King Edward’s Senior, North Road, Bath BA2 6HU
Tel: 01225 464313; Web: kesbath.com
Name of Head: Mr Martin Boden
Age of pupils: Senior School: 11 – 18 years
Number of pupils: Senior School – 871 (as at June 2026)
Fee Structure (per term): Senior School £7,530; Sixth Form £7,656
Co-ed day school
The curriculum: Throughout our curriculum, there is an underlying appreciation that pupils succeed best when taught interesting and engaging lessons by enthusiastic, specialist staff. We want our pupils to leave here with valuable study and future employability skills, having found their intellectual and academic passion and having fulfilled their potential in that area. “Proud to remain academically pacy but equally proud that it’s also an enriching and nurturing school in which pupils thrive.” The Good Schools Guide.
Co-curricular activities: King Edward’s School aims to provide a thriving and continuously evolving co-curricular. We expect engagement from pupils with our co-curricular programme, and our watchwords are breadth and opportunity. Activities include the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Ten Tors Challenge, Esports, Model United Nations, Combined Cadet Force, sports, drama and music – the latter enjoying partnerships with Bath Abbey and Bath Philharmonia. “There is an extensive range of highly planned, well-considered opportunities that reinforce the school’s ethos and a vast array of opportunities for pupils to ‘find their voice’ and advocate their views.” ISI Report 2026.
Pastoral care: King Edward’s is a happy and successful school, with the social and emotional wellbeing of pupils central to all that we do. We get to know our pupils well and build open and trusting relationships so that the children who arrive in Year 7 can flourish in all areas of school life and develop into confident, thoughtful and engaging young adults. Two notable aspects of our pastoral care programme include our Learning for Life Programme which tackles relevant teen issues, and our Peer Mentoring Programme in which over 200 pupils participate. Our latest school inspection identified pupil development as a significant strength of the school.“Pupils become curious, resilient, compassionate and responsible members of the school community. They grow in confidence and develop a sense of belonging to the vibrant school community such that they are inspired to support one another. This is a significant strength of the school.” ISI Report 2026.
Outstanding characteristics: King Edward’s is routinely the top performing co-educational independent schools in the southwest for its combined A Level and GCSE results, with The Sunday Times recognising it as the Independent Secondary School of the Year (South West) in its influential 2026 Parent Power guide.