17, will be exhibiting some of her work at Cracow Fashion Week 2021 after achieving second place in this year’s fiercely contested Polish Talent Support International Fashion Competition, organised by the …
King’s Ely Student’s Designs Shine in International Fashion Competition Read More »
Talented Fashion and Textiles students from King’s Ely are celebrating success in two exciting competitions. Year 12 student, Paige Newell, and John-Oswald Crichton, who is in Year 11, have both been highly commended in this year’s Young Fashion Designer UK contest. Paige and John-Oswald submitted some outstanding fashion design ‘mood boards’ with supporting text, where …
King’s Ely Sixth Form student Molly Whymark has raised almost £600 for a cause close to her heart by putting her best foot forward during lockdown. Molly, 17, decided to complete a ‘Two Point Six Challenge’, not only to raise funds for The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award, but to also try and make the …
King’s Ely student’s ‘Two Point Six Challenge’ in aid of The DofE Award Read More »
King’s Ely has been able to make and donate more than 800 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) face shields to frontline and key workers in the region. Every single one of the protective shields has been made by Patrick Carberry, who is Head of Design and Technology at King’s Ely. Patrick has worked tirelessly to make …
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Talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Paige Newell, has been crowned the winner of this year’s ILFORD PHOTO UK Student Photography Competition – making it the third year running that a King’s Ely student has won the contest. For this year’s competition, photography students from across Britain were invited to choose one word to complete …
King’s Ely wins National Photography Competition for third year running! Read More »
Talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Pim Mahikote, has achieved her DipABRSM with the flute. Pim, who is in Year 13, started playing the flute in Year 8 and says she loves how versatile the instrument is. She says achieving her DipABRSM (Diploma of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) with the …
Skilful King’s Ely flautist, Pim, secures DipABRSM Read More »
King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Billy Pinto, has been called-up by the prestigious National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT). Billy, 16, will be starring in (subject to the COVID-19 situation) ‘Imagination’, by Timothy Knapman and Stuart Matthew Price. Directed by Richard Fitch, the production will be presented at CURVE Theatre, Leicester and for the International Youth …
National Youth Music Theatre selection for talented King’s Ely Sixth Form student Read More »
King’s Ely mathematicians have qualified for the national finals of the UK Team Maths Challenge. King’s Ely Junior pupils Yanki Ertem and Anna Ost, and King’s Ely Senior students John Lau and James MacGillivray, travelled to The King’s School, Peterborough to compete in the regional finals of the competition earlier this month. Despite fierce competition …
National finals are calling for skilful King’s Ely students! Read More »
Wacky experiments, fascinating lectures and some VIP guests saw King’s Ely celebrate British Science Week in style. Students and staff from King’s Ely Acremont Nursery right the way through to King’s Ely Sixth Form enjoyed a feast of events and activities to commemorate all things Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The Science Week programme …
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King’s Ely students were on oar-some form at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships – bringing home two Silver medals. Sixty of King’s Ely’s rowing students travelled to the prestigious Copper Box Arena at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to compete in the Championships. The competition involved around 3,000 Year 7 to 13 rowers from …
King’s Ely rowers victorious at National Junior Championships Read More »
King’s Ely Sixth Form student and Ely Cathedral Organ Scholar, Miriam Reveley, has won a haul of prizes in recognition of her organ playing. Miriam, 16, not only passed the examination for the Colleague of the Royal College of Organists (CRCO) – an achievement very rare for someone of school age for whom it was …
Prizes aplenty for skilful King’s Ely and Ely Cathedral Sixth Form Organ Scholar Read More »
King’s Ely was delighted to welcome pupils and staff from four of its partner schools along to an action-packed Innovation Day. The day, which oozed creativity and entrepreneurial skills, involved dozens of Key Stage 2 pupils from King’s Ely Junior, Isle of Ely Primary School, Mepal and Witcham Primary School, Robert Arkenstall Primary School and …
Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership brings second Innovation Day to King’s Ely Read More »
King’s Ely pupils were in their element at Microsoft Research Cambridge’s fun-filled DigiGirlz event – and came back to school with an award! Twelve girls in Year 8 at King’s Ely Junior attended the action-packed event with Daniel Everest, Head of Computing and Digital Innovation at King’s Ely Junior. Microsoft’s DigiGirlz programmes are organised across …
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King’s Ely has raised more than £1,800 for a charity which supports local people who are struggling with their mental health. The substantial sum was raised through the ‘Memory Baubles Ely’ initiative, which was spearheaded by King’s Ely’s long-serving Head Receptionist, Rosie Holliday, in the run up to Christmas. Rosie launched the initiative to raise …
Mental health charity receives bumper cheque from King’s Ely community Read More »
Students with a love for learning languages and experiencing different cultures are reaping the benefits of a new Erasmus+ project involving King’s Ely and schools in Italy, France and Turkey. King’s Ely has recently hosted the first student exchange element of ‘RISE the Life’, an exciting new, two-year Erasmus+ funded programme involving three partner schools …
Exciting Erasmus+ project involving King’s Ely and three European schools gets underway Read More »
King’s Ely students were on top form in the fiercely-contested Senior Maths Challenge, bringing home a haul of Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates. A total of 51 King’s Ely Senior mathematicians took part in the competition, which is organised each year by the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT). More than 200,000 pupils from across the UK …
King’s Ely Mathematicians Victorious in National Competition Read More »
Two King’s Ely musicians are celebrating impressive outcomes on the trombone and piano. King’s Ely Senior student James Wilkinson has been offered a place with the prestigious National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB) just days after King’s Ely Sixth Form student Lisa Lyu was awarded her Associateship Diploma from London’s Trinity College of …
More than forty King’s Ely students have been presented with Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award badges. A total of thirty King’s Ely Senior students have received their Bronze badges and twelve have achieved their Silver DofE, eleven of whom are now working towards their Gold awards. King’s Ely’s latest Silver award achievers …
DofE Awards aplenty for dedicated King’s Ely students Read More »
King’s Ely’s award-winning boys’ a capella group – the King’s Barbers – have recorded and released their first commercial CD. The Barbers, who were crowned National Youth a Cappella Champions last year, headed to the world-famous Decoy Studios to record their album, which features all of the group’s favourites, including ‘Isn’t she lovely?’, ‘Viva la …
King’s Barbers release their debut album just in time for Christmas Read More »
King’s Ely’s 1st XV Rugby team has made school history by winning every single match they played this season. The squad won all eleven of their games this season, putting them at the top of the UK Schools Rugby League and making them winners of the East Anglia Independent Schools 1st XV Rugby Trophy. Captain …
King’s Ely Rugby squad enjoys unbeaten season – and makes school history! Read More »
Boxes and boxes of edible goodies have been donated to Ely Foodbank in time for Christmas thanks to community-spirited King’s Ely students, families and members of staff. The ‘Twelve Charitable Days of Christmas’ initiative was spearheaded by King’s Ely Junior and pupils in each of the school’s Houses were encouraged to bring in three different …
King’s Ely community throw their weight behind Christmas Foodbank collection Read More »
Ely Cathedral Choristers are set to sing to a number of audiences at concerts and services in December. It is undoubtedly their busiest time of year with Choirs of Ely Cathedral participating in approximately 30 services, concerts and recitals in the three weeks from the Advent Procession at the beginning of the month up until …
Choristers set to sing their hearts out to reach out to new recruits Read More »
The Principal of King’s Ely, John Attwater, and twelve new King’s and Queen’s Scholars have been officially installed at a service in Ely Cathedral. The Admission of Scholars’ ceremony saw all of King’s Ely Senior pupils and the Scholars’ proud families coming together in the glorious setting of the Cathedral. The Scholars received their distinctive …
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Gritty musical Made in Dagenham is being staged at King’s Ely this December. Students in Years 9-13 at King’s Ely Senior have been busily rehearsing for the production for months and tickets – which are available for members of the public – are selling fast. Based on the 2010 film of the same name, Made …
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Students and staff at King’s Ely Senior commemorated the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre in style during an action-packed History Week programme. History Week is held at King’s Ely Senior each November and this year the focus was on marking 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre on August 16th, 1819 – and on the Chartist …
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Community-spirited King’s Ely Sixth Form students used some of their spare time to help with the creation of a new eco-garden at Isle of Ely Primary School. Thirteen Sixth Formers were part of a green-fingered team from King’s Ely who removed a huge area of weeds and prepared the soil ready for Isle of Ely …
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Kind hearted King’s Ely students have been putting pen to paper to help bring cheer to elderly people living in residential and care homes. Year 7 and 8 pupils at King’s Ely Junior have been supporting the wonderful ‘Postcards of Kindness’ initiative, spearheaded by national care home provider, Your Health Group. The campaign was launched …
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Hundreds more children and young people from across the Ely area are to benefit from the continuation of an exciting partnership between King’s Ely and Norwich City Football Club’s Regional Development Programme (RDP). It was in 2016 that King’s Ely and Norwich City’s RDP joined forces to launch the Cambridgeshire Community Hub Partnership; the first …
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A feast of fundraising initiatives has resulted in students, staff, families and friends of King’s Ely topping up a total of £34,000 for the school’s charities of the year. Over the last 12 months, the King’s Ely community has been doing all sorts of weird and wonderful things to raise money for the school’s two …
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Writer Richard Pinto – whose credits include The Kumars at No. 42 and Elvenquest – was guest speaker at this year’s James Bowman Lecture at King’s Ely. Richard, who is a King’s Ely parent, talked to Sixth Form students, members of staff, Old Eleans and guests, including the Mayor of Ely, about his fascinating career …
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George Freeman MP was guest speaker at this year’s Old Eleans’ Club Dinner at King’s Ely. Mr Freeman is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk since 2010. He is a founder member of the 2020 Conservatives group and a member of Bright Blue’s advisory board. The …
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A Photography student at King’s Ely has snapped her way to victory in an annual competition. Alice Edwards, who is in Year 11 at King’s Ely Senior, won the top prize in this year’s ‘Pauline’s Swamp Photography Competition’ with her striking and meaningful image, ‘Grass from the Ground’. Antonio Longo, Head of Photography at King’s …
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King’s Ely has won a prestigious award in recognition of its “outstanding contribution to international school collaboration”. ‘United in Diversity’- a ground-breaking Erasmus+ funded project involving King’s Ely, IES Andrés Vandelvira in Albacete, Spain and College Chaloupe Saint-Leu in La Reunion, France – has secured a British Council eTwinning National Award. Esmeralda Salgado, Head of …
More than 180 children sang to their heart’s content at King’s Ely’s annual Choral Day. The event, now in its twelfth year, saw music-loving pupils from nine different preparatory and primary schools coming together to sing at King’s Ely and Ely Cathedral on September 17th. Activities for the day were led by renowned conductor and …
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Solomon Boon and Charlotte Wilkinson have been formally installed as King’s Ely’s new Heads of School. Hundreds of people gathered inside Ely Cathedral for the school’s Beginning of Year Service, which saw the incoming Heads of School being robed in their prefects’ gowns. The new Heads of School then robed the Deputy Heads of School, …
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King’s Ely is celebrating a stellar set of GCSE results this year, with more than half of all grades achieved being 9 to 7, the equivalent of A*s and As. 87 per cent of all GCSE results achieved this year were grades 9 to 5, 75 per cent of which were grades 9 to 6 …
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Sue Freestone retires at the end of August as Principal and Chief Executive of King’s Ely after fifteen years at the helm. Sue became Head of King’s Ely in 2004 having previously led Sibford School, Oxfordshire from 1997. She made her mark as soon as she arrived in Ely by reversing the decision to drop …
Principal and Chief Executive of King’s Ely, Sue Freestone, retires Read More »
King’s Ely is celebrating an excellent set of A Level results, with a third of all grades achieved being A* and As. 14 per cent of A Level grades this year were A*, 34 per cent of results achieved were A* or A, 58 per cent of grades were A* to B, 82 per cent …
Third of King’s Ely A Level grades are all A* and A Read More »
Talented actors and actresses from King’s Ely achieved the ultimate accolade – a 5* review – at this summer’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their gritty and original production, Ugly Youth. “A theatrical triumph in every respect” and “an energetic piece, undertaken with enthusiasm and panache by its talented, young cast”, are among sterling comments made …
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Bouldering, ridge walking and trail running were just some of the activities enjoyed by intrepid King’s Ely students during an adrenaline-fuelled expedition to the Lake District. To say the 10-day expedition, which kicked off on the first Sunday of the summer holidays, was action-packed would be a slight understatement – with the group of King’s …
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