The King's School, Witney
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The King's School is a co-educational independent Christian school in Witney
, Oxfordshire
, England
. It that is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches (OCC).. The school had 163 pupils at the time of its last Bridge Schools Inspection.
At the end of the Easter term, the senior pupils take time off normal lessons as part of their annual Expressive Arts Week. Students display their work on graphics, P.A. and lighting, drama, music, dance, costume and stage design or creating wonderful refreshments for people to enjoy during the intervals.
Witney
Witney is a town on the River Windrush, west of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.The place-name 'Witney' is first attested in a Saxon charter of 969 as 'Wyttannige'; it appears as 'Witenie' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name means 'Witta's island'....
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It that is part of Oxfordshire Community Churches (OCC).. The school had 163 pupils at the time of its last Bridge Schools Inspection.
History
The King’s School was started in 1984 by the OCC group of churches. The school had several locations between 1984-1989. The school was first based at Merrifield house then it moved to Scout Houses and even spent some time based at the Cotswold Wildlife Park before finding its current home. The Junior School is on New Yatt Road, Witney and work is underway for the Senior School to move up to the same site at time of writing.Extracurricular activities
Among the extracurricular activities at the school are Sports Day and the Expressive Arts Week.At the end of the Easter term, the senior pupils take time off normal lessons as part of their annual Expressive Arts Week. Students display their work on graphics, P.A. and lighting, drama, music, dance, costume and stage design or creating wonderful refreshments for people to enjoy during the intervals.