Duke of Kent School

Duke of Kent is a wonderful school! We have had such a positive experience at the school. My children have gone from strength to strength at the school, in all areas of learning, within their sport and socially. The school is well managed by a strong and experienced senior leadership team who are open and available whenever you need them. One of the most amazing things about the school is you don’t feel like a number. Every single member of staff knows every single child and helps to support them not only with their studies but also their interests. The music and performance opportunities are also second to none. The music and drama team are hugely talented educators and the level of performances they are able to produce are top rate. From nursery to year 11 all pupils are given the opportunity to try something new and be creative. It’s a joy to see how the school is evolving and developing with things like The Burrow being made for more outdoor learning, and the new teaching kitchen which I believe is opening this next academic year bringing more opportunities to all the pupils for extra learning. We could not be happier and could not love the school more.

My Son is in Y8 and is very happy at the school. The teachers and school facilities are very good. I would highly recommend Duke of Kent to parents looking to send their children to an independent school.

Used to be a fabulous school. Now lacks strong leadership and huge favouritism of staff children and well connected families. Biggest disappointments: music dept, favouritism and lack of dealing with bad behaviour. Best bits: Some great staff in Chemistry and English depts. This is not an academic school and used to have fabulous pastoral care and parent/child/teacher relations as usp but this is no longer the case. The school now does not check if it has capability to cope with child’s individual needs and struggles with complex needs of some pupils. Registrar is talented at creating a demand and talking the talk.

Wonderful school where my son flourished. It’s not all about academic results but finding what your child is good at and excelling!