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• CHEDDAR VALLEY YOUNG MUSICIANS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY
  9th Mar, 2010: A landmark was reached this year. The twentieth anniversary of the ever popular annual celebration of music by young musicians from the Cheddar Valley Schools, was held on...
• HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ON STAGE
  5th Mar, 2010: On Tuesday 9 February 2010, The Kings of Wessex School was transformed into East High School, for the opening night of its four-night production of Disney's "High...
• LIGHTS, CAMERA - ACTION!
  5th Mar, 2010: Following bespoke hat designer Louis Mariette's recent visit to The Kings of Wessex School, four star Photography students had another treat when they were invited by...
• 2010 CHEDDAR VALLEY YOUNG MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR
  26th Feb, 2010: Young musicians in the Cheddar Valley will be making music to herald the dawn of spring on Sunday 7 March 2010 for the 2010 Rotary Club Cheddar Valley Young Musician of the...
• CHARITIES HELPING HAND FROM KINGS!
  26th Feb, 2010: Representatives from The Kings of Wessex student-nominated charities were recently presented with their cheques in a school assembly. The fun-filled Charities Week great...
• GALLOPING TO RACING SUCCESS
  26th Feb, 2010: Year 11 Kings of Wessex School student Danielle Lodge will be working all the harder in her GCSE exams this summer as she has been given a place on the Foundation Course of...
• THANK YOU TO THE KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL PTA
  26th Feb, 2010: The Kings of Wessex School Parents Teachers Association have recently donated money to the English, History, Art, Photography, Music and Learning Support Departments. The...
• YEAR 10 RUGBY SOMERSET COUNTY CUP FINAL
  23rd Feb, 2010: The Year 10 rugby boys doubled up on the silver-ware for Kings with their second Somerset Cup in two years after a scintillating performance against West Somerset Community...
• HATS TO CROWN A KING!
  23rd Feb, 2010: Top milliner to the famous and TV judge on Britain's Next Top Model Louis Mariette recently brought some glamour to The Kings of Wessex School. Clad in a leopard-print...
• DANCING THE DAY AWAY
  23rd Feb, 2010: Year 10 girls at The Kings of Wessex were dancers for the day when they worked with professional Dance Theatre Company "Pretty Good Girl". This is the fifth year of...
• YEAR 9 RUGBY SOMERSET COUNTY CUP FINAL
  1st Feb, 2010: The Kings of Wessex (under 14's) 22 v 17 Kingsmead (under 14's) The Kings of Wessex School Year 9 rugby squad capped a marvellous...
• GYMNAST OLIVIA LEAPS FORTH
  29th Jan, 2010: Year 12 Kings of Wessex student and member of Weston Aerobics Gymnastics Club Olivia Owen (16) continues her gymnastics success with a flourish. Olivia recently won a Highly...
• BBC RADIO 4'S ANY QUESTIONS BROADCAST FROM THE KINGS THEATRE
  22nd Jan, 2010: BBC Radio 4's "Any Questions?" broadcast from The Kings Theatre - Friday 15 January 2010 - A review by Jude Owens A cabinet minister, a shadow minister, a...
• EXAM INFORMATION FROM MONDAY 11TH JANUARY 2010
  8th Jan, 2010: Important message regarding A2, AS and GCSE exams taking place from Monday 11th January 2010. Please note that public examinations at The Kings of Wessex School will take...
• ANY QUESTIONS IN THE KINGS THEATRE - PANEL CONFIRMED
  5th Jan, 2010: The BBC Radio 4 programme "Any Questions?" is coming to the Kings Theatre on Friday 15th January 2010. The panel has been confirmed as Peter Hennessy - Historian,...
• TECHNICOLOUR DREAM LECTERN FALL
  4th Jan, 2010: In the end of term assemblies last week The Kings of Wessex School dedicated their new lectern fall. The winning design was by former Kings student Hannah Taylor as part of...
• THE BBC'S ANY QUESTIONS IN THE KINGS THEATRE
  9th Dec, 2009: Are you interested in the news and current affairs, and do you enjoy a debate? In which case, we invite you to be part of the audience of BBC Radio 4's "Any...
• ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER LANDS A TREAT
  1st Dec, 2009: Staff and students at The Kings of Wessex School had a stirring start to Tuesday (1/12/09) when a Royal Navy Helicopter landed for a day's visit. After the first frost...
• THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHEDDAR VALLEY MUSIC CLUB
  17th Nov, 2009: The Cheddar Valley Music Club is celebrating 30 years of music-making this autumn with an Anniversary Concert On Wednesday 25 November 2009 at 6.00pm in The Kings of Wessex...
• PARENTS CHARITY WEEK
  11th Nov, 2009:
• ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
  19th Oct, 2009: A worthy competitor for BBC2's current Philippe Starck series testing young UK designers, Year 12 Kings of Wessex student Peter Hawkings has started the new school year...
• BRITISH JUNIOR HOVERCRAFT RACING CHAMPION FOR 2009
  12th Oct, 2009: Kings of Wessex student Bronwen Black is celebrating as the British Junior Hovercraft Racing Champion for 2009. Competing in the Junior Formula (11-16 year olds) at the end...
• BANKS STRIKES GOLD IN MONTE CARLO
  28th Sep, 2009: Year 10 Kings of Wessex student Connor Banks did Britain proud at the Biathle World Championships held in Monaco on Sunday 20 September 2009. The athletes were rewarded for...
• SEPTEMBER 2009 AWARDS EVENING
  24th Sep, 2009: On Tuesday (15 September) The Kings of Wessex School held its 33rd Awards Evening to a audience of over 500 people, including prize winners, parents and staff gathered to...
• THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
  27th Jul, 2009: The Animal Kingdom A Year 10 Tutor group at The Kings of Wessex School dressed up as animals on the final Friday of the school year to raise over 260 pounds for animal...
• ANYTHING BUT COBBLERS
  27th Jul, 2009: Once again this Summer Term, The Kings of Wessex School Business Studies Department have led the Year 10 Marketing competition "Cobblers". The budding...
• "TEECHERS" A REVIEW BY JUDE OWENS
  16th Jul, 2009: "Teechers" a Review by Jude Owens, Head's PA. It's not everyday that students get to play the teachers. At least, not usually in the classroom, but last...
• YEAR NINE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
  18th Jun, 2009: Year 9 students were treated to an explosive Science Festival last Thursday at The Kings of Wessex School when Dr James Penny and Dr Alison Franklin from The Travelling...
• YEAR 9 STUDENTS PLAY THE TEACHERS
  18th Jun, 2009: The Kings of Wessex School Year 9 students are practising their lines for their forthcoming play "Teechers" to be performed this week. Written by John Godber,...
• THE ETERNAL MAGIC OF CHOCOLATE
  12th Jun, 2009: Hot on the enterprising heels of BBC1's popular "The Apprentice" final, The Kings of Wessex School Business Studies Department held its own final of The Mendip...
• THE EYES WHICH SEE THE THINGS
  8th Jun, 2009: The Kings of Wessex Christian Union students had lunch with a special visitor last week. Reverend Tabitha Ddenbe from West Buganda in Uganda joined their table as part of a...
• YEAR 10 BOYS FOOTBALL TRIUMPH
  18th May, 2009: Following a successful season The Kings of Wessex Year 10 Boys' Football Team has qualified for the national championships next year. Led by Captain Joe Grant the boys...
• YEAR 9 RUGBY BOYS WIN COUNTY CUP
  13th May, 2009: The Kings of Wessex School Year 9 Rugby Team have ended the season on a triumphant note when they won the coveted County Cup in the final against Ralph Allen School. Their...
• TOP TEN R.E. STUDENTS
  30th Jan, 2009: Three students at The Kings of Wessex School were in the top ten nationally for their GCSE Religious Education exam last summer. Out of 67,731 candidates Joshua Day, Priyanka...
• DANCING FOR RUSSIA AND ENGLAND!
  27th Jan, 2009: This week The Kings of Wessex School welcomed Orchid Dance, a Russian youth dance group from the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky, 100 miles north of Moscow, on an exchange with...
• CHANGE TO THE YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING DATE
  22nd Jan, 2009: To allow Subject Leaders time to research and liaise with the Headteacher with reference to the new GCSE specifications and implications of the curriculum review, we have had...
• CHARITIES BOOST FROM KINGS!
  22nd Jan, 2009: Representatives from The Kings of Wessex student-nominated charities were presented with their cheques in a school assembly this week. The fun-filled December Charities Week...
• CHEDDAR POOL IS SAVED!
  21st Jan, 2009: We are delighted to inform you that the future of Cheddar Pool is now safe. Following meetings yesterday between the Headteacher and Governors at The Kings of Wessex School...
• SAVE CHEDDAR POOL - THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
  19th Jan, 2009: Sedgemoor District Council is set to cut £400,000 from the allocation it gives to Cheddar Swimming Pool over the next two years. The Kings of Wessex Leisure Centre is...
• THE FIGHT TO SAVE CHEDDAR SWIMMING POOL CONTINUES
  15th Jan, 2009: Sedgemoor District Council Executive met on Wednesday (13/1/09) to discuss proposals that would see funding of £200,000 per year cut from The Kings of Wessex Leisure...
• SAVE CHEDDAR SWIMMING POOL!
  12th Jan, 2009: Please sign our online petition to save the pool at the Leisure Centre:
• FACEBOOK TRIBUTES FOR ELLIOT
  9th Jan, 2009: HEARTFELT tributes have been left for Wedmore teenager Elliot Davies who died yesterday (Wed). The messages written on social networking site Facebook are from...
• ELLIOT DAVIES (1995 - 2009)
  8th Jan, 2009: The Kings of Wessex School was deeply shocked to learn yesterday (7/1/09) of the tragic death of Elliot Davies, a Year 9 student. Elliot was waiting for the school...
• OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - MISSION COMPLETED
  19th Dec, 2008: Students and staff at The Kings of Wessex School have continued their generous fundraising in time for Christmas by supporting the annual Samaritan's Purse Operation...
• KINGS' HORSE-RIDERS WARMED BY GALLOPING SUCCESS
  11th Dec, 2008: At the end of November The Kings of Wessex School Equestrian Team were warmed by their success at the NSEA (National Schools Equestrian Association) 'Jumping with...
• KINGS AND QUEENS NEWS TEAM
  27th Nov, 2008: Is there more to life than the financial crisis? It seems the good times are well and truly over... We no longer want 'Big Spenders' to spend time with us...
• MILLENNIUM TRUST THE FUTURE FOR CHEDDAR
  26th Nov, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School Lower School students recently donned their non-uniform and Sixth Form students fancy dress to raise nearly £1,000 for The Cheddar Young...
• ANDY HITT SCHOOL MEMORIAL SERVICE TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2008
  24th Nov, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School will be holding a School Memorial Service for Andy Hitt on Tuesday 16 December 2008 at St Andrew's Church in Cheddar, commencing at 4.30pm. ...
• KINGS AND QUEENS NEWS TEAM - NOVEMBER 2008
  19th Nov, 2008: Riding for Charity In a world where each day brings news of yet another stabbing, shooting or terrorist attack, it is reassuring to discover that the idea of helping...
• BICYCLE BUBBLE TAKES OFF
  18th Nov, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School Council is celebrating the arrival of its new "Bicycle Bubble" as part of its continued road safety campaign work initiated in the school...
• GREAT SUCCESS AT JAS QUALIFIER
  7th Nov, 2008: Two intermediate Kings of Wessex Equestrian Teams are through to the JAS (Jumping with Style) National Championships to be held in Bedfordshire at the end of the month after...
• KINGS AND QUEENS TO FRENCH CHATEAU
  7th Nov, 2008: Earlier this Autumn Term, 39 Year 11 Kings of Wessex students travelled to the Normandy peninsula near the coastal town of Granville, staying in the Château de la Baudonnière...
• MAKING MUSIC
  7th Nov, 2008: At the end of last half term Shipham Pre-School combined musical forces when Sixth Form Kings of Wessex student Will Scott-Hartley and his double bass joined them for their...
• BUILDING BRIDGES WITH BITS AND BOBS
  7th Nov, 2008: At the end of last half term Year 10 Scientists at The Kings of Wessex School learned about design from members of Atkins Engineering Engineers Consultancy, before they...
• FRESHERS' FAYRE
  9th Oct, 2008: On Tuesday 30 September 2008 Year 9 students participated in their very own Freshers' Fayre to introduce them to the wealth of extra curricular activities on offer. This...
• WINNING CROSS DESIGNS BLESSED AT ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
  7th Oct, 2008: Thanks to a donation from St Mary's Parochial Church Council two Year 10 Kings of Wessex girls had their winning cross designs blessed in St Andrew's...
• KINGS EQUIPPED WITH DEFIBRILLATOR THANKS TO TOM MIDCALF MEMORIAL FUND
  23rd Sep, 2008: Last week The Kings of Wessex School was one of the first schools in Somerset to be equipped with a life-saving Automated External Defibrillator (AED) with staff First Aiders...
• 32ND AWARDS EVENING
  19th Sep, 2008: On Tuesday (9 September) The Kings of Wessex School held its 32nd Awards Evening to a packed audience of over 700 people including prize winners, parents and staff gathered...
• KINGS STUDENTS CELEBRATE EXCELLENT GCSE RESULTS
  22nd Aug, 2008: There were celebrations at The Kings of Wessex School on Thursday, as students once again harvested an excellent set of GCSE results. We are very proud to be celebrating the...
• KINGS STUDENTS ACHIEVE RECORD A LEVEL RESULTS, IMPRESSIVE AS RESULTS
  14th Aug, 2008: A-Level Results: Students at The Kings of Wessex School once again achieved an excellent set of A-level results with an overall pass rate of 98%. The national average for...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX AWARDED DYSLEXIA FRIENDLY SCHOOL STATUS
  23rd Jul, 2008: Students, staff, parents and Governors at The Kings of Wessex School end the school year on a celebratory note after being awarded Somerset County Council's Dyslexia...
• GREENPOWER TAKES TO THE TRACK!
  22nd Jul, 2008: Once again the Design Technology team have successfully built their Greenpower kit car named "Cheese Cubed".] Cheese Cubed had their début race at Haynes...
• FINE ART SHOW
  7th Jul, 2008: Last Thursday (3/7/08) guests at The Kings of Wessex School enjoyed a stunning evening at the annual Art Exhibition and Fashion Show. The evening was successful, attended by...
• YEAR 13 LEAVERS BALL
  3rd Jul, 2008: Year 13 students at The Kings of Wessex School kicked up their heels at Weston's Winter Gardens on Friday 23 May 2008 to mark the end of their 'A' Level exams...
• A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS
  30th Jun, 2008: Twenty Gifted and Talented Kings of Wessex Art students from all year groups proudly unveiled two large scale murals erected in the Sixth Form Common Room on Monday...
• SPORTS STARS PROGRAMME
  27th Jun, 2008: Five lucky Year 10 Kings of Wessex sports stars recently met British sprint athlete Jason Gardener at the Junior Athlete Education (JAE) Programme launch, organised by the...
• STUDENTS SEND A COW
  27th Jun, 2008: On Wednesday (25/6) Year 9 students at The Kings of Wessex School presented "Send a Cow" international charity representative Lynda Morris with a cheque for over...
• STUDENTS CRACK THE CODE
  27th Jun, 2008: Students at The Kings of Wessex School enjoyed some declassified Mathematical history when they hosted a visit by one of the World War II Enigma machines escorted by Nadia...
• KINGS AND QUEENS HAVE A BALL
  26th Jun, 2008: Hot on the heels of their celebration assembly held at The Kings of Wessex School on Friday 13 June 2008, Year 11 Cinderellas and Prince Charmings booked their carriages for...
• STUDENTS TALK COBBLERS
  24th Jun, 2008: Thanks to Marketing Department representatives from leading footwear retailer Clarks, Year 10 Business Studies students at The Kings of Wessex School on Monday 23 June 2008...
• SOMERSET SCHOOLS U15 CRICKET COUNTY CUP WIN
  20th Jun, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School, 117 for 8, beat Castle School, 57 All Out, by 60 runs This Summer Term, sportsmen at The Kings of Wessex School have once again made sporting...
• SOMERSET MERCURY NEWS TEAM - JUNE 2008
  11th Jun, 2008: Climbing the Steps of Life Ascension Day celebrates Jesus' ascension into Heaven following his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Here at The Kings of Wessex School...
• LIQUID FAITH QUENCHES STUDENTS' THIRST
  3rd Jun, 2008: Club Tropicana came to The Kings of Wessex School one rainy lunchtime at the end of last half term. Hosted by the school's Christian Union the "Liquid Faith"...
• KINGS' HISTORIC COUNTY CUP FOOTBALL WIN
  29th May, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School 1st XI football team recently made history by becoming the first senior side from the school to win the Under 19 Somerset County Cup. ...
• CHEDDAR VALLEY GAZETTE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008
  19th May, 2008: The Kings and Queens News Team Vox Pop Question: "Does organic make you feel free...?" John Male (Year 9 Student and Member of The Kings and Queens News...
• EQUESTRIAN GALLOPING SUCCESS
  7th May, 2008: On Sunday 27 April 2008 The Kings of Wessex Equestrian Team competed at an Inter-Schools Combined Training, Dressage and Show Jumping competition. Organised by the Castle...
• CLIMBING THE TOWER OF LIFE
  7th May, 2008: Last Thursday The Kings of Wessex School celebrated the annual Ascension Day at St Andrew's Church in Cheddar. Forty days after Easter, the service marks Jesus'...
• ROTARY MUSICIANS PLAY IT AGAIN
  7th May, 2008: On Sunday 27 April 2008 Mendip Rotary hosted the annual Young Musician competition at The Kings of Wessex School. This was the culmination of many weeks of rehearsals in what...
• SOMERSET & WESTON MERCURY NEWS TEAM - APRIL 2008
  6th May, 2008: The Twelve Disciples (a.k.a. the New Senior Team) The new Kings of Wessex senior team - or as they joke, the school's very own twelve disciples, have just been...
• PTA SCORES FOR STUDENTS
  29th Apr, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is continuing to prove that fundraising can be both fun - and fruitful for the school's young people. Funds...
• THE SHOW GOES ON FOR THE KINGS THEATRE
  22nd Apr, 2008: The new Kings Theatre at The Kings of Wessex School was recently opened (on Thursday 3 April 2008) by Former Kings' Headteacher Keith Herring (1976-1994). A cast of...
• DANCING BEHIND THE CURTAIN
  3rd Apr, 2008: A group of dancers from The Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar recently returned from a fabulous visit to Central Russia. Danzatak, the school's resident youth dance...
• KEEPING HOT IN THE KITCHEN
  3rd Apr, 2008: Following her culinary triumph as the Mendip Rotary Club Young Chef of the Year, Olivia Owen (14) student at The Kings of Wessex School recently went on to represent Mendip...
• NEW MEMBER OF NATIONAL YOUTH RECORDER ORCHESTRA SHINES
  1st Apr, 2008: Kings of Wessex student David Searle (17) will be taking his recorder playing to new heights following his selection to the National Youth Recorder Orchestra (NYRO). David...
• SCHOOL NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE VIA RSS
  17th Mar, 2008: Two RSS feeds are now available from The Kings of Wessex School. You can now subscribe to the website news, and the Student Information Service using your favourite RSS...
• YEAR 11 MODULAR MATHS RESIT APPLICATION FOR JUNE 2008
  13th Mar, 2008: Download and use the attached form to submit a re-sit application for June 2008 Maths Modules 1 and 3 only.
• SPEEDY KINGS AND QUEENS RUN FOR SOMERSET
  11th Mar, 2008: Four Kings of Wessex students donned their running shoes for Somerset participating in the National Schools Cross-country championships in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Saturday...
• CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS STARS RUN FOR SOMERSET
  5th Mar, 2008: Four students Emily Derrick (14), Naomi Taschimowitz (18), Tom Derrick (15), Dan Layton (16) have all been selected to represent Somerset at the National Schools...
• NO RESISTING ARTURO UI
  5th Feb, 2008: This year's production at The Kings of Wessex School was an ambitious performance of German dramatist Bertolt Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui"...
• YOUNG CHEFS KEPT HOT IN THE KITCHEN
  4th Feb, 2008: Following Round 1 in December, last Tuesday (29/1) the eight semi-finalist Year 10 chefs at The Kings of Wessex School battled it out in the kitchen for the school final of...
• THE RIVERSIDE LEADS THE WAY IN SOMERSET
  1st Feb, 2008: The Riverside Inn and Restaurant is the first establishment in Somerset to partner a key education initiative which introduces young people to the hospitality industry. The...
• WINNING ART AT KINGS
  25th Jan, 2008: Kings of Wessex artists have won two prizes in the first ever Somerset Young Artists competition at The Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre at Taunton. Aspiring young artist...
• CHEDDAR VALLEY GAZETTE NEWS TEAM - JANUARY 2008
  25th Jan, 2008: A New Diary & A New Start? For many of us, the New Year has already come and gone. Some of us may have stayed up on New Year's Eve waiting for Big Ben to...
• MUSIC SHINES AT KINGS
  17th Jan, 2008: The Kings of Wessex School proved that good things do indeed come in threes at last Tuesday evening's Piano Trios concert when internationally acclaimed musicians Jack...
• WISE KINGS AND QUEENS MAKE MUSIC
  19th Dec, 2007: Over one hundred Kings of Wessex students across all the age groups played and sang at the Christmas Concert on Monday 17 December 2007 to a packed audience of parents,...
• ROMEO AND JULIET - A REVIEW
  12th Dec, 2007: The audience at The Kings of Wessex School escaped the wild December weather last Thursday and Friday evening (6 and 7/12/07) to journey to Verona for the Year 9...
• SOMERSET MERCURY NEWS TEAM - NOVEMBER 2007
  4th Dec, 2007: Kip On A Ship What do war cruisers, Jack the Ripper and Michelle Pfeiffer have in common? There's no punch line, but they all featured in Year 11's...
• BUILDING A NEW CHILDREN'S CENTRE FOR NORTON FITZWARREN
  27th Nov, 2007: Work has begun on Somerset County Council's new Children's Centre for Norton Fitzwarren and the surrounding area, which will provide local support and advice for...
• ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
  8th Oct, 2007: This half term holiday, Kings of Wessex Sixth Form student Maxwell Ash will be travelling to London to receive a prestigious Arkwright Scholarship at a ceremony hosted by The...
• RAISING THE ROOF IN CHEDDAR VALLEY SCHOOLS
  8th Oct, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School have started the new school year on a musical note having successfully secured a £25,000 Youth Music and Somerset Music grant for...
• FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR KINGS' GREEN TRAVEL PLAN
  19th Sep, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School got the green light for their Green Travel Plan after two years' hard work. Part of the Government's national agenda seeking sustainable...
• AWARDS EVENING 2007
  19th Sep, 2007: Last Thursday (13 September) The Kings of Wessex School held its 31st Awards Evening to a packed audience of over 700 people including prize winners, parents and staff,...
• KINGS AS/A EXAM SUCCESSES
  25th Aug, 2007: THE sun shone on smiling faces as pupils arrived in Cheddar to collect their A-level and AS-level results. Youngsters arrived bright and early at Kings of Wessex School on...
• KINGS GCSE EXAM SUCCESSES
  25th Aug, 2007: IT WAS smiling faces all round at a school in Cheddar, when pupils collected their GCSE results. Hundreds of students flocked to Kings of Wessex School on August 23 to pick...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENTS ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY
  16th Jul, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School has just received National Healthy School Status praising the quality of its teaching, and the emotional, physical and learning environment...
• KINGS OF WESSEX ART STUDENTS SHOW OFF FASHION
  10th Jul, 2007: GCSE and 'A' Level students at The Kings of Wessex School strutted their stuff on the catwalk last Wednesday evening at their annual Fashion Show, followed by the...
• MATHEMATICIANS MASTERMIND WINNING FORMULA
  10th Jul, 2007: Last week two dozen of Somerset's best Lower Sixth Form Mathematicians met at The Kings of Wessex School for a Further Maths Development Day. Also attending were...
• YOUNG KING STRIDES TO SUCCESS
  10th Jul, 2007: Year 10 Kings of Wessex student Tom Derrick recently came first in the 15-19 youth age group in the Triathlon at Burnham-on-sea although just in time as he only turned...
• SOMERSET MERCURY NEWS TEAM - JUNE 2007
  27th Jun, 2007: Mr Hitt Speaks Out - a retiring teacher's thoughts... The Kings of Wessex School's corridors reflect many things (yes, paint) but also many dedicated years...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSPECTION
  26th Jun, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School was recently rated an outstanding Church School following its Church of England Inspection on Wednesday 6 June 2007. The Inspector spent time...
• THE SUCCESSFUL NUMBER THIRTY...
  26th Jun, 2007: Over thirty guests assembled last Wednesday for a special lunch reception to celebrate 30-years of the Cheddar Valley Education System hosted by The Kings of Wessex School....
• READY STEADY ROYAL MARINES COOK!
  13th Jun, 2007: A few weeks ago the tummies of Kings of Wessex Year 9 Food Technology students were rumbling in anticipation of a repeat visit from the Royal Marines Chefs' Presentation...
• KINGS' PLATINUM STAR STUDENT
  6th Jun, 2007: Young Archaeologist of the Year and sixteen-year old Kings of Wessex School student Yvette Taylor left for her exam leave on a happy note as the first Year 11 student in the...
• ON YOUR MARKS GET SET GO!
  5th Jun, 2007: The sun shone on over three hundred ten and eleven year-old Year 6 students from Fairlands and Hugh Sexey's Middle Schools who donned their trainers and swimming...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX OFSTED ACCOLADE
  16th May, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School was recently rated a good school with outstanding features following its Ofsted Inspection on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 April 2007. The team of...
• CHARITIES WEEK CHEQUE COLLECTION
  14th May, 2007: It promises to be a memorable assembly on Monday 14 May 2007 when The Kings of Wessex Sixth Form are together for the last time. The Senior Team will be handing over...
• CHEDDAR VALLEY GAZETTE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2007
  4th May, 2007: University from the inside It's that dreaded time of year, filled with exams and revision and right now you might be thinking, what's it all for? Why am I...
• MUCH ADO (AND WORTH IT)
  2nd May, 2007: In the evening sunshine last Thursday and Friday, the scene was set as Year 9 Kings of Wessex students transported their audience to Sicily with their lively performance of...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL OLD PUPILS' AWARD
  24th Apr, 2007: Your ideas needed! Keith Herring, former Head of the School, grants the money each year for this Former Pupils' Award. He relies on hearing about the achievements of...
• EASTER MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS FINEST
  5th Apr, 2007: Musicians at The Kings of Wessex School recently raised the roof - and also everyone's sprits with their packed Easter concert programme. With fifteen items and over...
• SOMERSET MERCURY NEWS TEAM - MARCH 2007
  4th Apr, 2007: Chocolate and Fun (and during Lent too!) The Spring Term ended with yet another big bang this month as the Winscombe Youth Theatre production of Roald Dahl's...
• "AWARDS FOR ALL" GRANT SECURES NEW GRAND PIANO
  28th Mar, 2007: As a tribute to the burgeoning Arts and the hard work of parents, The Kings of Wessex School Parents' Teachers Association and Music Support Group have been successful...
• SOMERSET MERCURY NEWS TEAM SPECIAL - FEBRUARY
  15th Feb, 2007: The Kings Of Wessex News Team publishes a monthly page in the Somerset Mercury. The articles contained on the page are displayed below.
• KINGS OF WESSEX "GREASE" SCHOOL PRODUCTION A BLAST
  6th Feb, 2007: The Kings of Wessex School students gave a stunning performance of the popular 1950s high school musical Grease to sell-out audiences last week. Thanks to spot-on...
• YEAR 9 STUDENTS IN LEGO LEAGUE COMPETITION
  19th Dec, 2006: Year 9 Kings of Wessex students recently participated in the First Lego League at Bath University as part of a Technology club competing with twenty-four schools. The...
• 'PARIAH' PREVAILS IN BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2006
  13th Dec, 2006: On Monday 11 December 2006, concluding the first official day of The Kings of Wessex Charities Week, students arrived for some much-deserved evening entertainment at the...
• KINGS AND QUEENS SET TO SPARKLE AND SURPRISE FOR ANNUAL CHARITIES WEEK
  30th Nov, 2006: At The Kings of Wessex School the senior student team are busily preparing for this year's Charities Week commencing on Monday 11 December 2006. This year the students...
• MAKING MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS AT KINGS
  30th Nov, 2006: The three wise Kings plus nearly one hundred and sixty other musicians are currently warming up for the annual Christmas concert on Thursday 7 December 2006 at The Kings of...
• OLYMPIC EQUESTRIAN STAR IN THE SADDLE!
  17th Nov, 2006: Kings of Wessex Upper Sixth Form student Donna Callaghan is galloping towards success having been shortlisted to ride at the British Equestrian Federation trials later this...
• TRIUMPHANT KINGS WOULD-BE LAWYERS GO TO TRIAL!
  17th Nov, 2006: On Saturday, fifteen Kings of Wessex students participated in the Citizenship Foundation Mock Bar National Trial at Cardiff Crown Court trying their cases against a number of...
• COUNTDOWN APPEARANCE BY KINGS STUDENT
  18th Oct, 2006: Kings of Wessex Sixth Form student Beccy Cripps is counting down the days until her appearance as a contestant on Channel 4's Countdown will be shown on Wednesday 1...
• AUDIENCE BLOWN AWAY BY MUSICAL PERFORMANCE!
  13th Oct, 2006: Over one hundred and fifty staff, parents, friends and students of The Kings of Wessex braved the elements on a very windy evening last Friday to enjoy the recital given by...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL AND DANZATAK DANCE THE DAY AWAY WITH LATVIANS
  6th Oct, 2006: The young dancers of Danzatak Youth Dance Company shared a day of dance with a group of young traditional dancers from the former Soviet Republic of Latvia sponsored by the...
• ENTERPRISING ICT STUDENTS TEACH IN THE COMMUNITY
  3rd Oct, 2006: Year 10 Kings of Wessex student Mike Turner, along with Year 8 Hugh Sexey's Middle School student Lewis Jones were in the classroom this weekend, although they were the...
• STAR KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENT WINS PRESTIGIOUS ARKWRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP
  3rd Oct, 2006: Star Kings of Wessex student Bethan Meadowcroft has at least two good reasons to be smiling as she starts the school's Sixth Form this term. Not only did she excel in...
• CHEDDAR VALLEY HEADS TO MAKE CELEBRATORY PROMISE TO AFRICA
  28th Sep, 2006: On Thursday 28 September 2006 the Headteachers of the twelve Cheddar Valley Schools* are set to launch their "Promise to Africa" fundraising event to celebrate...
• KINGS OF WESSEX GREENPOWER TEAM TAKE TO THE TRACK
  26th Sep, 2006: After much anticipation The Kings of Wessex School Greenpower team took to the track on Sunday's Greenpower race at Haynes Motor Museum to race against other Somerset...
• KINGS STUDENT IN THE CAR DESIGN DRIVING SEAT
  25th Sep, 2006: Everyone knows that many boys take particular pleasure in cars and all things to do with cars. Lucky Kings of Wessex Year 10 student Floyd Parsons is realising his dream of...
• AWARDS EVENING 2006
  20th Sep, 2006: Last Thursday evening, students, parents and guardians, staff and Governors at The Kings of Wessex were dazzled by the school's annual Awards Evening when over 200...
• YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGIST OF THE YEAR KEEPS UP KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL HERITAGE
  13th Sep, 2006: It almost seems fitting that on a site of such historical interest, Kings of Wessex Year 11 student Yvette Taylor has just won the prestigious title of Young Archaeologist of...
• KINGS ACHIEVES RECORD BREAKING BUMPER CROP OF GCSE RESULTS
  24th Aug, 2006: Kings of Wessex Year 11 students harvested a record breaking bumper crop of GCSE results this year. Nearly two hundred students achieved five A*-C grades in their exams...
• RECORD-BREAKING A-LEVEL RESULTS FOR KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL
  18th Aug, 2006: A-Level Results Records were smashed all round in this year's harvest of A level results. Firstly, a best ever equalling pass rate of 98% was achieved. A...
• THE SUN SHINES ON THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF WESSEX
  26th Jul, 2006: This morning, students at The Kings of Wessex School basked in both the sun and celebration for their end of Summer Term Achievement Assembly. The whole of the school and...
• KINGS OF WESSEX SPORTS LEADERS CELEBRATE SPORT AT FESTIVAL
  20th Jul, 2006: Year 10 Kings of Wessex students Jo Kidner and Ollie Sheppard recently put their passion for sport into action by organising a Sports Festival for the Cheddar Valley First...
• AMERICAN PILGRIMS SWAP NOTES WITH KINGS
  18th Jul, 2006: The Kings of Wessex School Christian Union recently hosted some visiting pilgrim students from the Episcopal (Anglican) Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles, America spending...
• IT'S SHAKESPEARE BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT!
  3rd Jul, 2006: Macbeth meets Reservoir Dogs in a battle for the best job in town. On the evenings of Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 July 2006, The Kings of Wessex Year 9 students will be...
• KINGS OF WESSEX GIRLS GET ROBOTIC WITH WESSEX SETPOINT
  30th Jun, 2006: Last Thursday Thirty Year 10 girls at The Kings of Wessex Community School were selected to take part in a one-day Wessex Setpoint workshop in Control Technology and Robotics...
• EXCITING PLANS FOR A NEW DRAMA CENTRE AT THE KINGS OF WESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL
  22nd Jun, 2006: The Kings of Wessex Community School is pleased to confirm that a planning application has been submitted for consideration to build a new Drama Centre. This would be located...
• 2006 MASTERCLASSES
  9th Jun, 2006: In advance of their Transfer Day at the beginning of July some selected Gifted and Talented students from Fairlands and Hugh Sexey's Middle Schools are given the...
• RESPONSE TO THE STATUTORY CONSULTATION OF FOUNDATION STATUS AT THE KINGS OF WESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL
  31st Mar, 2006: Following their meeting on Thursday 30 March 2006, the Governing Body of The Kings of Wessex Community School has voted unanimously to become a Foundation School. The...
• VISITING GERMAN STUDENT TO KINGS BRINGS LANGUAGE TO LIFE
  23rd Mar, 2006: Kings recently welcomed Russian-German student Christina Rinas for a day in school and proved to be a valuable language resource. To the envy of his peers, Year 9 Mark...
• KINGS SCIENCE PRESENTATION AT THE ROYAL SOCIETY
  23rd Mar, 2006: "Earlier this month The Kings of Wessex School was asked to make a presentation at a national conference at the Royal Society in London. The conference was convened to...
• KINGS STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
  23rd Mar, 2006: Friends and family will be keeping their fingers and toes crossed this weekend for three outstanding cross country runners who will be representing Somerset in the National...
• FORMER KINGS STUDENT FINALIST IN TV FASHION SHOW: PROJECT CATWALK
  23rd Mar, 2006: Lucy Thorogood, Teacher of Textiles at The Kings of Wessex Community School and Undercover Fashion Guru recently attended the VIP climactic final episode of Project Catwalk...
• KINGS STUDENTS DEBATE WITH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
  23rd Mar, 2006: Earlier this month some plucky Sixth Form Kings of Wessex students and members of the University of the Third Age (U3A) went head-to-head for their very own "Question...
• KINGS PERSISTENT ABOUT SECURITY WITH OPERATION RELENTLESS
  15th Mar, 2006: Last Friday a Kings of Wessex Year 9 student Joshua Udall was the lucky winner of an Apple iPod when his name was picked out in the Operation Relentless competition draw....
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX CELEBRATES AWARD-WINNING HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS
  14th Mar, 2006: The Kings of Wessex Community School in Cheddar and school catering company Scolarest are celebrating winning a Somerset Hygiene Award for the school's meals service. ...
• KINGS' STUDENTS BAKE THEIR WAY TO FOREIGN CLIMES FOR CHARITY PROJECTS
  14th Mar, 2006: Three Kings of Wessex Sixth Form students have big plans for their summer school holidays this year that will transport them thousands of miles away to sunny climes, but with...
• KINGS STUDENTS DAZZLED BY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST DAME KELLY HOLMES!
  8th Mar, 2006: The stunning sunshine was not the only star dazzling students at The Kings of Wessex yesterday when Double Olympic Medallist Dame Kelly Holmes visited for a P.E. lesson in...
• YEAR 11 KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENTS ARE COACHED BY TOP MR MOTIVATOR
  2nd Mar, 2006: At an innovative Study Skills Spotlight Programme on Wednesday this week, Year 11 students at The Kings of Wessex were coached by top motivator Keith Antoine. The impetus...
• MACBETH MEETS AGAIN WITH ENGLISH STUDENTS AT THE KINGS OF WESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL
  2nd Mar, 2006: Last Friday, Birnam Wood did indeed come to Dunsinane - albeit in the School Hall of The Kings of Wessex - when Year 9 English students enjoyed a performance of Macbeth by...
• YEAR 9 KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENTS MAKE A DRAMA OF THEIR GCSE OPTIONS
  23rd Feb, 2006: Just before the Half Term break three hundred Kings of Wessex Year 9 students were enlightened and entertained by Impact, a professional group of actors giving advice on GCSE...
• STUDENTS DANCE THE DAY AWAY AT THE KINGS OF WESSEX COMMUNITY SCHOOL
  7th Feb, 2006: On Wednesday 25 January 2006, students danced the day away at an all-day Dance Workshop at The Kings of Wessex Community School. The workshop was part of a Somerset Take Art...
• KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENT HELPS TO SAVE DRIVER IN DITCH
  26th Jan, 2006: Quick-witted school-boy, Callum Watson helped to save a driver when his car went off the road into a ditch on the Brent Road near Berrow. Year 11 Kings of Wessex student...
• THE KINGS OF WESSEX SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
  26th Jan, 2006: Students and parents enjoyed an event-packed night at last week's Sixth Form Open Evening at The Kings of Wessex School. The evening was the culmination of a number of...
• ROMAN SKELETON IS A 'SIGNIFICANT FIND'
  26th Jan, 2006: The skeleton found in the grounds of the Kings Of Wessex School has been described as a "significant find" by Somerset's county archaeologist Steven Membery. ...
• HUMAN BONES FOUND ON A SCHOOL SITE IN CHEDDAR COULD BE NEARLY 2,000 YEARS OLD
  19th Jan, 2006: The discovery of a skeleton buried deep in the grounds of The Kings of Wessex School by workmen has brought a halt to building work at the site. And the archaeologist...
• STUDENTS COLLECT AMAZING NUMBER OF CHRISTMAS BOXES FOR SAMARITAN'S PURSE
  14th Dec, 2005: For the second year running, Kings of Wessex Year 12 students Becky McKee and Jenni Sparks organised a collection of shoeboxes for the Samaritan's Purse Christmas...
• MASSIVE MUSIC SHOW BEGINS CHARITIES WEEK AT THE KINGS OF WESSEX
  9th Dec, 2005: Students at The Kings of Wessex School saw a spectacular show of music, lights and laughter last week on the evening of Monday 28 November 2005 as the Battle of the Bands...
• BRAVERY OF KINGS OF WESSEX STUDENTS AT RESERVOIR TRAGEDY
  22nd Nov, 2005: Two Kings of Wessex students Ben Bloor and Hugh Stobart have been nominated for the prestigious Royal Humane Society award after they showed great courage and initiative in a...
• BUILDING OF THE NEW TEACHING BLOCK FOR MODERN LANGUAGES COMMENCES
  21st Nov, 2005: Leading South West building contractor, Cowlin Construction has been contracted for a third project at The Kings of Wessex School in Cheddar to build a new teaching block for...
• GCSE RESULTS
  25th Aug, 2005: Kings of Wessex Year 11 students harvested a record breaking bumper crop of GCSE results this year. Nearly two hundred students achieved five A*-C grades in their exams...
• A-LEVEL RESULTS
  18th Aug, 2005: A school record entry of 387 separate exams this year realised a superb pass rate of 96.9%, which was very similar to last year's figure. A stupendous 25.3% of grades...
• ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) RESULTS
  18th Aug, 2005: This year's pass rate is a solid 85.9%. Nearly one hundred 'A' grades were achieved by students. Overall well over half of all grades achieved were at A-C. ...