King Henry VIII School

Poor management of incidents, nurses and teachers do a hell of a lot of gaslighting.

I have one child who has been through KHVIII school and left and one who is a current pupil (both attended the prep school too). We are parents who have chosen to pay for our children’s education even though we have struggled to do so (our right to choose to do so). Our children have both thrived at the school for many reasons. It’s been a safe environment, promoting and instilling all the values we ourselves value such as kindness to others, awareness of global issues, appreciating what we have in common yet also respecting differences and so much more. The school has provided a well rounded education complemented by excellent sports, music and other extracurricular opportunities. Teachers (including VMT) and support staff have been wonderful throughout our experience with the school and we were especially grateful for the high quality of continued remote lessons throughout Covid lockdown periods. Our children have had very positive relationships with their teachers, particularly form tutors from Year 7 right through to sixth form. Subject teachers have always been knowledgeable and passionate in their teaching and support (clearly evident at all parents evenings we have attended). We have also many friends and family who have also chosen KHVIII for their children for the same reasons as us and some who chose the school based upon our experiences. Those children who have left (including our son) hold dear memories of school life and periodically attend alumni events, concerts etc. When our youngest leaves we hope she will cherish her time at Henrys and maintain her links with the wonderful school community. Henrys has not only provided a solid education but a wealth of experiences we are hugely grateful for.

Excellent teaching, outstanding pastoral care. We’ve been really pleased with the care and progress of both our children.

This school is very expensive for what you get. The quality of teaching had gone downhill since the new head becane in charge. There is much racism towards white peoples from certain teachers. Many teachers however are very kind and helpful and go above and beyond. However these good teachers have now left due to the poor leadership.

School that ensures you get the grades you want to get-bit pushy but that comes with the atmosphere,honestly good school made some great friends and teachers are very supportive-the pastoral care system is understaffed poorly managed and a whole mess. I myself have been victim of it 1st hand,so if you have mental health issues-happen to get bullied-heck even stalked harassed-a dysfunctional home life they won’t do anything about it. Good school-it’s not that bad it’s really good Academically and will set you up for uni,in my humble opinion though it’s not worth the money (12k annually)

Excellent school with excellent teachers who care about your grades and doing well. All students leave here with great grades on to the next step