King's School (Gütersloh)

King's School
King's School
Location
	Mansergh Barracks, North Rhine-Westphalia, BFPO 113; Germany
Information
Type	SCE day and boarding school
Motto	Working together for success
Established	1960
Closed	2019
Department for Education URN	132382 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Col. Lorne McMonagle
Head teacher	Mrs E Bryson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	500
Houses	Darwin (till 2018), Churchill, Redgrave, Austen
Colour(s)	Black

King's School was a secondary school in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Serving the children of British military families stationed in the area, it is the largest school in Service Children's Education. It was the only SCE secondary school in the area and also served children from bases in Bielefeld, Herford, Detmold, Lippstadt, and Paderborn.

History

King's School opened its doors to its first pupils on 19 September 1960. The first headteacher was Mr Jack Reynish. Later heads included Mr D.D. Rooney, Mr Ken Jones, Mr Rob McGraw and Mrs Sheila Hargreaves. Boarding accommodation at King's Hall opened in September 1994.

Campus

Situated within Mansergh Barracks, the school buildings were originally barrack blocks but have been modernised throughout to provide spacious teaching accommodation. The school also houses the Gütersloh Music Centre which provides weekly instrumental tuition for about 200 young people.

The playing fields, including astro-turf, are extensive, with pitches for hockey, football, rugby, netball, cricket and athletics. Two gymnasia are complemented by the Army gymnasium / Sports Hall. The school also has access to a nearby swimming pool and a tartan surface athletics track for Sports Day.

Curriculum

The school follows the National Curriculum.

Extracurricular activities

Student organisations and activities include art club, chess, dance, digital photography, drama, the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, fashion design, film club, gardening, jogging and fitness club, juggling, Language Ambassadors, lawn games, karate, printmaking, quilting, remote control cars, study support, textiles, ultimate frisbee, Warhammer, World Challenge, and yearbook.

Sports include athletics, basketball, football, golf, hockey, netball, rugby, and tennis. Students compete in lunchtime inter-form competitions, SCE inter-school festivals and GISST, the International Schools Group competitions. The school has been recognised with the Sportsmark Award twice since 2003.

Notable former pupils

Tim Montgomerie,[1] co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice, creator of the ConservativeHome website, columnist at The Times newspaper, blogger and political activist
Cpl Gordon Pritchard, the 100th British servicemember killed in the Iraq War[2]

References

David Eaton (8 March 2012). "The softly spoken assassin feared by David Cameron". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
Helm, Toby (2 February 2006). "The day Blair met 100th serviceman to be killed in Iraq". The Telegraph. Cpl Pritchard ... completed his secondary education at King's School, Gutersloh, a school in Germany for the children of military personnel.

External links

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[1] David Eaton (8 March 2012). "The softly spoken assassin feared by David Cameron". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[2] Helm, Toby (2 February 2006). "The day Blair met 100th serviceman to be killed in Iraq". The Telegraph. Cpl Pritchard ... completed his secondary education at King's School, Gutersloh, a school in Germany for the children of military personnel.