Kingsley School

About

A brilliant independent school for children from Nursery to Sixth Form in beautiful North Devon.

Story

Kingsley School Bideford, a single campus co-educational Boarding
and Day school for pupils aged 3 to 18, is committed to discovering,
nurturing and celebrating the talents and achievements of each and
every one of its pupils. This commitment makes it the ideal school
for families who believe that every child is an individual, worthy of
individual attention and encouragement.

Perfect location
Kingsley’s location in the maritime market town of Bideford, in the
heart of the beautiful South West region of the UK, is almost
picture-perfect: set in 25 acres of playing fields, gardens and woods,
the school is a stone’s throw from the stunning surf beaches of
North Devon and within easy reach of Exmoor and Dartmoor
national parks.

Outstanding academic performance
Kingsley students consistently achieve excellent results in public examinations. GCSE results are 50% higher than the national average and more than 90% of Kingsley sixth formers go on to university. The curriculum is broad and includes Sports and creative subjects such as Music, Drama and Art. Every effort is made to enable each student to study the combination of subjects of his or her choice.

Brilliant Dyslexia provision
The Learning Development Centre, with a distinguished UK-wide
reputation, earned and maintained for decades, is situated
within – and is very much part of – Kingsley School. Three
members of staff ensure that our dyslexic students achieve their
full potential - which is often way beyond previous expectations –
and are totally integrated into every aspect of school life, inside
and outside the classroom. The Director of the Grenville Dyslexia
Centre, Mandy Bateman, is always happy to answer questions and
offer advice.

Extra-curricular activities
Matching the breadth of the academic subjects is an exceptional range of sports and other activities available to every student of every ability level. Many of the outdoor activities take advantage of the school’s wonderful location…surfing and rowing are extremely popular, while Dartmoor provides the dramatic setting for the annual Ten Tors Challenge. Kingsley’s netball, gymnastics and judo squads consistently win major competitions. The Kingsley Judo Academy has a unique partnership with the University of Bath, enabling Kingsley’s elite judo players to benefit from the celebrated Team Bath training resources.
The school’s Drama and Music Departments stage a series of
outstanding events throughout the year, while the Duke of Edinburgh
Awards programme is always popular.

Home from Home Boarding
Kingsley Boarders enjoy excellent accommodation, good food, a
secure and happy environment and a well-planned programme of social activities. Free transport is provided to and from Heathrow Airport. Everything is supervised by our Head of Boarding and his team of Houseparents and resident staff, all of whom are dedicated to providing an “extended family” atmosphere.

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Mission

Kingsley School endorses and shares the Methodist Schools’ aims of being caring Christian communities committed to the development of each individual, to maintaining high academic, cultural and sporting standards, to working with and in the communities we serve, to worship as Christians in the Methodist tradition, whilst welcoming members of other faiths [and none] in a spirit of openness and tolerance, and to encourage pupils in a critical examination of the standards and values current in society.