News and updates from The King's School in Macclesfield, a leading independent day school for girls & boys aged 3 - 18. Mr Jason Slack, Head of Foundation
Ranked in the Top 5 in the NW for academic results and ranked 31 in the Top 200 UK schools for Sports! King’s provides excellent education for children aged 3 - 18 years. We are proud of our outstanding reputation, but we also look forward to the exciting challenges of educating tomorrow’s generation. King’s offers some unique advantages:
A through school from 3-18 years and fully co-ed throug
22/06/2026
Roll up, Roll up: its FUNDAY FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
🔷Buy your tickets on ParentPay
🟥bring in your donations at drop-off or pick-up on Weds or Thurs: chocolate, bottles of all varieties welcome
♥️Let us know if you can volunteer for 1/2 hour to help on a stall!
Look forward to seeing you there: face-painting, inflatables, bar, food, games, stalls, ice-creams - get your tickets now!
It's around 5.30am on Friday 19th June 2026.
Diego and the Holroyd Howe catering team are starting to arrive to start the day when........
🌟Year 9s braved our Dragons’ Den to pitch their business ideas and ask for investment, inspiring them with outstanding and future-proofed concepts.
From marketing and branding, to pricing and budgeting, our Year 9s showed remarkable business acumen and incredible focus throughout the day.
We are so proud of our future business leaders.
We look forward to announcing the triumphant team and feeding back the Dragons’ scores.
Thank you to our esteemed Dragons, former pupils Kate Hawker, Ed Jones, plus Mr Griffiths, Miss Jestin, Mrs Foster and Mr Macgregor
18/06/2026
Year 8 pupils are looking at recycling materials today in their Science lesson - glass, plastics, aluminium and other valuable materials all being evaluated.
National Thank A Teacher Day! We are so grateful for the amazing teachers across our Foundation! Thank you all! 🌟
17/06/2026
A very interactive Year 8 German lesson this morning. Pupils are currently learning the German words for various body parts, so created life size drawings with labelled parts.
15/06/2026
Congratulations to pupil Emily, who yesterday won the Great North Swim1/2 mile swim! She came first out of 440 competitors, beating much older and also male competitors. We are all incredibly proud of her! Fabulous achievement 👏👏👏
15/06/2026
Save the date - Weds 1st July, 5-7pm, for the Art exhibition of our Year 11 & 13 students' creative Art and DT work alongside work from younger Senior pupils too. The exhibition will accompanied by musical entertainment provided by our Senior pupils. Refreshments provided. We can't wait to see you there!
15/06/2026
Meet two of our new School Vice Captains:
'My name is Talia and I had the honour of being selected as Vice-Captain. I study Economics, Business and Art and I would love to do a business degree or apprenticeship in the future. This role has given me the opportunity to be a role model for the younger pupils, support others and my team and help the school in all the ways I can. I am proud to represent the school in this role, take on the responsibility and contribute positively to the school's success.'
'Hi, my name is Josie and I'm thrilled to take on the role of Vice Captain. I joined King's at the start of Year 12, and am currently studying Chemistry, Maths and Physics, aiming to study Chemical Engineering at University. Through this role, I cannot wait to learn more about the school and find ways to make every student feel heard.'
HUGE congratulations to all the performers who took part in the first King's Performing Arts Summer Celebration which took place over two nights this week.
Here's a quick compilation of all the acts.
| Monday | 8am - 4:45pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 4:45pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4:45pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4:45pm |
| Friday | 8am - 4:45pm |