Welcome to King Charles I School
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King Charles I School is an 11-18 school with over 1400 students working in partnership with over 200 staff. The school is a dynamic vibrant and engaging community that makes every effort to work with and ensure that all our pupils not only fulfil their academic potential but are equipped with the skills to ensure they can go onto to become successful and active citizens in this changing world.
Our mission statement 'Raising Achievement through Engagement' means we are committed to ensuring the school responds to the needs of all of our pupils and that we will review and develop all aspects of the school to ensure that it is forward looking and providing a world class education for our pupils.
Our Sixth Form, in its own purpose built accommodation, has nearly 200 students on roll. The school has also received Science College and Eco School status which gives us a fantastic opportunity to bring another dimension to the school.
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The school was in the chantry of the Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints from 1566 to 1848, when it moved to the site known as Woodfield, on the Bewdley Road.
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Head's Welcome | |
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The school was given its charter in 1636 by King Charles I, being the only school in England to bear his name, although the Foundation was established seventy years earlier by Thomas Blount, Esq., Lord of the Manor of Kidderminster.
King Charles I School admits pupils from 11 years of age. At present there are over 1400 pupils and students in our School alongside some 200 staff.