King Edward's School, Bath

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King Edward's School (KES) in Bath, United Kingdom is a Public school providing education for pupils aged 3 - 18. It is well known for its academic results and regularly tops the tables of Bath schools for A level and GCSE examination results. It was founded in 1552 and thus is the oldest school in the city of Bath.

The secondary school relocated from its central Bath Broad Street site in the 1960s to North Road at the edge of the city. The Broad Street site continued to be used as the junior school for pupils aged 7 -11 but that too transferred to the North Road site in the late 1980s. The Broad Street site was sold by the school when it moved but has remained empty since and today the 1754-built Grade II Listed building tops the list of buildings at risk in Bath.

The school has extensive playing fields in Bathampton which are used mainly for playing rugby. Current England Rugby Coach Andy Robinson used to teach Rugby, Physical Education and Mathematics at the school whilst he was playing (amateur rugby) for Bath Rugby Club.

Famous pupils who attended King Edward's, Bath include

• Thomas De Quincey
• Sir William Edward Parry
• Bill Bailey

External links

• School website (http://www.kesbath.com)

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