Kings International College
| Motto | "Happiness Respect and the Pursuit of Excellence" |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Head of School | Judith Langley |
| Location |
Watchetts Drive Camberley Surrey GU15 2PQ England 51°19′22″N 0°45′00″W / 51.32266°N 0.74990°WCoordinates: 51°19′22″N 0°45′00″W / 51.32266°N 0.74990°W |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| DfE number | 936/4468 |
| DfE URN | 132268 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 75 |
| Students | 690 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Navy Blue |
| Website | www |
Kings International College is a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey near junction 4 of the M3 Motorway. The college has around 600 students, with 50 teaching staff and 25 associate staff. Opened in 2001 on the site of France Hill School; the college is currently designated a specialist Business and Enterprise College status by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Kings International College was opened on the site of the previous France Hill School in September 2001. The relaunch came as a result of a partnership between 3E's enterprises (a non-profit educational company based at the CTC Kingshurst in Birmingham) and Surrey County Council. It was intended that the relaunch would address the falling rolls and a financial deficit that existed at the time. The project was partially successful in that the rolls did increase initially, but the national decline in student numbers after 2002, which impact until approximately 2014, mean that the college is not full, although by 2018 it is predicted there will be insufficient places in the area and the College may need to increase its capacity. Today the Kingshurst Educational Trust is still the foundation of the College and provides five foundation governors out of a governing body of 20.
France Hill House school was opened in France Hill Drive, Camberley, in the 1940s. It moved to a brand new building in Watchetts Drive in the summer of 1958, retaining part of its original name by becoming France Hill County Secondary School. The original buildings were retained for some years, accommodating rising rolls in the 1960s. Later the old buildings were taken over by what had been Yorktown and Camberley junior and primary schools.
In March 2011, Surrey County Council proposed that Tomlinscote School take over the Kings International School and that years 7, 8 and 9 be based on the Kings site and 10, 11 and 6th form on the Tomlinscote site. Initial meetings with parents at both schools suggested united opposition to the plans and sparked an internet debate. Currently the school is in a 'soft federation' with Tomlinscote school.
The school is one of few state schools currently offering the International Baccalaureate. In years 7-11 the curriculum covers all the requirements of the National Curriculum and students are routinely entered for GCSE and other qualifications from year 9 onwards. The school is the only school in Surrey Heath that enters students for a GCSE in Humanities a year early. This allows students to gain exam experience before entering their GCSE years. The college is also a member of SHAPE (the Surrey Heath Area Partnership for Education) which is working towards effective collaboration in the curriculum across all the secondary schools in the borough.
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