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Ely Pride 2025 Celebrates at New Venue with Star-Studded Lineup

Ely Pride is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated event on August 9th, 2025, taking place at the newly sponsored Amherst Field venue, generously supported by King’s School. Following a record-breaking attendance of over 5,000 participants in 2024, Ely Pride is moving to a larger location to accommodate the growing number of supporters and allies. …

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Talented King’s Ely Student Secures Role with National Youth Music Theatre

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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Photography at King’s Ely goes from strength to strength

Creative photography students at King’s Ely are celebrating success in two prestigious competitions. The King’s Ely Photography Department, which is run by Head of Photography, Antonio Longo, is of international acclaim. Not only do students achieve fantastic grades and ambitious outcomes, supported by the fact that all the facilities they need are on school site, …

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King’s Ely and Fairstead House Schools become “One Family”

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 …

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East Cambridgeshire Schools’ Art Exhibition Award Winners Announced

On Tuesday 1st February, the East Cambridgeshire Schools’ Art Exhibition opened at Babylon Gallery on Ely’s riverside. Babylon ARTS held an online awards ceremony on Monday 7th February, in which the prize winners were announced from each of the six Key Stages, with work from children aged 4 to 19 years.  The exhibition includes artworks …

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King’s Ely Duo Shine in Mathematical Olympiad for Girls

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 …

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King’s Ely Duo Selected to Attend Acclaimed Junior Music Conservatoires

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 …

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Investment in Sport at King’s Ely Continues with Significant Synthetic Pitch Refurb

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 …

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King’s Ely Celebrates Fifty Years of Being Co-Educational

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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King’s Ely Secures Reaccreditation of International School Award

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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Resilient King’s Ely Pupils Achieve Excellent GCSE Results

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% …

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Superb A Level Results for Diligent King’s Ely Students

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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Further Success for Talented King’s Ely Photography Students!

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 …

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Medals for Skilled King’s Ely Rowing Duo

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 …

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King’s Ely Flautist Makes School History with ARSM Diploma Result

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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City of Ely Cricket Club Make History in First Match Against Kings Ely

History was made on Saturday morning as City of Ely CC Women’s Cricket team played their first ever match against Kings Ely. It was another milestone in the journey of the club’s women’s section which started out two years ago as a small group of ladies who attended some introductory softball sessions. The club now …

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Teacher’s Gruelling Running Challenge Raises Thousands of Pounds for Charity

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 …

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2021 Road to Wimbledon Competition: To Infinity and Beyond

While the LTA National League is taking a break, 10is Academy players had one more competition to play before the start of the school holidays: an internal competition and the “Road to Wimbledon”.  The “Road to Wimbledon” is the biggest junior tournament in British tennis and gives all 14U players the opportunity to progress through …

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Kind-hearted King’s Ely student receives card from Her Majesty The Queen

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 …

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More children to reap benefits of Cathedral Choristership in Ely

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 …

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King’s Ely Student Offered Rare ‘joint first study’ at Royal College of Music

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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England Cricketer, Lydia Greenway, Inspires King’s Ely Pupils During Visit

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 …

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King’s Ely Pupils Clock Up Over 4,000 Kilometres and £1,000 for Charity

Students in Withburga House – one of the Girls’ Day Houses at King’s Ely Senior – have raised more than £1,000 for the UK eating disorder charity, Beat. Sue-Ellen Godde, Housemistress of Withburga, House Tutors and of course the Withburga girls themselves, decided to walk their way around Europe – virtually – to help maintain …

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King’s Ely Staff Members put their best feet forward for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Members of staff at King’s Ely have raised more than £3,000 for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity by completing the ‘Run Everyone 2021’ challenge. Twenty-three King’s Ely employees joined forces to take on the virtual challenge, which was launched by the people behind the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon. Their mission was to run or walk …

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King’s Ely students Shine in Annual Senior Instrumental Music Festival

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 …

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Erasmus+ Project gets Underway Virtually for King’s Ely and Partner Schools

The pandemic and its associated lockdown and travel restrictions have not stopped King’s Ely students and their friends overseas from enjoying their latest Erasmus+ project. Last Autumn, King’s Ely secured funding from the European Commission and British Council to deliver ‘The Village’ – a collaborative project involving King’s Ely students and pupils at two of …

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Lockdown Challenge sees King’s Ely Pupils Raise £11,000 for Suicide Charity

A challenge to climb the height of Mount Everest by completing multiple ascents of the steps in their own homes has resulted in King’s Ely students raising £11,000 for charity. Pupils in Osmond House and Wilkinson House at King’s Ely Senior came up with the idea of the ‘King’s Ely Mount Everest Challenge’ for several …

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Valentine’s Initiative sees King’s Ely Community Raising Funds for Orphanage

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 …

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King’s Ely students enjoy Q&A session with Hollywood star, Jeremy Irvine

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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Generous King’s Ely students donate Christmas packages to Ely Foodbank

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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Exciting new Erasmus+ project for King’s Ely and two European partner schools

King’s Ely students with a love for learning languages and experiencing different cultures are to reap the benefits of a new Erasmus+ project. King’s Ely has secured funding from the European Commission and British Council to deliver ‘The Village’ – a collaborative project involving King’s Ely and two of its partner schools, IES Andrés Vandelvira …

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King’s Ely teacher’s 100-mile challenge in aid of Armed Forces charity

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 …

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King’s Ely community remembers the fallen

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 …

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King’s Ely Designer through to Finals of Esteemed Competition

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 …

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Exciting new sports programme launched at King’s Ely’s pre-prep

Children at King’s Ely’s pre-prep, King’s Ely Acremont, are getting a greater taste of some of the sports they will be able to take part in as they progress through the school. Henning Kaaber, Director of Sport at King’s Ely, and Ruth McAlinden, Head of Girls’ Games at King’s Ely Junior, are delivering an exciting …

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King’s Ely teacher writes his thirtieth book

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, …

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Road in Ely to close during necessary tree preservation work in Old Palace Gardens

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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New double scull named in honour of dedicated King’s Ely rowing coach

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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New Heads of School, Deputy Heads, Prefects and Heads of Houses appointed

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’ …

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Road in Ely to close during necessary tree preservation work in Old Palace Gardens

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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Choristers join forces to deliver beautiful virtual recordings

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 …

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Isabel victorious in Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition

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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King’s Ely Student Joint Winner of Prestigious History Essay Prize

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 Student’s Designs Shine in International Fashion Competition

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 …

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More photography awards for creative King’s Ely students!

Three King’s Ely students have snapped their way to victory in a national photography competition. There were more than 1,500 images submitted in this year’s Beyond the Frame student photography competition, on the theme ‘Through my Eyes’. The contest is organised by Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) and attracts entries from across the UK. …

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King’s Ely wins National Photography Competition for third year running!

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 …

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Skilful King’s Ely flautist, Pim, secures DipABRSM

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 …

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National finals are calling for skilful King’s Ely students!

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 …

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King’s Ely goes all out to mark British Science Week!

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 rowers victorious at National Junior Championships

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 …

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Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership brings second Innovation Day to King’s Ely

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 …

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King’s Ely students on top form at Microsoft’s DigiGirlz event

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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Mental health charity receives bumper cheque from King’s Ely community

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 …

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Exciting Erasmus+ project involving King’s Ely and three European schools gets underway

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 …

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King’s Ely Mathematicians Victorious in National Competition

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 …

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Success for Talented King’s Ely Musicians

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 …

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DofE Awards aplenty for dedicated King’s Ely students

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 …

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King’s Ely Rugby squad enjoys unbeaten season – and makes school history!

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 …

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King’s Ely community throw their weight behind Christmas Foodbank collection

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 …

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Principal of King’s Ely installed alongside King’s and Queen’s Scholars

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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Get ready for King’s Ely Senior production of ‘Made in Dagenham’

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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History Week goes down a storm with King’s Ely Senior students and staff

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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King’s Ely Sixth Formers get their hands dirty in support of local primary school

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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King’s Ely students enjoy “trip of a lifetime” to New York City

King’s Ely Senior students with a passion for art were in their element exploring New York City during half term. Twenty-nine students from Years 11-13 and three members of staff enjoyed what has been described as the school Art Department’s “trip of a lifetime” to the Big Apple. Students visited some of New York’s most …

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King’s Ely and Norwich City FC RDP partnership scores three-year extension deal

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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King’s Ely Community raises a whopping £34,000 for good causes

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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Television and radio writer inspires King’s Ely students and staff

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 guest of honour at Old Eleans’ Club Dinner

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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Prize for talented King’s Ely Photography student, Alice

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 Wins National eTwinning Award

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 …

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Girls get a glimpse of what life is like as an Ely Cathedral Chorister

Girls with a love of music and singing were given the chance to experience a day in the life of an Ely Cathedral Chorister.  More than a dozen girls from across the region – and some from further afield – attended ‘Be a Girl Chorister for a Day’, an annual event organised by King’s Ely …

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New Heads of School, Deputy Heads, Prefects and Heads of Houses appointed

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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Adventure loving King’s Ely students learn abundance of new skills in Lake District

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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Students display grit and determination aplenty in annual endurance challenge

Intrepid King’s Ely students set a new record time in this year’s Martin Doyle Endurance Challenge. The gruelling and fiercely-contested timed event pits teams of two King’s Ely Senior students from each House against each other in a physically challenging combination of running, swimming, canoeing, climbing, slack-lining and an assault course. The annual competition was …

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Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership brings Innovation Day to King’s Ely

King’s Ely was delighted to welcome students from St Bede’s Inter-Church School and Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy along to a special Innovation Day. The event involved more than 60 Key Stage 3 students from all three schools, who enjoyed an engaging and entertaining workshop where they competed to produce ideas for a new Smart …

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Choristers and Friends Complete Charity Cycle Ride in Sweltering Heat

A group of King’s Ely Junior pupils, including four Ely Cathedral choristers, used their pedal power to raise more than £1,000 for good causes. Four members of Ely Cathedral Boys’ Choir – Thomas Perceval-Maxwell, James Barbrook, Max Black and Theo Almond – who are all pupils at King’s Ely Junior, cycled from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, …

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Don’t miss magical production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at King’s Ely

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is being staged at King’s Ely in June.   The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, who are celebrating their 15th birthday this year and an amazing 425 years since the original company was first created, are bringing the hugely popular open-air production to the picturesque gardens of King’s …

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Hit band, The Tailormade, visit King’s Ely to share their skills with young musicians

Musicians from King’s Ely were in their element when The Tailormade –crowned the ‘Best buskers in London’ by former London Mayor Boris Johnson – paid them a visit. The hit band worked with Year 9 students who are studying GCSE Music next year, Year 10 GCSE Music students and Year 12 A Level Music students. …

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New Cambridgeshire Educational Partnership is officially launched

A new partnership has been launched to bring together school headteachers, education professionals and young people from across Cambridgeshire. The county’s Service Director for Education, Jonathan Lewis, former National Chairman of the Independent Schools Association, Deborah Leek-Bailey OBE, and Tricia Pritchard from the Opportunity Area Partnership Board for Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, were among delegates …

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King’s Ely students qualify for national finals of UK Team Maths Challenge

Mathematicians from King’s Ely have reached the national finals of a fiercely-contested competition.   King’s Ely Senior students Elliot Bord and Ben Collier and King’s Ely Junior pupils John Lau and James MacGillivray are one of only 88 school teams to qualify for the national finals of the UK Team Maths Challenge. More than 1,700 …

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King’s Ely students pick up design award at RoboCon 2019

King’s Ely Senior students competed in RoboCon for the first ever time this year – and won the Best Engineering Design award for one of their robots. Two teams of Year 9 pupils entered the competition, which took place in Cambridge during the Easter holidays. RoboCon is a robotics competition aimed at students in Years …

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King’s Ely Students head to Portugal for Easter Rowing Camp

A group of King’s Ely rowers spent the first week of their Easter break improving their skills on the waters in Western Portugal. The climate and weather conditions were far from exotic however, as the students faced strong winds and heavy rain every day during their trip, which saw 26 students from Years 9-13 at …

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A King’s Ely student wins photography competition for second year running!

King’s Ely Sixth Form student Luna Guo has been announced as the winner of this year’s Ilford Photo UK Student Photographer of the Year Competition. In what is now the competition’s ninth year, photography students from across the UK were tasked with creating a black and white (B&W) image that encapsulates an inspiring line from …

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Day to remember as new Cathedral Choristers are officially installed

Ten of King’s Ely’s and Ely Cathedral’s newest probationer choristers have been officially installed. The choristers were installed during what was a very special Mothering Sunday Eucharist at the Cathedral, attended also by three junior probationers to mark the completion of the first stage in their chorister journey. It was also the final weekend that …

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Smiles all round at King’s Ely Acremont’s Grandparents’ Afternoon

Pupils at King’s Ely Acremont were in their element showing their grandparents around their classrooms and some of the many things they have learned. The special Grandparents’ Afternoon welcomed a large gathering of grandmas and grandpas of Reception age pupils into school. The visitors enjoyed a fun phonics lesson and some Spanish singing with the …

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Sixth Form Photography students in running for national prizes

Five A Level Photography students from King’s Ely have been shortlisted for prizes in two prestigious competitions. Luna Guo, 18, has been shortlisted for top prize in this year’s UK ILFORD PHOTO Student Competition, entitled ‘Reading between the Lines’, which celebrates students using black and white film. Orla Simpson, 18, Charlie Watson, 17, Fiona Fung, …

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Stunning work on show at annual King’s Ely Art Exhibition

Talented Art and Design students from King’s Ely are showcasing their work to the public this spring. The annual King’s Ely Senior Spring Art Exhibition is a celebration of the work produced by students in Year 9 through to Year 13. The young artists are exhibiting a huge variety of Fine Art, Fashion and Textiles, …

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Principal of King’s Ely appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Sue Freestone, Principal and Chief Executive of King’s Ely, has been appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Sue, who has been in post at King’s Ely since September 2004, is one of six new Deputy Lieutenants selected by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Julie Spence OBE QPM DL. Deputy Lieutenants assist with any …

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Standing ovations for King’s Ely Junior’s vibrant production of Fame the Musical

There were hoots of laughter and standing ovations when talented King’s Ely Junior thespians staged the toe-tapping musical, Fame. Pupils in Years 5 to 8 starred in the fast-paced show, which hundreds of families came together to enjoy in the school’s Hayward Theatre on March 8th and 9th. The sell-out production was directed by Laura …

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Gold medal for King’s Ely Junior Judo star, Lucas

King’s Ely Junior pupil Lucas Hilcenko won a Gold medal at a national Judo competition. Lucas, 12, who lives with his family in Sutton, represented the school at the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) Independent School Boys’ Judo Tournament. The competition took place at High Wycombe Judo Centre in Buckinghamshire. Lucas, who has been a …

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King’s Ely Junior flautists to star in British Suzuki Institute Celebration Concerts

Flautists from King’s Ely are to perform in this year’s British Suzuki Institute Celebration Concerts. King’s Ely Junior’s nine-strong Flute Choir has been selected to feature in one of the concerts after its teacher, Liz Hargest, submitted a recording of the students performing ‘You’ve got to pick a pocket or two’ by writer and composer …

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Talents and courage shine during annual King’s Ely Senior Music Festival

Hundreds of people packed into Ely Cathedral for King’s Ely Senior’s eagerly-anticipated Music Festival Finalists’ Concert. King’s Ely Senior and International students battled it out in a series of fiercely-contested heats held in school over a three-week period. As ever, the quality and variety of the students’ performances were outstanding, but the entries were whittled …

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King’s Ely rider Adele qualifies for National Championships

King’s Ely Junior rider Adele Shaw has qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association’s (NSEA) National Championships. Adele, 12, represented the school at the NSEA Arena Eventing Jumping with Style competition, held at Bury Farm Equestrian Village in Bedfordshire on February 9th. Manager of the King’s Ely Equestrian Team, Sue Cameron, said: “The competition was …

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Cabaret evening raises £600 for King’s Ely charities

A Cabaret evening hosted by Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir has raised £600 for charity. People of all ages packed into King’s Ely’s Hayward Theatre for ‘Etheldreda Entertains’ – a fun-filled evening featuring some of the girls’ favourites songs, including many hits from musicals such as Oliver, Mamma Mia and the Wizard of Oz. Entry to …

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