Welcome to Samuel King's School! Situated in Alston in Cumbria and serving Alston Moor and Weardale. At roughly 300m above sea level, we believe we are the highest 11-16 school in England. Top that!

A Perfect Setting

The North Pennine Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Measured

Doing the right thing, at the right time and in the right way.
In Tune

Working together to create something special.
Experiential Learning

Explaining what happens and why.
Aware

Tracking national and international events.
Hands on

Presenting work in a variety of different ways.
Out and About

It doesn’t all happen in the classroom.
Something for Everyone

We deliver the complete secondary curriculum, including a fast-developing performing arts provision.
Developing Future Leaders

Across the School, older and Gifted & Talented students work with staff to show the way.
Outstanding Support

Headteacher Ian Johnson, and every other member of staff, is here to help you.

Pupil Premium 2012-2013

The school has received £ 20,536 in pupil premium money this year to support 15 pupils. The money has been used to fund a variety of initiatives . . .

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Less is More
For a secondary school to have less than 200 students presents all sorts of advantages. We really know our students and all our families know us. We give students real leadership opportunities and challenge & support each of them to be ambitious for their future.
Focused & Driven
We know what we want for the school and are determined to achieve it; we know that excellent teaching, leadership and behaviour leads to the outstanding levels of progress and achievement we seek for every student.
Nurturing, but still competitive
Individual support for students is excellent - we genuinely look after them But we know the importance of competition too. Whether it's Hartside, Cross Fell or Yad Moss, your House is going to mean a lot to you.

See what people have to say about Samuel King's . . . View all Words of Success

There are a number of strengths, notably students’ behaviour and safety. Students say they feel safe in this small and welcoming school; they are polite, friendly and caring, with positive attitudes to learning.

Ofsted http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
I will really miss Sam King’s. I am looking forward to moving on because the School has given me everything I need to go on to be a success.

Former Year 11 Student
Good progress is being made, with exemplary examples, in giving the school renewed strategic direction and intention …in discussion with pupils one in KS3 stated that now the school is ‘ten times better than it was before’. Likewise KS4 students were in agreement that all things are getting better.

Cumbria County Council http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/

Homework, Press Stories and More . . . See Press Stories

PE homework – w/c 13 May

May 14, 2013

This term pupils must bring their PE kit every week. Year 11 – Write up a brief evaluation of the event.
Staff Bulletin – w/c 13 May 2013

May 14, 2013

Staff Bulletin may 6 2013.docx by Samuel King's School
Business Studies Homework – w/c 13 May

May 14, 2013

Year 11 It’s now full steam ahead with revision and every student should have their own weekly programme of what they need to do in the run up to the exams. This involves checking notes, completing revision cards or power point slides for each topic, honing their ideas down further to key words, and completing [...]