King's School Ottery St. Mary

King's School Ottery St. Mary

Infobox UK school
name = The King's School


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latitude = 50.75032
longitude = -3.29266
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established = 1335 and 1545
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Miss Faith Jarrett
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founder = John Grandisson (1335), Henry VIII (1545)
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specialist = Sports College
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street = Barrack Road
city = Ottery St Mary
county = Devon
country = England
postcode = EX11 1RA
LEA = Devon
ofsted = 113500
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enrollment = 1010
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.thekings.devon.sch.uk/
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The King's School is an educational institution in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a Grammar School by Henry VIII in 1545. It became a comprehensive school in 1982.

The school is a government endowed Sports College with access to facilities also shared by the public - namely the [http://www.ledleisure.co.uk/index/mschome.asp Colin Tooze Sports Centre] .

The school has 1000 students and 80 teachers. 1000 students is the maximum capacity of the school.

Faith K Jarrett became the headteacher in 2004, succeeding Roger A Featherstone.

External links

* [http://www.thekings.devon.sch.uk School website]
* [http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/learning/schools/admissions/transfer_to_secondary_education-2/nextstep07/nxt-thekings.htm Devon CC page]


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