The King’s High Difference

The King’s High Difference

King’s High is more than an award-winning school — it is a remarkable community of Changemakers.

From age 11–18, a King’s High education shapes curious, confident and compassionate girls, nurturing young women with strong values, a deep sense of social responsibility, and the courage to create positive change in the world.

Our national recognition reflects this commitment to excellence. King’s High has been named ISA Senior School of the Year, while our Head Master, Dr Stephen Burley, was awarded Best Head of a Public School at the 2025 Tatler Schools Guide Awards. The school has also been recognised as a Tatler School 2025, winner of the ISA’s inaugural Future Readiness Award, and the Sunday Times’ top school in Warwickshire for academic performance.

Yet outstanding results are only part of the story. We nurture talent, build self-belief and prepare students to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our forward-thinking curriculum develops creativity, curiosity, leadership, emotional intelligence and digital fluency — equipping girls not only for academic success, but for life beyond King’s.

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As a Centre for Creative Thinking, our distinctive Future-Ready provision empowers pupils to think deeply about emerging global challenges and to respond with innovation and originality. King’s students are passionate about ideas, eager to explore complex questions, and confident in tackling real-world problems.

Beyond the classroom, opportunity is exceptional. With over 260 clubs and activities each week, an acclaimed Friday Afternoon Programme, and our Inspire Academic Enrichment Programme, girls discover new passions, develop leadership skills and broaden their horizons. We are proud to be ranked in the top 2% of sporting schools nationally, reflecting the energy and talent of our pupils across a wide range of sports.

We are also delighted to offer boarding from Year 9 to Sixth Form, providing a supportive and enriching residential experience alongside our vibrant day community.

High standards sit alongside outstanding pastoral care in a warm, nurturing environment where every girl is known and valued. As part of the Warwick Schools Foundation, and since our move to our world-class campus in 2019 — one of the largest investments in girls’ education in the UK in recent decades — we continue to provide inspirational spaces in which girls flourish.