Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School is a highly successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive with 1470 students on roll.
The school has a long history. It was founded on 20th October 1384 by Katharine, the wife of Lord Berkeley, and has operated continuously since that date. Our school nestles under the southern tip of the Cotswold escarpment, between the town of Wotton-under-Edge and the village of Kingswood in Gloucestershire.
At Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School, we do all that we can to make sure that our students want to come to school, that they are happy and safe in their school life, have good friends and feel confident that they can do their very best. These essential components, combined with superb teaching, produce the vibrant and inspiring environment that enables our students to be successful. They learn effectively, gain their best possible results and receive excellent preparation for their life beyond school.
DownloadYear 11 students have gained excellent GCSE grades at Katharine Lady Berkeley’s School this summer. For most subjects, this was the first year that students took the new, more demanding GCSE courses. Overall, 78% of the entries resulted in grade 4 (grade C) or above and an impressive 60% resulted in grade 5 or above….
Year 13 students have gained superb A Level results this summer. The provisional headline statistics are as follows: 14.1% at grade A* 36.4% at grades A* and A 67.0% at grades A* to B 85.9% at grades A* to C These grades are the result of the hard work and commitment of the students and…
The Art department would like to welcome families of the exhibitors to their annual A Level Fine Art, Graphic Art and Photography exhibition held in the Drama Hall during the school day this week. If you would like to come to the exhibition, in order to fulfil our safeguarding responsibilities, would you please call reception…
There was great excitement at school this morning when one of the Virgin hot air balloons landed on the school site just after 8:00. The students who gathered were enlisted to help with the first stages of packing the balloon away by removing their shoes and then walking over it to remove the hot air. …
