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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We are delighted to launch the Dorset Music Tour 2027! This is open to students in Years 11-13 who are involved in the Music extra-curricular programme. We will be performing concerts in Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth Lower Gardens and Winchester Cathedral. See the Weekly Bulletin for details 🎶

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Delighted that we have been ranked the joint best grammar school in England in today’s Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/education-an...

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KES Lower School @kes-lowerschool.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thank you to all those that attended tonight’s Y7 residential meeting. We hope it was useful and gave you a sense of the experiences ahead for your son at Lilleshall!

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An inspirational day at the Warner Bros Studio experiencing everything Harry Potter! Year 9&10 Arts students learnt about roles in creative industries, sound effects and the ‘script to screen’ process as part a fantastic tour. A huge thank you to @fauxpaskes.bsky.social for their support.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Congratulations to the Piano Trio of Emma Pang, Joshua Tan and Dan Lourenço who performed in Full School Assembly on Tuesday and alongside professional musicians at Presto Music in Leamington last night. Their performance of the Haydn Piano Trio no. 39 was well-received.

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FoKES @fokes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Eyes down for Bingo night! Join us tomorrow evening for fun, food and a chance to get to know other Year 7 & 8 families. We’ll be serving hot & cold drinks, samosas, snacks and mini pancakes with toppings, courtesy of our visiting dessert cart - yum! Tickets on sale at www.ticketsource.co.uk/kes

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Warner Bros Studio trip ETA is 5.45pm at the Dairy Gates. Please leave room for the coach to park.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You are welcome to our 🎶 Autumn Concert 🎶 next Thursday at 6.30pm. Students are preparing a wide variety of music including solos and ensembles. Do join us! Tickets: www.ticketsource.com/booking/sele...

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KES Lower School @kes-lowerschool.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Year 7 parents are reminded that the Lilleshall Residential trip meeting takes place on Tuesday 6th October at 6.30pm. Students should not attend, only one parent/guardian need attend. We look forward to seeing you!

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Faux Pas KES @fauxpaskes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The next Faux Pas committee meeting is this Monday October 5th at 6.30. Please do come along to discuss ways we can support the fantastic Music, Drama and Art departments.

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KES English @kes-english.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Exciting news for our Junior debaters.

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is a national holiday in China, Cyprus and Nigeria. The flags are flying above School to mark the occasion alongside those of Chinese, Cypriot and Nigerian heritage in our School community.

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations @kes-sport.bsky.social. Well done to the team for all their efforts!! 👏👏🎉🎉🏅🏅

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KES Sport @kes-sport.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our U18 girls are county hockey champions! We progress to the regional finals in November with a record this afternoon of played 3, won 3, scored 15 and conceded 0! Special mention to Peyton who stepped up as a late replacement GK but a fantastic team spirit and performance from all 🏑🏆

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KES Old Edwardians @kesoea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📰 The October Old Edwardian Newsletter is now available! This month: the Benefactors’ Series, 100 years of K.E.S. rowing at Stratford Boat Club, OE Profiles, stories from the archives, OE achievements and more. Read it here: mailchi.mp/kes/kes-oea-...

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KES Library @kes-library.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📖🍁Turn over a new leaf, then turn the page 🍁📖 Autumn season's here, check out the displays and books we've got in the library for reading inspiration. We’re also celebrating National Poetry Day on Thursday with poetry reading. Bring your verse, your voice or simply your curiosity. Let's get reading!

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KES Sport @kes-sport.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All teams have raced now with all athletes running well. We should stand a good chance of qualification in most age groups. Most notable performances: Inter Boys - Zak R 1st, Harry C 8th Senior Girls - Maya G 2nd, Kirsty T 5th Senior Boys - Arthur W 6th, Ed T 12th Great effort all round!

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You are invited to the Autumn Concert on Thursday 15th October at 6.30pm. KES Sounds, Saxophone Choir, Jazzsquad!, Lower School Choir, Year 10 Bands and soloists from Years 8-10 will be performing. Tickets are available ➡️ www.ticketsource.com/booking/sele... We hope you can join us! 🎶

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KES Sport @kes-sport.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seniors played 8 fixtures across netball (Princethorpe), rugby (KES Five Ways) & hockey (Warwick) today: 1st VII 🏐 L 17-39, Thea I 2nd VII 🏐 L 13-24, Amelia S 3rd VII 🏐 W 20-8, Fleur A 1st XV 🏉 W 19-15, Finn S 2nd XV 🏉 L 14-21, Kaspar B 1st XI 🏑 L 3-4, Will B 2nd XI 🏑 L 1-5, Haris C 3rd XI 🏑 L 0-3

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KES English @kes-english.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Congratulations to Dyson on their winning performance in today’s Year 13 House Debate. Other places were as follows: 2: W 3: F 4: S. Well done to Sofia and Kyan who represented Dyson.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Announcing the Japan Music Tour 2028! All students in Years 9-12 who take part in our extra-curricular Music ensembles are invited to join our tour to Japan in July 2028. Further details were sent to parents with this week’s bulletin 🇯🇵 🎶

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Huge congratulations to Joshua Tan (Year 12), who has been appointed Co-Leader of the National Youth Orchestra for the 2027 season and Leader of the NYO Schools Tour in February. This is wonderful news and testament to his hard work and talent. www.nyo.org.uk

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The National Youth Orchestra - the UK’s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development.

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thursday's after School training at Manor Rd is as follows: - Year 9 Hockey training - Year 10 Rugby training Students have been notified via MS Teams. See updated Bulletin via the Parent Portal.

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are looking forward to seeing Year 9 parents and students tomorrow (Thursday) evening for the GCSE Standards Evening starting at 6.30pm in the LFH. Students should attend in School uniform.

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This evening we are hosting an e-Safety Parent Information Session online at 6.30pm. Please follow the link from the letter sent on Friday 4th September or via the Bulletin in the Parent Portal. All welcome.

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KES Sport @kes-sport.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A huge 83% of Year 10 competed in sports fixtures today with 2 development hockey fixtures vs Warwick B/C and 2 rugby fixtures vs KES Five Ways. Some decent results too: U15A 🏒 W 2-0, PoM Sam L U15B 🏒 W 6-4, Ben L U15A 🏉 L 24-43, Jack S U15B 🏉 W 57-22, Julius T Well done to all who played.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Congratulations to Georgia M, Ruichen L, Julius T and Michael L for their performances at the Butlers Marston Young Musicians Platform this evening. Joshua played Bach and Kreisler (as last year’s winner), before adjudicator Paul Harris announced that Michael (Year 8) was the overall winner.

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KES German @kes-german.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Great to welcome our new Y12s (Faith, Tanmayi, Daisy, Daniel and Jamie) to the A-level German family at KES. Lots of grammar early doors and a first session with Assistant James Cottriall already enjoyed!

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KES Sport @kes-sport.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fantastic block fixture vs Wellingborough School today with some excellent performances across the board: 1st XV W 38-33, PoM Rufus G 2nd XV W 36-5, Austin B U15A L 12-36, Harshil K U14A W 25-10, Jenson M U13A W 40-5, Dan W & Rishi I 🏉🟡🔵🏉🟡🔵🏉 Boys are in high spirits! @kes-stratford.bsky.social

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to members of King’s Brass for playing at Speech Day. It was great to have Theo and Gregorio back too 🎺 🎶

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KES Sixth Form @kes-sixthform.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Great to see so many of last year’s leavers at Speech Day this evening. We wish you every success for your futures.

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KES House @kes-house.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A good day out for House Champions Dyson

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KES Stratford @kes-stratford.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today is Fiestas Patrias, Independence Day in Chile. The flag is flying to celebrate with those of Chilean heritage in our School Community.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A fabulous performance of Kreisler’s ‘Tambourine Chinois’ by Joshua Tan, accompanied by Mrs Lynn Arnold at Speech Day this evening. A fine contribution to the celebration of Arts in the School.

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KES Lower School @kes-lowerschool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Really excited to be running BricKES again this January! We are looking for sponsors for this event to help us raise as much as possible for our chosen charity. If interested, please contact Mr Temple.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Congratulations to Isabella Azima (OE 2019-2021) who played in the Second Violin section of the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Last Night of the Proms!

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KES Headmaster @kes-headmaster.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good to see OE Ollie Gardner on BBC News this morning, leading the campaign against unfair student loan conditions.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A beautiful evening to hear music played by King Eddie’s Revival Big Band (KERBB) to celebrate the centenary of Stratford Boat Club 😎 🎶 Thanks to everyone who played!

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KES Sixth Form @kes-sixthform.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The final event in a busy week for the Sixth Form - our Life Beyond K.E.S. event. A huge thank you to all the OEs who came back to speak to Year 13, it was great to catch up with you all - and your insights were invaluable.

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KES Library @kes-library.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This September, we celebrate the East and Southeast Asian Heritage month. From powerful historical narratives to contemporary fiction, these books showcase the breadth and depth of the region. Come and browse our featured selection and find out more.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Well done to Freddie C. (Year 11) who performed ’A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square’ in the first Full School Assembly of the term.

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KES Music @kes-music.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Congratulations to Isolde N (Year 13) who has made been made Head Chorister at St Mary’s Church, Warwick for the coming year.

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