The King's School in Canterbury, Kent, is a co-educational public school, and one of the oldest schools in the world, established in 597 AD. It may even be the oldest surviving school. Enrolment is 780 pupils (425 boys and 355 girl), 329 in Sixth Form. The school is located within the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey.

Former pupils include playwright Christopher Marlowe, scientist William Harvey, novelist W. Somerset Maugham, film director Carol Reed, cricketer David Gower and astronaut Michael Foale.

See also

There are also other King's Schools elsewhere in the UK. These were established, or in some cases re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541. They include, in alphabetical order:

• Chester; see King's School, Chester .
• Ely; see King's School, Ely .
• Gloucester; see King's School, Gloucester .
• Macclesfield; see King's School, Macclesfield.
• Nottingham; see King's School, Nottingham .
• Peterborough; see King's School, Peterborough .
• Rochester; see King's School, Rochester.
• Tynemouth; see King's School, Tynemouth .
• Worcester,_England; see King's School, Worcester.
• Wolverhampton; see King's School, Wolverhampton .

Elsewhere

• The King's School - Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

External link

• The King's School website