Queen Katherine School

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The Queen Katherine School
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Address
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Appleby Road

Kendal
,
Cumbria
,
LA9 6PJ

England
Coordinates54°20′22″N 2°44′07″W / 54.33941°N 2.73530°W / 54.33941; -2.73530Coordinates: 54°20′22″N 2°44′07″W / 54.33941°N 2.73530°W / 54.33941; -2.73530
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoVeritas
Department for Education URN136526 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJon Hayes
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1420
Houses4
Colour(s)Maroon and silver
Websitehttp://www.queenkatherine.org/

The Queen Katherine School is an academy school located in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is a co-educational facility for 11- to 18-year-olds and has around 1,420 students.[1]

The school was deemed to "require improvement" after an inspection by Ofsted in May 2018.[2]

Classification[]

The school achieved specialist status as a Technology College in 2001 and became a strategic facility for students with physical and medical difficulties in 2002. In 2006, it became a full-service .

In 2011 the school became an Academy.

Extracurricular activities[]

There are over 30 school clubs, and a number of activities during lunchtime, after school and at weekends.

There are regular school plays, including an annual musical, a number of choirs and a school orchestra, which perform locally. Many QKS students also play in the Westmorland Youth Orchestra and Cumbria Youth Orchestra, or sing in the Amabile choir.

The School Council[]

Each form elects representatives who meet as a Year Council. There are Upper and Lower School Councils and a full School Council. Senior Students are elected from the Sixth Form, and they chair the various meetings and organise the Sixth Form Ball, amongst other things. The School Council is given an annual budget to spend on school improvement. The Council is also involved in charity fund-raising.

South Lakes Federation[]

The school was part of the South Lakes Federation, which is made up of eight schools, two special schools, a further education college and a college of higher education in the South Lakeland area of Cumbria.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ QKS, Queen Katherine School Website.
  2. ^ "The Queen Katherine School". Ofsted. 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ South Lakes Federation[permanent dead link]

External links[]

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