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Read about our latest awards, celebrating excellence and inovation at KES, our Good Schools Guide review (2025) and the School's Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) summary and report (2026) where KES was awarded a rare 'Significant Strength' for pupil development.

 

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The Sunday times south west independent school of the year

We are delighted to be recognised by The Sunday Times as the 2026 Independent Secondary School of the Year in the South West and the top performing independent co-educational school in the region for combined A Level and GCSE results. The award recognises our consistently excellent results and culture of care that sees KES pupils flourish.

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shortlisted for 2025 prep school of the year 

The Junior School at KES was shortlisted for Prep School of the Year in the 2025 Independent Schools of the Year Awards for its sustained academic excellence, strong pastoral care and values-led culture in which pupils thrive academically, personally and socially. 

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TAlk eduation 2024 finalist for innovation in education

We were proud to be recognised as a finalist for environmental achievement, reflecting a whole‑school commitment to sustainability that is practical, ambitious and pupil‑led. Guided by a clear aim to be the greenest school in Bath, our Sustainability Strategy shapes decisions across energy use, food sourcing, transport, buildings and the curriculum, ensuring environmental responsibility is embedded in daily school life. 

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Finalist in the 2024 independent schools of the year awards for Environmental achievement 

Student action and a Sustainability Strategy that is at the heart of everything that we do at school, from the food we eat, and the facilities that we build, to the careers advice offered to our students, led to this recognition in the 2024 Independent Schools of the Year Awards. 

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shortlisted for 2023 Student Careers programme of the year

"The School has a well-planned careers programme so that pupils can make informed choices about a broad range of careers, university applications and apprenticeships.” As noted in our most recent ISI Inspection Report, the student careers programme at KES plays an important part in preparing pupils for life beyond school, equipping them with the insights and soft skills to make informed decisions about their futures.

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REVIEWS


THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE - PUBLISHED JANUARY 2025

 

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REPORTS

 

ISI Report Summary Booklet (JANUARY 2026)

 

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ISI Report (JANUARY 2026)

 


 

 

ISI REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT (November 2018)

 

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