King Charles I School – Part of Four Stones Gateway Trust

INTEGRITY IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING

We treat others with respect and honesty. take care of our environment and utilise knowledge and understanding wisely. We nurture our students so that they become young adults of principle and character who support each other in their quest for excellence.

WE ARE COMMITTED
TO BEING THE BEST
WE CAN BE

We consistently deliver on expectations and go the extra mile to get the job done, approaching everything with a “can do attitude”. We constantly look to improve ourselves and our service, cultivating our knowledge, skill, and attitudes to achieve excellence

WE ARE AMBITIOUS FOR OURSELVES AND OUR STUDENTS

We set high expectations and standards and strive to achieve excellence in all that we do. We are unashamedly ambitious for the students we serve. We want to provide access to opportunities within the classroom and beyond. We will continue to strive to be the best we can be.

KNOWLEDGE AND LITERACY MAKE CREATIVITY POSSIBLE

Our schools, where students develop the literacy skills on which all further learning depends, cultivate creativity byproviding a broad base of academic knowledge that students need to be properly creative. The knowledge we deliver is powerful in that it changes students’ perceptions, values and understanding. It encourages students to ask new questions and explore alternate explanations

School Achieves Trauma Informed Schools Recognition

Two members of staff have worked exceptionally hard and have achieved the Trauma Informed Schools Recognition.

Excellence in Safeguarding Commitment Award

We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the Brightcore Consultancy Excellence in Safeguarding Commitment Award for 2025–26.

Meet the Teacher

We are exceptionally lucky this year to have had Miss Martin join us as part of the social science team! She has had experience within the MAT and is teaching across the school with us this academic year.

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King Charles I School is an 11-18 comprehensive school located in Worcestershire and part of The Four Stones Gateway Trust.

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A little present going out for attendance today!

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Our Year 9 netball team performed brilliantly at the District Netball Tournament, finishing with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

The girls showed excellent teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the competition. Their positive attitude and commitment led to some fantastic performances, and they represented the school with pride, finishing in 2nd place overall.

Well done to all involved!

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Last week Year 12`s assembly was with the University of Warwick, where they learned about the fantastic post-16 access programmes on offer to them. These include:
Pathways to professionals, including banking, engineering, and Law Warwick Scholars
mA*ths Online.

These courses are free to students who are recruited following successful applications. For more information and how to apply can be found here Warwick Access Programme

https://warwick.ac.uk/study/outreach/whatweoffer/post-16-programmes/wap/

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Year 9 students giving feedback on enrichment activities and what opportunities they would like to see this morning!

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A huge welcome to all of our new house reps from years 7-13. It's great to see students wearing their badges with pride. We can't wait for the exciting year ahead!

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Our Annual Photography Competition is here!

Food in Focus!

Can a photograph tell a story about food?

We`re inviting students across the Four Stones Gateway Trust to take part in our Food in Focus Photography Competition. This year`s challenge is to capture an image that makes people stop, think, wonder, and ask questions.

Food can tell stories about family, culture, friendship, memories, sustainability, and the people who help bring food to our tables. Students can choose from six creative challenges and submit one photograph. Scroll the posts.

Special opportunity: Entries received before 8 November 2026 will have the chance to be featured in a special exhibition celebrating Kidderminster Camera Club`s 120th anniversary at Kidderminster Town Hall.

£20 gift vouchers and certificates for winners Main competition closes: 9 January 2027

Students should check their email for full details and entry information.