The Kings ,School 11,
Cantcrbury
THE GOVERNORS, THE HEAD MASTER &
THE LOWER MASTER OF
THE KING'S SCHOOL OF
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY
IN THE CITY OF CANTERBURY
ANNUAL REPORT
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 August 2020
Registered Charlty Number 307942

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
Annual Report and Finattcial Statements
cowrENTS
Pages
Governorg, o￿l¢ern, Committees and Professional Adviserg
The Annual Report of the Governing Body for year ended 31 August 2020
Independent Auditor s Report to the Govcrno
Consolidated Statemcnt of FAnanLial Activitie8
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21-22
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SL.hool Statement of Financial Activities
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Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Ca9h Flow Statement
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Noteg to the Financial Statementg for the year ended 31 Augujt 2020
Prior year Conjolidated Statcment of Financial Activitics
Prior year School Statement ofFinancial Activities
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THE KINGS SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
Legal and Administrative Details
The full name of the Charity 1$ The Governors, The Head Master & The Lower Master OF the King's khool of
the Lathedral Lhurth ol. Canterbury in Lity of Canterbury.. It is referred to throughout these accounts ab
'The King's School, Canterbury..
GovcrDof8
Dean & ReyidentlaTy Canons of
Canterbury (Ex-officio)
The Very Reverend Dr R A Willis DL DCL DD
Ichairman)
The Vcncrablc J Kelly-moore BA LLB BD
The Rtvertnd Canon T Nai9h MA PhD
The ReverL'nd Canun E Pennington BA MA
DPhil
The Reverend Canon A P Dodd BE￿ BTh
'oined Sept 201
oiriceY8 ofthe School
Headmaster
P l M Robcrts E4 MA
Burxar and Cl¢rk to the Governors
M K'l aylor l.$q I".RSA
Seninr D¢puly Hiad (Luwer Mayter)
Mrs k A WtsrthinRLOD MA
Deputy Head (Academic)
l. G Barileii E4 BA MRSC
Ap￿inted by the Dean & Chapter or
Canterbury
R (' A Ba8lt.y Etq LLB
Dcputy Head {PaJtTrral)
Mix*'l' It¢ 14A
Nominated by Trinity Collegc, Oxford
VaL7nt
Deputy Head (Co-CuvriLular) Ilolned Sept .191
C, A I luntcr 14 rs1 ng
Ni)minati.d by Corpul Chriiti Colle8eJ
Cambridge
Dr M l. SuthL'rland I".Iq IIIL. MSC PhD
Co•tsPted
Mrj F. McKe.ndrlr.k BA
Lyon¥ Esq InK%I MA (Vicc Chairman) {It.ft
july '201
DLpu¢y Hcacl (Admi5Jions and Marketing)
I S MacF.wrn F%4 MA
Head ofthe Junlor King'b SLhool
Mrj E KAr(>lyi MA
Sir Rnger Dp Ha4n
I l)-I'eThnani Esq MRIC.S
M W S Rax InKSI I'.RICS
l)*me F l Judd11)K41 Q(:
T M Siee.l F.4 MA I)l. Ilert luly '201
Mri C Iwlre MA Dip.(:on% BA
B R K M<x)rhvad F.¥9 l)1.
CrJun¢ de Vitry d'Avauthurt {joined Aug
AddreJ8 ofthe Sehotsl
25 The l>r¢LLnLI¥
Canterbury
Kent
LI'I 2E
Dr H Hu¥hr.5 0Br. FRC.GP Ooined Scpt'201
Mr O Koladc B.L'ng MBA HonLLD O'olncd
*.pi'20)
CoVernnr￿. Suh_CnmmittLCS
FinanLe & General Purpose8 Committec
8 R K Moorhcad 1..5q l)1. Ichairtnan ofthis Sub-
Commillee frotn November .191
N S Lyons E4 IOKS) MA {Chairman olthi$
Sub-comjnlttee until Novcmbcr '191 IleFt July
'201
The Very Rcvercnd Dr R A Willis DL DCL DD
Sir Roger De Haan
R C A Bagley Esq LLB
T M Steel Esq MA DL Il¢ft july '20}
Count Bcnoit dc Vjiry d'Avaucourt O"Dlncd Aug
EBtateN Committee
J D Tennant l..sq MIIIC5 (Chairman of th15 Stsb-
('ommitttrc
N S l.yon¥ I'.4 (OKS) MA Ileftjuly '201
Slr Rogcr l)c I laan
R C A Bagley Eyq LLB
M W S Bax (OKS) FRICS
Governance and Nomit)ationa Cotnmittcc
The Vtry Reverend l)r R A Willis DI. l)CL. I)D
{Chairtnan of thi5 Sub-committccl
N S Lyons IOKSI MA (Left july '2U)
J D Tennant E59 MRICS
R C A Bagley E59 LLB
Mr5 C Swire MA Dip.Cons BA
The Venerable J Kelly-moore BA LLB BD
19)
The Rcv¢rend Canon A P Dodd BEng BTh
oined Sept 201
Mr O Koiade B.Eng.MBA HonLLD Q"oined
Sept'201
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTI..RBURY
al and Admini9trative Details
The Junior King s Sch￿1 Committee
'I'hc Vcry Reverend Dr R A Willis l)L DI'L DO
Ichairmall ofthis Sub-C.ommitt¢e)
RCA kl%ley 141,l.B
Mrs C Swirc MA I)ip.Con5 BA
B R K moorhe.ad l.'sq l)1.
The. Rcvcrcnd Canon E Pennington BA MA
DPhil
Risk Management Committee
R I: A Baglcy 1-.4 1.L.B l(.'hairman <>Fthig Syb-commltteel
l)amc l.. J ludd i()KSl QC.
'I'hc Rc¥err.nd CAnnn'l' Naish MA PhD liniThcd lunc '201
Investment Committee
T M Sitrl I'4 I)L l(:hairman oFthis Sub-Lommiitrel
Louni Be.noit dc Vitry d'Avaurourt IC.hairman c>fthis
Suh.C.ommittec from 4ept '20)
'I'ht vt.ry KLvcrend l)r R A Willis Dl. l)C.l. l)i)
N % Ly¢in.4 1.'sq IOK%) MA Ilefi july '201
Governors Sub-cumrnlttoes (continuod)
Audit Cummittce
'I'hc Vcry ReYeTend Dr R A Willis DL DCL DD
Ichairman ol this Sub.Commilleell
N S l.yons E59 IOKSI MA (Vict Chèirman) Ileft
july '20)
I. M Stecl ['-4 MA DL (left luly '201
I'hc Revcrend C,anon A P Dodd BEThA BTh
Cuunt IIL'noit de Vitry d'Av4u£K)urt (joined sepi
201
Joint Paitoral Liai#¢)n Committee
ini'luding Boarding
I l)'I'Lnnant 1..4 Mi Rll..
R (' A IlaKIL'y l..¥q 1.1.11 Ilrfi tkt 19}
mr￿ l.. M(.Ki'ndri¢.k 11
1)4mt F I ludd InK%I QC ISafe.guarding
Pr¢)F¢5yional Advi#er¥
t¢J the SLhoul
SolLCltor
Iloys ond Maughan
57 QuL'Ln Strect
[lan)￿gate
Keni C.'I'l 191'.1
Bankèry
Harclays Plr.
tirtvtrrnL)r
C Swlre MA Dip.C.()nF IIA tioined Dec
HaThking
I Churchill Plarv.
Bond Dli..kinxon
I Whiivhall RivL'f8idc
IKcds
ISI 48N
Jnint AiadL&mic Committee. ¢>l'Govcrnora
& Stair
l)r M l. %uthi'rland l..yq Il%i' M%( Phl)
I(.￿1r￿an vl'ihij Sub-C'.Dmmilli'.vl
Mrs È. MtKendrii"k HA
'I'he Rrvrr('nd C.anon'l' Naith MA Phl)
'l-hr Il¢vcre.nd (.'anr>n l.. PL'nnin8ton BA MA
Audlti)rx
Vealc Wasbrough
Vi7Ard
Narrow Qiiay Hous
Narriiw Qiiay
Guildlord
SurTey GUI JDI.
4hulmAn%
IU Wrllinxl()n PlaL
Invcstrncnt Manag¢rJ
Joint Intcrnational Cq)mmittcc or
Govcrnors & Sta
S l.yTrn5 I.5q (OKS) MA IC,hairman olthi5
Sub-C.ommitteel (left july .201
Thv. Vrry Kcvcrcnd l)r R A Willis l)I, DCI. I)D
The Vcncrablc l Kelly-moore IIA LLII BD
8ara%in & l>arinrr3 Ll.P
100 St Ilaul s I'.huri.hyard
Jndvtb
I.SI *AP
'lorgue LAW l.IP
2 Maple H()u¥
Northminsler Buiines
i..r.4M 811U
[Jp￿r Poppleton
York Y026 6QW
Joint Foundation Committcc or
Governor¥ & Sta
S Lyon$ E59 IOKSI MA (Chairmall olthis
Sub.Comm1tt¢t) (lelt july '201
T M Sieel E4 LMA D (left july .201
Mr W KolAdL B.EJJg MBA DL Oolned Sept'201
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
ILgal Definition:
'Ibe lull name OE the Chariiy is"-I'he Governur¥. The Head Master & The Lower Ma¥ter vf the King'¥ SLhool uf
the Cathedral Church of Canlerbury in the City of Canlerbury. Throughout this Report and the subsequrnt
Financial Statements and accounts it is referred tts as The King's School, Canterbury" and a$ 'The School, in
the Annual Repurt.
The G()verning Body> which is fomed oftht 'l'ru¥tees oFihc Charily, preserLtS thi5 Annual Reporl prepared
urlder the Charitics Art 2011 (the Act) and the Chariiy (AccoutLL$ and Reports) Regulation% 2008. togcihe.r
wilh the audited Financial %iatements For the year ('.tLded 31 Auwt 2020, and confirm that the latt¢r comply
with the requirements of the Act, the King's Schuul, Lanierbury's Royal Lharter, applicable accounting
%tandard& irl the United Kingdom (UK Generally A¢Lepted Accounling Praciice) and the Charitiey SORP
(I.'RS102).
The King'¥ School, L'anterbury, whose origin¥ Plnd their ro()l% in the tnonaytjL school founded by St Augustine,
%uh%L4ULnt to hL'S mis.%ion L)r 597 A.1). wa$ re-fi)unded by Hcnry Vlll in l 541 A.r). As well as bL'ing r¢gulatLd
by the C;harilio5 ALt {Regigtercd Charilyi number 307942), it i¥ in1-.U￿urated by Royal Charter daled 8, Iuly
1946 atld amended by a Supplemental Royal Charler dated 4, February 1992.
'I'FLe King'% SLhool, CanlLrbury i¥ made up ol King 3 the Senior School, 'Junior King'g, thc Prep School.
'ThL. Juninr King's Pre-Prcp> thc. PrL-Prvp SL'huol and ihL, International College. .1 i)geth¢r, they provide a cu-
cdueaiional huarding and day education for children and young people Irom 3-1 il year¥ and thig 1$ the principal
actiyily ol, tho Lharity.
Corporatc Governance
Corporate Governance 15 achicvcd by delogation rjf some nlthL (Jovernory, work ir) Suh.L()mmilli'.L% (()utlin¢d
on pagc8 2-3). ThesL Sub.CotnmiltLes Lumpri¥c ai leagt two numinated Governi)r￿ with SLhool ()ffiLLfs in
attendancc, ai apprupriale. .1 li18 en%urLli that btrategic planninglkey areas of Govtrnan¢L and rnattcrx arL¥Lng
Irom mcclings find prompi L￿n￿lderatIon. The Suh-Lommittees which mei required during the ye3r are a5
follows..
Finance & General Purpoye8 Committee ihi8 C()mmittee met threc timL'% this year and i¥ re¥pon¥ible
fur reviewing and monilnring $tratugiL finanLial policy and information. It also rLcommend¥ any apprupriate
action to the full bLMrd OF Governors.
Investment Committee this Committee is set up to receive quarterly and additional ad hoc rcport5 from
the Investment ManagLr% and to keep their performance under rcvicw. It allo regularly reviews the %chonl'
Invesimcni Policy. which dLvelops with time. 'I'he Cojnmittee met twicc during the year.
Audit Committee - this Committee hold$ rcgular meetings with the external au&'tors. considers the reporls
of the extorrlal auditors, cxaminc8 thc appropriatencs8 nf accounting policies and monitors the sch￿],
inlernal Pmanci&l Lontrols. 'll)e Commitiec met twice during thl year.
Junior King'5 School Committee- this Lommiltee ha¥ a remit to oversee, sU￿rviSe and pruvide support
for the leader*hip of 'i'hc Junior and Pre-Prep Schoo15'. il three times during thL year.
Governance and Nomination5 Committee thi5 Committee rccnmmends candidates for nominati()n a$
new Governors, ag well as reiiewingi training, sub.committee memher8hip and remuneration of senior stalT,
lakn'ng into consideration ihe skills and exp￿rienLe required of the ts(Trv¥rning Body as a whole. It m¢l thr¢e
timc% during the ycar.
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anagemen
.ommtttee mct twice-. Lt ensures t
I regu
ar ris
asse8¥m¢nt
rcview.% ol the School's operation are undertakcn and considers the result.%, de.termining whether any
Lorrective action is required.
Pastoral Liaison Committee- this Committee mel tWlLe dwing the year ￿ th'scuss besi praLtiLe itl th
rield nf ￿stOral carc and safcguarding, central aims of the management of both school5.
Estate¥ Committee - thig Cnmmittee met thrce times this yeAr and 15 a sub.committce of the FinanLe and
GLneral Purposes Committce. IL8 rcmii i¥ ts) FOLUS un five ttlain area% of operation. namely strategic.
uperational, repairs, maintenance and 'green' EsiatL matler8.
Joint Academic Committee of Governors and StalT- thits L()mmittee, wlll'Lh met twice t￿.9 year. was
esiabli$h¢..d as a forum for disLussion ol, educati<)nal puliLy between svniur staff and Guvernors> providing any
addilional support and guidance uscful fi)r the schoo15. 1.he Head Ma4ter en¥ure8 that the acAdcmic
mana¥('.metLt uf the aLhuoly 15 fLnected in iho Lhi)iLL of thi5 LommillLL ¥ King'b, ]uni(?r S(..huol and
IntLrnational Li)IILgL Staff membery. Deparlmenls Irom aLro¥s the schonl8 arL inviiLd in iurn lu pre¥enl to thL
(*ommiltee.
omml
ee-t
Joint International Committee of Govcrnors and Statr this CommittL'e was sel up t() LxpI(JrL and
evaluate <)pt2<)n8 and opportunities lor King'8 On the irhtLrnational froni. a* WL,11 ax guid('. Ihi,. de.velopment of
the King'$ School CanlL'rbury InlL'rnalional CollegL at the Canterbury Malihousc site and preparali()nli to
e8Lahli$h King's Intcrnational School in ShLni.hv.n.
Joint I,oundation Committee of Cvovernon and Staff thi¥ Commiiicc compri$L'$ mcmbcr% from
GDvLrnDrs, SLhool ()IIiLLfy* pajl pupilf of ihL King'.4 S1..huol, Canterbury ('Old King'¥ SLholars' or '()KS'),
pa¥t and present parLnis. It providei atl indLP'.ndent furum for ily members to explore the SchrJOI'
dcvclopmLnl plany and fundraising projectg.
Governors, SelL'Ltion, Induction and Training
'Ile Dean and Rc9idcnliary Canon8 of C'anterbury lorm part of ihi Govcrning Rody. oihcr5 arc nominalcd by
the DL'an and Lhapler; l-he PrLyidLnl of'i riniiy L(Illege, Oxlord, and'llji,. Master ()f Lorpu¥ Lhristi College.
Lambridge, n()minaiL l)nv (ivvern()r eaLh,. and ihcn thL G(>vernanLL LnmmiltL'L whiLh mee.ts rL'¥ularly
irlenlifiLS ihi, prr)f¥%yional and peryonal skilli nLcded ii) Lomplele ihL full hL'( <)f pri)fL'h¥l()nal aptitude¥ needed
for elTcclive GovLrnancc. AIILr iY)nsideration of qualilicaii()nx and expcrience, as well as consultaliijn with the
scnior stsll.. if Lh(., (tuvernanLe LommitleL arc in agreemLnt, then iho nnminali(>n 18 1-.()nxidLfLd for eleLtion al
the next tLrmly meeting of the Full Gf)verning Bvdy.
-itse Bursar, as Clerk (JfGoverni)rs, (urni3he5 new Governors wilh all relevani briLfing documents and
baLk¥r()und materials. He al80 yets up Ircqueni iraining opportunilicy and regularly $end¥ out details of AGBIS
LonlerencL¥, yeminar¥ and training days. In addition. thL Governors allcndi,d a ¥PL'(.'ifi(.. dL'liili.,d Lhild
proleLtion training 5e¥siun in DeLLtnber 2019.
Each Sopte.mhe.rlOctobcr, as the School embark8 on a new acadcmic cycle, the CF(Trvcrnnrs me.et with the Head
Master, the Head ol'the Junior SLho<>l, the Bursar and othcr appropriate Schonl Olliccrs ta review the 8tr&tegic
direition and educational progress ol. lh¥ SLhoul, ab WLII a5 con&idLring the prioritisation ol. major projecls. In
21119 the Govern()r8 StralLgy Day tcink place in Septctnber.. IhL day focused on recruitmenl. Governance Sell.
Rcvie.w, e.volving structurc of our cxpanding organL5ation, a5 WCII financial strategy.
Organisational Management
Guvernur$, oihEr than those who huld oifice ex-olFiLlO, are appointed for a term of 5 year$. Thi$ may be
rencwe.d for a further term of 5 ycar%,' in cxccptinnal arcum5tanccs, this may be extended Further on the
recommendation of the Cjnvernance C.nmmittee. The Governor% set the overall policy for the running of the
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School in consultation with the 14ead Master. Thc Hcad Master over%ee5 the educational running and
development of the Sch<K)l in CO￿￿ul￿tion with the Head of the Junior School (a5 regard5 Junior School and
Pre-Prep SLhool matlersl, Senior Deputy Head, the Depuiy Head AodemiL. the Dtputy Head Pabtoral,
thc Deputy Head Co-CurriLular and thL Bursir. 'I'he Bursar As respn%ible lu the Guvernors fc)r the finanLial
nd non-aeadctnic administration ofthe khool, in con8ultation with the Hcad Master.
The Governance and Nominalionb Sub-commillec OVLfsLe the remuneration of senior ¥taET, with the poliLy
vbjLcIivL C)f providing apprupriale inLL'ntives to encourage enhanced performanLe and olrewarding ihem fairly
and responsibly for ihc.ir individual c.ontribution5 to the Schnol's sucL￿￿%. -Ile appropriateness of the
rLmuneration policy is rcyiewed annually, including relerence to comparigon$ thrnugh anonymou8 third party
benchmarking wilh othLr independeTLI sLhuul¥ to ensure thal'i%c King's School rcmains ¥ensitivc to the
broader i.%sutx uf salary and cmploymcnl L()nditiuns elsewhLrL.
Group Structure and Relationships
'1￿¢ School has twu wholly owncd ntsn-charitsble ¥ubyidiarie¥. The King'5 School Enterpri5cs Ltd and'lhc
King's SL.huol, Canlerbury Inlernational Ltd. the aim ol. which is lo support the eduLational and charitable
purp()yL¥ r)f the King'8 S¢hool, (.anterhury.
-I'he School help¥ to %uslain and hLnL,fily fr()m what L()uld bc dcscribcd as the widcr King'8 'family ltsig
c'onsiits Df th¢ ¥Lneri)%ily and involvement of the pasl pupils ol, the Kin¥,% SLhvul, Lanttr.rbury ('OKS'}- Ihe
fellow8hip ()f ihe King's SaLlt'.ty whiLh priivides XULial and cultural npportunilie8 fnr parenl8 t)f Kin¥,4 to enjcjy
cvent8 ai ihc Schuol and elsewhere. and ihc praLtiLal ¥upport and organi.$alion of cvcnL8 by the Friend8 r)F
Junior King
Risk Management
'I'he Guvernury consider the ei()nomiL and polilical turbulence of r('.L('.nt year¥ and the alyurdability UF f¥e¥ by
parcnl.s ai'ri)¥b thL indcpenaenl S¢Llur tv be the principal nperalional ri.4k¥ fai.'t.d by th¢ SLhu(Il. ALLvrdingly, in
September 2019, day feey were 1rv7.en fur Sixth Fnrm pupil¥, IhL'.y were reduc¢d by 5 % for RLmove and Filth
ycar pupils and they wcre reduced hy IOO/Tr r()r shell pupil¥. King's Boarding Iccs werc incrca8cd by 4D/# and
Junior King's Day and Iloar(h'ng Icel wcrc incrLL%ed by 30/0 and the School kept up thc high dcgrec or
cnmmitmLnL to Schnlaryhipy. Award% and Bur5arics. Safeguarding i8 the fir¥l and mt)4l important area ()f
paytoral ri8k management, clo8cly lollowed by Health and Safv.ty. The¥e ri$ks range from firL and infraytructure
to personal ri8k (most nutably when pupils and slafl, arc away vn trip>). The level and breadth of aLtiVLty at the
.%chool arc impressive and ihL' riyks a.8%()LialLd with all activitlC8 arc minimi8ed by thorough, car(..ful planning
and up-to-date risk ￿￿essmenl.
'lkne Governor8 are respun8Lble For the managemenl of the riKks laced by ihe SLhuol. Delailed Lon¥ideraliun¥ ur
risk arc dclcgatcd to the Audii and to the Risk Management Lommitteey. which are assi$led by ihe Setiior
Lcadcrihip Tcatn, School Commiltees and 8peeiali8t Liin8ultdnt$, as appropriatc. Risk5 arc idcniificd aDd
a3se&$cd and then conlrol¥ are eèJtabli8hed throughout the ycar. A Formal rcview olthc C,harily'8 risk
managemcni proces8cs 1% undertakEn un an annual basis.
Internal Audit was iniroduLed in January 2006 and 15 reviewed annually by the Audit Committee Governors..
the most receni audit wa¥ November 2019. li was agreed at the November 2019 Audit committee meeting
that there was not a need, at the present time, for any further internal •udtt. In addition tv this an internal
audit was undertaken within thc Informatinn Technology department.
The key contrf>ls uscd by thc charity inc.ludc'.
Formal agcnd&i For all Committees
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Detailed tenns of refcrence For all Committces
Cnmprehe.nsive budgeting And management accounting
Established organisational structyre and lineg of reporting
Formal written policies
Finz4nLial regulations, inLluding authorisation and approval levels.
Thrr)ugh the ri8k management proc.eisc8 c%tahlished for the School. the Governor.8 are 8ati.8fied that the major
risk8 idLntified have bLen adequately trlitigated where nece8sary. li i% rLcogniyed that %ystems can only provide
reasr)nable, bul nut absolute, as¥uranLL ihai majur risk8 have bcen adequately managLd.
OBJECTS, AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITlkS
Objects
ThL objerts of the Lharity arL'.
Tu promote the cducaiion r)I' persons ol'boih 8exL'%:
2. To carry oul and mainiain the School.8, logLthLr with ail the lands, Socuriiies, moneys and property OF
eve.ry deyLripiion real or personal vested in, or bclon¥ing t(), any trustee¥ un behalf uf the F()undali()n.
Aim8 and intended impact
In setting ihe Sch(Trul'¥ i)hjLLIivLS and pur&uin¥ ils gual¥, the GtsYLrnin& Body has givcn carclul constderatiL)n to
th¢ charity Lommis8inn'$ general guidancL OD Publi¢ BLni..fil and, in parti('ul&r, to lis bupplcmentary Publi(..
Bcnefil ¥uidanLe on advancing edu('&tion and fee-charging. Intcrnallyi ihi. Khng'% SL.hi?i>l, Lanlerhury ha8
alway4 yuught lo ofl<'r a5 wide and diverbe an accc¥s In il% unique t,.du<'atir)n as it Lan affi>rd sii til dt). 'IknL latcr
SLclion On Sch()lar¥hip¥ and Bur4arLL% ()udinL¥ ihe ¥trategy to atlract Lalenled pupil% Lo itudy and contribulc at
Ihc SLh()()l. 'llJe later section, repurting ()n the parlnLrship prnjccts ihe %c'h(K>l bv.L'll inv¢)Ived in, bnth
wiihin ihe c.ily of (.antL'rbury and Easi Kenl m()ri' g¢n¢rally, highl1￿￿t$ ¢hc cxlernal public commitment¥ of the
SLhuol during the la8l year. 'itse lalL'f SLCtion concL'rning (:anti'rhury as a World I leritage site, the King'$
School Kecrcation Centrej public and local exhibili()nx, (..harity Fund_rai¥ing and spon80rship and use of SLhonl
raLulities summari8es thL way the School'y own Lampus and planl arl put to Public Benefit.
Objectivey for the year ended 31 August 2020
Academi¢ performance in Public Examinations. '111e 6as of ihe King'¥ SLhool, Canterbury
aiiaincd 'A' LL'VLI thd Prc-u resulis at atL average of 87.4 % (lor 190 pupi18' entries) It A*.B gradc
Icvcl. This wa5 significantly abovc the target 01. 80n/o, but it need8 tn be borne in mind that owing to
IhL Sars-2-C¥nvid pandcTnic, the grades wcre awarded on ihc basis of Ccntrc As5C5scd Gradcs.
FurthLrmor¢, for th¢ 145 pupil4 in thr Fifth¥, 77.20/y of ihcir I/GC%E gradLS WLfL awz4rdcd amongst
the A*_A grades. l-hesr w¥re in the tup three results ever ai this level at King'b, bui thib prai¥L alsv
nee(L. Ihe ¢aveat that they were bayed un Lentre A￿essed grades. N()nethele¥¥, il. one takes ihe average
across the last five years of PubliL Examination result8 at King'.8, the Schn()I hL8 e.xceedLd its
provisional targets oFbeing in the top quartile ol. all 8chools {81.70/0 the ave.rage grade (at A*.B) for all
candidatc￿ nvcr thc1&st fivc ycar* at Prc-u and 'A' Level. 90.ovo thc avcragc gradc (at A*_B) for all
eandidate5 aLfi)s% ihL last fivt years al l/(J(:%E Levelj.
.Succesyful entranec to University. The King's School, Canterhury enjoyed annther 5ucce55ful
year when it came to the leavers applying to top universities in the UK, in the US and in Europe. The
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pruFe55ional and de&'Laled 5uppurt ofthe UCAS icam helped 162 out OF the 190 puplls in the year
group lo gain oifers From Rus¥ell Gruup and 1994 Group UK universities. Ol'these, ten will take up
places at Oxbridge. six will attend Medical School, three WILL study veterinary 5Lience and one
dentistry. Ol. the 28 oihers, some will embark on worthwhile 'Gap' years, albeit with a more local and
w()rk-ba8ed locu$ to their projects, owing tu the Sars-2-Cuvid pandemie.. Civcn the year group'9
4trength in the performing and vi$ual arts, fifteen will embark on Art Foundatinn Courqes, or Music
Diplomas at Lonservatoires, nr train ai Drama School.
The highest standard of teaching and training of 8tsff.'I'he achlevement in this area of the
operation is besl illustratLd by the staffy ¢reatlVL, inn(IvalivL' and eni'clive con%lruciion ol. King
Education Online in response lo thL Lhallcngc5 caused by ihc Sars-2-Lovid Lrisi%, but, in particular
during the Summer 'l'erm when pupils werL %tudying frDttL h()mL in lockdown. -fhL successlul
ouicome ol IhL online Luurses and le58ons wa5 the re￿u]l uf the fruitful L()mbinauon of ieachLr skill and
technological acumen (and rc￿UrLe¥) frum thL ri. Department. C(Trllabnraiive teaching and iharing of
rc3cJurce$ thrijugh MiLYoyoFt Team% were a feature.. gruund-br¢aking Li)ur.8eq were al8a deviqLd to
inlrcJduLL Sixth Form studiLS lor ihe Fifths and preparati(Jn f¢)r Univer¥ity fvr ihL. 6a¥. DirrLrent lime-
£ones around thL gli)be were ov¥rLome and there wa% a genuine 14en%L ul. the King's classroom on
SLrcen.
The highest Standard of pastoral care wa¥ maintained aLro¥¥ the year. de5Plte the rem<)IL nalure
ol. the %ummer'l erm. PL'L'r-li5lening Lonta¢l&, Lulorial group8 and tutorials wero just as possil)lo within
Ihe digital c()n(LxI, as way counselling and well-being aLtivitieJ. Earlier in the %equcnee, the
overwhelmingly p()¥ilivL Ci)mplianLy and %tudi'.nt WLllar(.. In.%PLLliiTrn hy ihe Indepcndcni Schnols
In$pecir)ratv (l 5-16, January, 20201 had dernon5trated that uur safeguarding> paxinral and hLalth and
¥afety systems werL robust. 'I'hc slimulaiingi qupportlVL and cnthusiastlL atmuspher¥ behind Ivarning
and ¢Y)-LurriLular aLtivitics was much remarked upon by our visiting in¥peLtors.
A wider range of UK prep ¥choo15 and feeder schools abr<Md LunlinuLd Lt) 4Lnd ¥trL>ng and
Idented cnhi)rL¥ i)f new pupils. at Year 9. Year l O and Sixth Furm levL.l. De%pile thc impacl nl'ihe
ar¥-2-Lovid pandLmic, pupil numbers acroi8 thc three King'¥ Schools were at 1265 in september.
2020, cnmparcd to 1255 in .SeptLmber, 2019.
As the impact analy818 later on in this rcport ghoiv8% the King'¥ School, CanlLrbury madt.. a
vcry signilicant Lontribution to public benefit, both in the IoLal Lontext Wlth ity ￿rtnt..r group uf
primary schools, bul also to thL regit>n thr<)ugh ils supporl lor ihe East Keni Schoo15 Together cluster.
Every .Saiurday during term time. science experiments and projeLt¥ werv dclivered io Year S primary
school childrLtL. 'I'he 'Sounding Out, project wkn'Lh i¥ a new initiative un ihc samc lincs, but in thc
Lontext ofmusic, had a gnad year. King'8 pupils were engaged in an impre85iYe range of volunteering
prngrammcs within the Lity of Canterbury. Fund.raising for chdrities, dear tn thc. hcart8 of thc pupd8,
wa5 CXtcn8ivc. King's pupils sang and played music at a very high standard to members of thc public,
a5 well as perlorming lo help local charilies. 'l&e Internaiional C'ollege begarh to get involved in these
public benefAt initiatives during the year.
The wider educational links of the King's School Canterbury was demr)nytrated by the
activc links, mLelings and joint projeLts with thL King'5 InLLrnatiunal SL-hool in Shcnthcn.
The King'5 School, Canterbury Foundation continued to raise significani funds towards Lapital
projects, as well as incrca5ing thc availablc funds io help talented puplls without the financial mLanb to
benefit from a King's education.
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The King's School, Canterbury continued to push on with its Masterplan. The highlight
this yLar was when Joanna Lll￿]ey came Lo open the magniliceni MalthousL theatre on Saturday. 16
November, 2019.
Despite the context of the Sar8-2-Covid pandemic the King s School, Canterbury
cuntinued to show its ereatiye and performing ieJt by the success ofthe fir8t ever Virtually King g
Weeky an onlinL' version of thL long-standing le%iiYal ulthe arts at the end of the academie year. I'he
ch()sen Lharilable beneliciary uf thc week wa% Farms I￿r City Children, the in$piratii)nal
<..duLational and countryside chariiy Founded hy MichaLI and Clarc Morpurgo.
As part of the Cathedral Foundation the King'8 School, Canterbury continued to
worship) sing sacred music and pray within Canterbury Cathedral. The School's ethos
and rhythm5 Still follow the Cathedral'g pattern.
ThL International College it8 pupils and stalT moved to their permanent home on the
Malthouse gite at Easter, 2019 $0 this academic cycle represented the first year in their
stalc-of_the-att student accommodation and teaching 8pace8, Jet within a traditional
quad dcsign. They havL made a gni)d ¥tarl nn all fron18- a¢adr.mic, paxLoral and cn-curriLular.
'l-he Year I Ix aLhicvcd mi)st promiying I/GC.%E re8ults (62.6 % ofihLir grades werL at A*_A level;
80.70/0 ai A*_Bl.
Performance for the Year
'I'he K2ng'8 Sehoul, Canlorhury, by LL$ $ii.I'. and its Lhampioning ()f a broad, diver80 and rLlevant idea or
education pcrli)rm¥d at vcry high levelN aLroys ihL yLar in 5pnrt, mu$ic, drama, ouid()(Jr aLtivitie.8 and hy
Service in the contLXt ol. the C('F and volunteering fi>r Lharitie8 in ihe Lity nl Lanicrbury. Debatinx. charity
Fund.raxsing. lecturL¥, lalks and Young Enterpri¥e gruups go alongside the mt)re lormal Lurriculum. 'I'hL'
opportunitLCS arL great and the eih05 ()r ihe SLhn()I reflLcls thL aim ol, sharing une'* gifis aLross whal ix a
tap¢4lry ulaLtLVlty and Lndeavtjur. FILre l()Ilow8 a summary olthL aLademie, university and other
achievt'.m¢nls Irum labl year.
'11JL' public Lxam r¢sulL% this yL'ar 8h()uldn'i be L()mparod unthinkinRly lo previou% years bccau8L. th(,. Centre
Assesycd Grade¥ wcrL awirdod rather than cxattL3 sal. Ni) pupil¥ wcri" ai King'8 durhng the %ummv.r term and
nu publiL examy WLre sat. WL ran a rigorous and 5lrir.I proc.ess of L()nAid¢ring the C'AGli. aLLI)rding ID thL
()Fqual guidLline8 in order tD Ininimise the gradr. inllaiion natiorlally. We were mvderaied down by 23U/
overall at A level compared wilh 39 % nali<)nally which demunslraie% thi¥ clearly and so whcn the CAG8 were
rcinstaled. we were nol as inllated as the national average. Noncthele88 It was the beyt A level resulL% year
ever.
"I'he 190 (179 in 2018-19) Year l J LeaYcr5 luuk 626 (592) A levels and Pre-U8, an avcrage of 3.3 each {3. 3)
with 290/0 achieving A* equivalent grades (up Erom 20% in 2019), against a national avcragc olbclow l 00/0.
One pupil ackn'eved six A* grades and a lurthcr tiine achieved Fnur A* gradc.3 at A level (four in 2019) with 12
more achieving thr¥e A* grade5. 86 {58 in 2019) achieved three A grades, at Ita5t.
Of the 190 leavers negotiating a tumultuou.8 double results day, at the time ofwriting 162 pupils have been
placed at Russcll Group and 1994 Group UK Unive.rsitics, wtth Exetcr and E.dinburgh proving parlicular
lavourites, and much competition for UC.L and K("L plates following thc rL5ulis U-lurn, largely resolving
po.%itive.ly for Kitig'4 pupils. All 10 Oxbridge offers were met {Y at cambridge, l at Oxford). with must vFthe
Mcdics and Vets meeting their olYer5, despite s()me initial alarm on ihe flryt releabe ol. rcsults. Leavers are
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continuing to receive support For gap-year reapplications where necessary? or fir5t-time applicatior15 to a range
of institution5, conservatoire5, arl and drama schools.
l-he Year I I results were thc hest in Piye years* particularly at the top end with the highebt ever A* equivalent
numbers- 56Q/o, the First time over 500/0 of gr2d¢s wcre at ihat level {A*, grade 9 and grade 8 werc counied)
although this IS to a small exteni because the grad¥ Ll has slighdy lower grade boundaries than the old A* grade.
280/0 ol'grades were the top, grade 9 Lnd the A*_B Q/0 was over 9(P/o again (not a school record, though).
"rhe main performing high]ighLs oFthe year were the Aulumn'l'erm Lhamber Orchestra ConcerL with piano
uloisl, thL Chri%lmas C&()llL￿rt atld TLumero￿8 8mallcr enyemble, quartet. 8010 and chuir work. ThL high quality
of 8inging. dancing and actin¥ al the School wa5 shown by (hc vibrant performance of 'the Liltle Shop of
Hi)rriir$' mu¥i<'al in tht. Malthuuse thLairc. Even ihe nMLt (If the Pandemic did not %t()p the SLhool ¥ panache
when it Lomey tu performinK on stage.
Junior King'8 School
Junir)r King'% prnvidL¥ an all.ruund cducalinn, where aLidLmiL and ¥xtra-Lurri¢ular ai'.tiviti¥¥ and individual
pupil talents are nurtured and developed, in o caring, kind and Suppurtive en￿ronment. Kindness, along with
our values of resilience, respect, rLadines¥ and re¥pun¥ibility are central to our cthoy.
La8t year w&* one of ihe mD%t Lventful ycar5 on record. 'I'he acadL'miL yLar 8larled well with celebrali()n% of
()ur 911 AnnivLirxary> marked wilh 1921k. IhLmLd e.VLnl¥ and tree planting around the gruunds, and a Larou¥L.I
lor thc communily in front (IF the Manor House. iAS( January. WL ¥U¢l￿¥SfulIY P￿￿ed ihL I%[ RLgulatvry
L()mplianLI.. InypeLtion. A team of three carriL.d out a rigorous 5LTUtiny of our pvliLies, 5tandard8 and evidence.
The Lent Term is alway¥ a busy nn(.. for recruitment and ay5C5tTrmcnl8 ofall prospcrtive pupils. 'Ihc Icrm came
to an abrupt end with the clD¥ure uf all 5Lhools causcd hy ihc pandLmi('.
'I'hc maj()riiy ol. our pupils wcre. able
to get balk ta their home countriL¥ in MarLh, but a ILW rcmaincd wilh Guardj'ans in thc UK. MOSL ol. our
supporl slall. and'i'Laching Ab¥istant8 wcfL I'url()ughLd.
ALademically, Junior King's continuL¥ to be Yery yuccLsslul. Common Enirance exam$ wLre C￿Lelled last
lerm due lo the Cnvid.19 pandemLL whcn all ichool¥ werc el(?5Ld. HowevLr, our Year Eighi pupili WLfL
¥ULce38ful in gaining entry to all their Lhosen senior Schools. Some of our pupils wcre awarded a range ol.
Lholar¥hipy to King'$. At the end nFterm, the majority of our largv cohort of Ycar Eights progreyscd on to
The King'x School For Ycar NinL,/shell. We havc devcloped plan$ in ihe way we leach our Ycar 8, 13+
acadLmiL s¢hularyh2p candidates from next yLar, impruving their Pinal year experi¢nLe at Junior King's. In
addiiion. WL were delighied with the A t￿y¢l xuiiessey ul. our furtner Juniur King's pupils this ¥ummer.
When the SLhool ¢lo¥ed in March and the c'uuntry went into lockdown, we muvLd straight to our Juniur
King'8 EduLation Online. ()ur aim ihroughout the ¥ummer term was to provide t￿mPr¥h6n81Ve Lontsnuity OF
cducation for all the pupilq. This was a mammr)th talk for thc %taff tn adapt to, overnight, and with very
little/no time for Iraining. Through()ut the term, every core Ic55on was conducted live, with rccordings madc
for pupils unable to access the les8on dur t[) time diITrr¥nLes acro$s the wvrld. Wv kept all aspect.$ of our
curriculum going each week and the children retained the breadth ol. learning. We ensured that vur ¥trong
sense ul. 5Lhovl community spiril and ethvs wab maintained, thr()ugh our soLial media posts and we¥k]y
ncwslctter to the community. and our linal 8pcech day. reputation For our excellent online e.ducation wa8
clearly evident locally. and most pleasingly. some new pupils joined our school as a result. There were
additional challcrlgcs that this brought us.. the majority of statf were teackn'ng from home, while a leam of stslF
carried nut their teacknng otLline while also supervising the keyworker and critical workers, children in School.
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These children were in sLhool every day from 19, March ihr(iugh Lo I" July and were joined lor the summ¥r
lerm with Lhildren in Nursery, Reception, Year One and Yuar Six. Thi& allowed us to haYe.%afely measures
and risk a￿eSSments written and therLfore a good step ahead in preparation for re()pening the School in
restrirted circwx8tancc8 in.September.
Our ncw Humanities curriculum for YeAr Seven and Year Eight has now replaced the traditional knowledge-
bastd C()mmon Entrance approach. c.ontinued cts-tsrdination between our He.ads ol t)epartment and iho¥v. at
The King's School iakc% place. I'he now and exciiing curriLulum ha& movcd iu a more skills-based focus, at)d
a8$es$mtttLt i¥ m(IrL frequent. We have moved from ihL. dependtDLe on learning a knowledge-based syllabu
ex&min¢d in a une-off final exam to pupils using the knowlLdge to dLVL,It)p &peLLIic skills, and thLrLfure gaining
a deeper undL,r￿tandln￿ L)f the subjLLt studiLd. Pupils are developing their ¥kills of rLsoarch, analy%is and
crealivity, and will have opporiunitie& t() form their own argurncnt8 in their writing, in debates, and through
prc%Lntation8. -1'hc8c.qkillR are particularly hLlpful as the pupilg pr(Igre$s to seninr %Lhnol and on to GLSli.s.
In the Crcalive Arts subjects, wc Lnnlinue to achiovo exLLPtinnally well. W¢, have dLveloped a %lr()ng
cummunily link with the sludent% from Chrisi ChurLh lJniver5ily on wark plaLemLnt$ and LXPLricn('v. itl all
4spvLts ol. Ihcatrc. nur %uperb Middle %(..huul musical pr()duLlion ul. Pcter Pan l()rtunatLly took place ju8l
belorc ihL SLhr)f)I i.-losed. Our Lamda and SpcLch and Drattla exam rcsulis L()ntinue to l)e i)uLslanding and twu
ol. our YLar 14 pupils werc ollirL,d 13+ drama exhibition¥ to King's. WL have devLlopcd ihL ILI..hn()l()gy ¥ide ol,
theatrL and havc bLLn training pupil¥ ti) develop their skill.¥ in stage managemLnl and lighting, in parlicular.
DanLc h&¥ gr()wn in importance and two ol. our pupil¥ WLre awardcd 13+ DanLe Scholarship% In King'8.
Art i¥ a great Nlrcn¥ih and pupils dcv(..l(Trp experience ()fa range uf media. Much of the thLmcd work is Lri)￿-
turriLular in approach, wilh the Art '] eacher Wf?rking Llosely wilh ¥ubje¢t Head% ofDvpartmcnt and lorm
ILa(..her5 Ln Junior HouJc and Midcue Schi)(Il. A yimilar appruaLh happen¥ in De$ign TeLhnolo&y. 'l-hreL nur
pupils wcrc nllcrcd plaLes on ihe 13+ Art ExLLllcncL Pr()gramme at 'l'hc Kin&y'% School. A Dcsign'l'LLkn()logy
Lh(Jlaryhipi an b.xhibiii()n and an I lonnrary Dl. Exhibition were awarded io thrLL (jr (jur Year 8y. All the othLr
D'l. Landidaies were a%kLd to join ihe Ex(x..IlenLe Group.
The numhL'r ()fMu%iL lesson8 coniinues to rise wilh a r('.L()rd number of individual in8lrumLtital IL'SYI)n.% being
laught (L. 350 le$&c)n¥ per wcck) frotn 28 vi8iting mu%iL litaff. wc al80 t)IFLr¢d theory mu#i(.. ItYbnn8 ihi5 year and
our Ln8emble$ havc increa¥cd to 18 diifercni groupt*. Music fnr PrL-Prrp children alsr) continues to be
popular with a number of children having mu.8ic Ii'%M)ns at an earlier agL' in the music.4Lh(i(>l. A number uf
VL8iting profe%si()nal musiLian% vi$itLd to givL inspiring workshops. ()ur 90, AnnivL'r¥ary LonL¢rt, LalLndared
Fi)r the L'nd ol. Ihe Lenl'l'erm was canÉ'LIILd, as werL our musiLal evetlty in the 8ummer tLrm, howcver WL
werL delighttd thac lour of our talented mu%ii'ians werL' aTrvarded 13+ ¥cholar8hip.% li) King's.
Junior King's teams Lnjoycd much sporting 8UL('e.¥% at local home and away lixtures ￿ well as at IAPS national
level lor thL' twi) terms ol. the school year. ()ur boys hid a partiLularly succc.55Ful two tcrm% in rugby and
lontball and our Ul 3 team maintained an unbeatcn season in both *port5. Fenang popularity continues lo
grow, and thc addition olgir15 crickct has been an excellent additicTrn to our sporiing olTering. Unforlunately,
our kcy %porting events- aihletlL$, swimming gala¥ atld 8porls day5 were all Lancelled. However, we were
dclighiLd that two ol. our pupils won 13+ Sporl¥ ¥LhularsEu'ps, another won an exhibitiun, and two w¥rL
chos¢n For tELe Sport Excellence Programme li King's.
Our pastoral care is outstsn&'ng and cenlral io uur provision. We fullow a LILar paslora] structure with lorm
teachers, head¥ ol'year and seLliun hLad5, atld boarding stall.. d)e Deputy Head (Pastoral Care, SaFcguarding
and Buarding), Is wcll as the Chaplain, Seniar Nurse and a coun5ellor, who work8 at the School for iwo day.
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week. We have an excellent PSHE programme in place and run Mental Health work5hop5 for pupi15, StaiTand
parents. Counselling i% very important and we have thi5 provision for Iwo days a week.
The Scho(bl Council> prefects and mtsnitnr5 Strengthen rclationships and represent pupils, views and
committees to enable pupils, views to be heard.
We are alway5 aware of our competition, our fee levels and the need to attract rnore day pupi15 to our S￿001
in a volatile market. and we market and prumote Junior King'$ on our $OLial mcdia platformy rvguiarly. We
have a new ilnproved Chronicle magaLine too this year.
OvLr the summer holidays, ()ur Maintenance'l'eam developed a new temporary extra health centre in the
yports hail io caler for our pupils who become ill during the day. to prevent children entLring the boarding
floor, where our hL'IIth Lyntre was situatcd. Lunger term, a ￿rManent hcalih centre in the ground8 will need
to be LX)nsidercd carelully. I'he Swan Inn has been reLunfigured to become an isolation £nne, Should anyone
have symptom% uf Covid.19.
Work UTL improvements to our buildings and developmeni ha¥ been halted due to the pandemic. Additional
L11￿￿ru￿rn5 arL' now required, and much.needed impri)vements to thL Manor FIou5c and io the Barn arc
beLuming incrcasingly pr¢%ying prioritics.
'hrnughi)ut the year, the SLhool conlinued to raise large $um4 vf money with fundraising by 8tatTi parenty and
children via variou5 activiiicg including the School Fete, Lake sales, sponsored evLnts and Friends, evcni$. W
support¥d many local Lharitics, inclu&'ng Porchlighi durin¥ the year.
Links Wlth the local Lommunily remain strong with a range ()f gruups u¥ing thv SL'hool'y facilitie¥. The Science
diparlment mainlains ils link% with local Primary Scho()l¥ and we have donated many ilcm8 including I'l,
equipment and furniturc lo ihe IoLal LomrTLunity. Recipro¢al link¥ with Sturry church continue to be exLcllcnl
and we have regular jr)inl meeting8 with the Chureh and are conlinuing to dcvclop tharcd aclivilieg and
community Lvents.
The pupil numbers for the year 2019-20 are as follow8:
2019-20
201&19
2017-18
Total
)ardetS
Total
)urd¢rs
675
63
Total
819
283
85
PA)arders
653
78
Senior School
JunK)r SLhovl
Pre-prcp
International
273
277
82
23
42
42
23
(ArL%
442
Ikny5
419
CrirLs
>ys
418
GrLs
Boys
433
152
47
Sentor School
Junior &hool
Pre-prep
International
430
43
19
34
37
45
12
38
Scholarships and Bursaries
During the year, and in fuifiltnent of the objertive5 of the charily, the Governors made available 207 (2019-
191) Scholarship.8 and l(X) (2019: 77} means-tcstcd Bursaries, which together total £2, 108k {2019.. £2. I13k).
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At prosent. a significant proportion of Scholarships and Bursaries are funded out Df the .%chc)ol s Lwrrent
inLume. In ordLr to ameliorate this. thc Govcrnnr8 have set up a Foundation Olyice to enc.ourage OKSI parents
and friends uf the Schoul, to endow both Stholarship% and Bursaricy, tkn's initiativ¢ had lcd tn ih(.. Ke.nt Award8
whith bugan during 2018-19. '1'hL aim ol. IhL Kent Award is io Sirengthen our roots Kcni by providing
bursary suppnrt to local families whn would otherwise nc)t be able l() atrord a King'5 education.
The Governor8 keep the School's Bursary and Scholarship Awards policies under LontillUOU5 review lo help
ensure that the ohjcctive of wider aLces8 continues to be achicved.
Bursaries - -llJe SLhi)ul endLavours to provide an educatii)n to those pupils who will best benelit Irom the
style i)f ieaLhing and the larililics Llut we have lo oflLf. Inev1￿hlY nol all parents ol'such pupils will po¥ses8 the
mcans tr) fund thL %Lhi)r)I fees thal WL llL'Lessarily havc to ¢harxc. 'I'he SLh()()I dues providL mcan¥-Icsted
burbaries for thL8 purpoic. In the year 2019-21120, w¥ were ahle to oller as8islan('.¢.' w()rth £1,598k (2019..
LI,406k). In additi()n ti) this dirocl a45istsn¢e with Iccs, IhL %c.huol alsn %uhsidi%('.& an¢rillary expenqes. 4ui..h
sLhool trips, where parenis wuuld oiherwisc LxperienLL linanLial hardship.
The King'$ Society
'Ihi. King'¥ 8uLietY ha¥ ho¥tLd a %(.'rie% ul'LdLicalional, c'ultural and %ii('ial evLalli¥ in a V¢ifiLty ul. dilTerent venui'%
in thL Aijtumn and Lt'nl tt'rnis. LurrLnily 133 familiL8 arL' m¥.nibLr% ol. IhL %()('iety. Mi InbL)r.% enj(>yLd a full
prii.grammt'. ()I' L'Vt.'nlb ii)Iluding a visil (O the .1 uiankhamL'.n exhihilii)n al the Saatchi Galllry, a IiTrLir (If th
FrLLMa4(1n￿ Hall ond (Juildhall, a guide.d t()ur nl. Ihi.. R(iyal Fln¥pital (,'hvl%La and a walking l(iui' i)I' Hidden
l.ondon. FurihLf ¢ili(..Id ihe. SoLILly l)(J%t(..d a tuur nl. Lharti'rhuuyL', 8ea%i)nal walk* and è guidLd wi(.kLnd in
The King's School Dcvclopment OFfice
the financial year 2019-211 Ihe King'$ %ch()i)l and luni()r Kin¥,% re¢Liwcd gift% (ini.luding Gilt Aid) nl.
L2.(742m whii.h will <'nahle thL, %Llii)(Il% l() d¢liv¥r a prt)gramme ul, %ignili('anl improveinL'tils l() IhL' pa%l<iril and
tea(-.hLJI&I Lnvir(Inment, WL.,11 as thL pr()vi%i()tL l)1 wider accc%¥ l() a King'% cduc'ati(?n ihrough ihc b11r￿ar1￿
i?rn,£rammc. lii parti£-ular, the %Lhool ha% l)eneFit<'(i Irc)rn i'i'ry ¥LnLrou% supp()rl l(Trr the %L'LL'llLL AppL'al wilh
xilt% ol. Ll. 3.5m heing reieivLd during LockdDwn. Dn('.('. again, theri. was signific-ant yupport Irr)m alumni and
parLnt% fur the proviyion of bur.sarieb at Kingj's, and a further iw'u 6, Form boardiiig plaL¥S havL b¥LlI lully
lunded L)v i)ne gt'.nerou% b¥nLlacior. The I￿gacY Club c.nntinue8 to attrart support From thosc. membe.r￿ of our
('ointnLinitv who have pledgLd iii in('lud¢ a gill iu lh¥ 5LhuiJls in iheir will. 'I'he majuriiy ul. thvsv g)ilib will
LvntribuiL io ihe liinding (Il hursarie8 hy adding tr) thL Iiverall luc ol. thc. E.ndnwmc.nt fund. 'I'he salL nf
va
propL'rlv l)i.Ii)ngino t()'l ()ny VLniicr UKS, resulied in a be4uv&I o1'£6(1(Ik being reLeivLd in July whiLh whiLh
'as split bLtween the. Endowment IL.150k} and thc Scicnce Projcct IL2 511k). ThL Vcnner ¥hai"r. portfolio is in
the proc"e%% ()fbeirt J tr2n¥fe.rrtd to the SL.houl.
'I'he School wishe¥ to reLord itb gratitude and appreciatinn tn all rho8c whr) havc c()ntributed or pledged their
support for King's ovcr thc. pa%t year, eknnLing and expaiiding a King's EduLaiitsn for Future generatioTh¥.
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
ecrcation
entre
This is a well.e.quipped and widc-raTLgng facility fnr sports and recreatii)n, built for both School and
community u$e. A high qualiiy 8port% and leisure ci)mplex in ihe cenLre OE Lanterbury, it olTers a ¥wimming
pool, sauna and stL.￿n room, gym, cardio thvatrt, ¥trength & LonditioniLig room, ¥pinning room. badminton,
tennis arhd 5qua¥h Lourls at)d a multi-use ¥ports hall lor ttLUSt indoor leam games. shared between the SLhiTrol
and the Ciiy, over 2.336 members of the public h74Ve taken out annual memberskn"p at rates that are. chc.aw.r
than Similar faLilities in the commercial Sector.
NHS and council workers are olTered a further 2￿10 di8L()unt, as are local companies group mcmber.8hip.
'IIJLre are also 867 %tatT rnembLrs and 939 pupi18 using il nut8idi.. School use. QpLfLing limes are planned
around thc Schoi?I timeiablc, so thal mLmbLrs ol'the public. Lan maximi.ge u.*r. (Jf the Centre. I'he 25 melrc
pool nller8 Lla¥se¥ 7 day.* a week i)n t.he ASA NatiDnal .1 eaLhing l)lan and Lf)aLhes leach Swimming ts) jubl uver
l.(X)O people a WL'ek ranging Irom C> mi)nth old babie5 Iu SL'niur ¢itii.Lns. ReLreation CenLre Manager, Clare
Reed, Says.. 'We are bombardLd wilh rE.quebts lor swimming le>sons every week. Wc are loriunaiL ti) havL a
wailing li%t (Trf ovLr 300 PLcTrpl¥ whu ail wani io ILarn to bwim herc.
'I'he multi-usc qporL$ hall i)tTI'r¥ LfiLket
net8, fooiball, babketball and hadminli)n', in addiiion, IhLre are four t'.nurts, two lilnes8 ronmg, a
strcngih and i-.ondilioning r(ii)m, an aerobic4 studio, and multi-surlacc ILnnis courts and an all-wepdihi'.r hL)¢kLy
pitch. 'I'hL Centrc offLr% Li>aLhing acroys a numb¢r of ypuris t() ihc l()Lal communily, which ha% hL,Ip¢d a
number of children reach country ylandard in both Squath and Basketball.
'I'he Lare and training at ihL Rccrcaiinn CLnlrv. arL ol'a iu'gh standard and currLntly at full capLity within ihe
exerciyc rcfLrral programme. Due i() IhL Lnormous SUCLL'%4 ()Fthe priigramrne and growing dcmand ihc CLnlre
111 trained inBlruLt(Jr8 with a liw mLmbery ()f the team wilh ILVLI 4 ¥pecilic qualifiLations ranginR Irom
B(.'PR, CanLer, l()wer balk pain, diabelL.¥ and ubesily and mi'.nlal health i8.4ULY and m¢)st rccently Nulriiinn.
The King s Schi)ul Boai Club, b&8Ld at W('.%tbere IAke, ha￿ hulited inviialinn Lvent8 and training day* wilh Incal
cluh¥ yuch as Maid%(()ne, BLWI Ilridge and Ktnl lJniver$iiy wilh ai(-.e%s to ihe Kin¥'.4 equipment and rowing
Charity fundraising and sponsorship
In the year 2019-2020 over £18k wakn raRs(..d through collL('.li()n¥ and spccial Lvents arld this mnncy ha¥ bL'Ln
dunaled ta LhuitiLs designilLd by ihE pupi15. '1'he Supp()rt Staly al¥0 nomiTLated Royal Mar.￿den a% Lharily of
the Year and raiscd ovcr L6k through various fundraising ideas.
Various oiher evLnts raiscd £2,882 For Kent Cancer Trust, £2,Q54 for l.ily'i Snrial Kitchen. Thcrc arc many
other% thal aro done thxough thc Just Criving pagc. -l&e Macmillan Colfet Mrjrning railcd £519.
Oncc a￿1￿, thc.Schonl sponsored the Canterbury Fe5tiYal with facilities and cxpcrti4c being madc availablc to
thL Lvcni's organLSLrs.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The King's School
'I'he year to 31 Augubi 2020 resulted in net ¢xp¥nditure relating to School activity of £850k (2018-19 net
incoming resources oF£490k).
This cxcludes the. nct income froTtL donatlQT15 and legacies to the School'y Foundation of £2,642k {2018-19
£2,466k).
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THE KING% SCHOO4 CAf+rrERBURY
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
The School's financial policy is tn ensure that these resources are used to provide a first class education and to
create and improve the facilities avail&blc to pupils but als() tn enable these facililies to bL' %hared with the
anterbury community. in pursuanLe of the Charity's objects. when not in usc by the pupils and many other
U5er5.
l%e income is $hown after providing academic sLholarships and hursarie$ of £2,108k (2018-19: £2,113k). During
the year over £3.7m wa8 invested in buildings and Lquipment12018-19: £18.95m).
The School's pruperties were rcvalued externally August 2016 in linc with the S-year cycle.
King'y School Enterprise5 Limited
King's School Enterprises Limited ig a 8ub$i&'ary company ofthe SLhoul. It wa¥ sel up in order tn undertake
trading aciivitie5 on bchail'ol. the Schonl. utilising Schnol premises and faalitiC9 when not in u¥e by the School.
All ol, the profiL4' uf the company are paid OVLr tu the School under a deed of covenant.
'he company made a net of {L90k) (2018-19.. £143k profit} due io the ei)forced restrictions scl in plaLe froJn
March 20211 rcsulting in knp trading being su8pended until July and plann¢d letting5 and events bcing postponed until
2021.
The King'g School (International Limited)
'I'hc King'g School (International Limited) is a ¥ubqith'ary company ofthe School. It was 8Ct up in ordcr to
undcrlake trading activities on behalf uf the School in rLlatiun tu the schools ovcn8L&I aLtivitie¥. All of thc
profits of ihe Lompany arL' paid over lo the SLhool undcr a dLLd of LuvenanL.
-I'hc c()mpany made a net pri?fit OF £i18k (2018-19.. £Okl, whiLh wa¥ paid over In ihe School under the deed o(
cnvenanl and. under thL gift aid arrangement, 15 nol subjL(.'t to tax. The net a8qcl8 nfihL ¢(Impany con5cqucnily
remained aL nil.
Cleary Blackfriarj Trugt
'L'hi¥ 18 a regislered 8ubsidiary chariiy ufthe School whu¥e prinLipal objccls arc..
'llJe promotion i)Feducation at'l'he King's School, Lanterbury
2. 1.he c8labli¥hment and maintenance OF ()ne or morc"Clcary .Schularship8" for pupils ol"I'he King's School.
LantLrhuryi Supporting ihL'ir creativc wnrk and trips to V181t plaLL¥ uf uutStanding arti8lic inlLrest.
3. Thc mainlenance of the Blaekfriars building
4. The promotion OF the Arts
'I'he Trust'¥ property was rcyalucd in August 2016 in line with the 5-ycar cyde.
"lknis Su￿ldiarY charity had net income {Following payment Df Scholarships and Awards) of £26k {2018.19:
£24k) and net &8sels of £7Ulk (2018-19.. £675k).
King's School Reservey
-he re.%erYes of thc charity are split between various fund5 and are described in more delail in notes 12A-C of
the accounts..
EndoTrved Funds: These are funds where the (xpital elemcnt 18 considered to be permanent. The major
part L>f these lund¥ i¥ the Foundation capital, whiLh Lvmprises the original cndowment ofland tn the
School and ForrtL5 ihe bulk of the Scknol'¥ Freehold property. Other endowment funds COEXLprise trusts
set up to provide 8cholarskn'p8 and bursaries.
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
es
ric
un
cie are.
un
lect to spcci
runds is subject to tht provtsion8 set out in cach trust.
3. Unrestricted Fund8: These are funds expendablc at the di$crction of the Governors. £1 1,716k oFthese
fundy have been designaled for the Bursary Fund. Bursaries are awarded annually.
Regcrvcj Policy
-rhe Governor5 arc (ollowing policies intended-
to build up the reqerve8 available to fund bursaries (the Bursary Fund) thri)ugh fundrai%ing aTLd appea18 and
to 8cek further endowmcnL8 Inr the futLdiTLg of scholar¥hips
io obiain a nufflin&l gru5s yield of at least 2.50/0 on thc School's investment8 and a nominal totsl relurn ol.
RPI plus 41/bo
'I'hL, SLh()()I'% IL'll-yL'ar Layh flow forecayt 8how3 thai, excluding hcjrruwing F()r major LapitZ41 wiirk%, all othLr
liabililics and cnmmitmenl% arL fully matched by available lunds and thc Governnrx arc confidcni that thL
SLhool'¥ overall linancial pogiiinn remains a 8tri)ng f?ne.
Reserves and luiurc capithl IutLdJ'ng rLquifLm¢nts are monitored rcgularly by the GoYcrnor8 ihrough ihc
FinanLe and General l)urposes Commilteo.
The a¥yets and liabililies alirihulablL l(J thL variou¥ fundy by type are ¥hown in Nole 12 10 ihc Financial
Siali'.menly, and Notes 12A-C deycribc thc year'4 mf)ve.mLnt4 <)ll LaLh fund. l-he GovLrnL>r¥ Lonsid¢r that eaLh
nl. Ihe charily'y Fund¥ hay adequate resource¥ tL) mect IL$ individual nbligatinn9.
-11]L SLh()i)I rai¥e¥ the majority ol'it8 income Lhrr)ugh the levying ()I' ILrmly luiti()n and boarding fv.i'.% and h('.nLe
it i¥ not dcpcndent (unlikL many i)Iher Lharitie5) on irregular and unLerlain saurce% i>f inci)me. 'I'hcre is
IhLrelore1¢$8 ()[ a rhLI.d ti> aLLwmulate significant Icvcl% ol. IrLcly availablc rcscrv('.s li) guard ag?ain%t pcriods ()I'
reduced income. 'I'he Governor4 havL ¥i l an interim target of eliminating the dolicit nolional Ircely availablc
rLYLrv(".y but dt) not I'onsidcr the curreni delicit io havi.. any advLfyL impaLt upon the Scho(Tr1'5 uperation3 ur (Trn
ils capilal devLltspttLLnl platl.
Jc trusts
cc
arc
cir
euseo
ese
Invcstment powers
-IhLSL ar¢,. gi)vÉ'.rned by the Trustee ALt 2(K)0. 8irategtc. inve8lmLnl pi)IiLy IX %e.t by the Governor¥ in
Ll)njunLtiutL With Sarasin & EJarlnLfs, Ihe School's invL'hlmL'nt managL'r¥, who then managi the inve5tm¢rhts
within pr('.acrihLd guideline5 on a diycretionary basiy. 'I'he current Investmtni Pulicy 1$ to protett ihL fLal valuL
ol. income and capilal whi181 xpri'.ading risk. We en¥urc ihat our invcslmenl managLr h48 Stri?ng LC)rpnratc
governanLe prolocDls. voling with our 8harch()Idings and enga¥in¥ with manaxemeni ieams. when approprialc.
During ihc cnur$e ofth('. yi'ar, Ihe Invebtmtnt Commiiiec mci io receivc ihc rcp()rt8 uf Sara¥in & Pariner5. In
2007 thL SLhi)ul'% yv.¥reg4t¢d portfolio was movcd inio ihL Alpha CIF r()r Enduwments InLume Units. li was
fult that this wa% the mnst appropriatc and elFicient way of mcctiJ)g ihc School s inYL41mt'.nl nhjLCtivc.
Specifically, the CIF li able to invc.lt &cro$s a vcry wide raTLge of asset cla55es in a wcll.divcr8ified fashion. Tho
School's Sarasin inve5tment¥ produced an inLY)me rcturn lor thL yLar ul. 3.1 0/0 against thc GoYernor5 objectives
(Trf at least 2.5U/¥.
The Govcrnor5 remain confident thai their investment policy is prudent, in keepi￿ wlth their inve5tmenl
bjcctivei and like.ly to producc attractive rcturns ovcr thc longcr tcrm.
Futurc plan8
The School's plans inLlude:
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l. To uphold the ethos of the School by maintaining the current ratio of boarding to &y pupils within the
KitLg'8 School and Striving to fullil the School's academic and eo-CUTricuI?r aim5.
2. 1.0 build up &pit21 and Bursary funds thrO￿h the Foundation Development Committee to cnable the
School io increa¥e ihe number and value OE. Yneans-tested burtwies ￿ well ￿ lo implemeni Lapilal
projects.
3. To continue to improve Facilitics through a carefully monitored Capital Builth'ng programttle.
4. T() explure itlternational opportunitieg, both at home and abroad.
5. To coniinLLe to develop the Schoul s commcrciai activitie$ through the King8 Schonl Enterpriseg Ltd.
These plans are kepl under regular reviLW by the Govcrnors and the Senior Marhagemenl'l'eam of the School.
Statement of Governors, responsibilities
Charily law requirey the Governor5 to preprL financial statcmcnts fvr eaLh f￿anc￿ year, wlll'ch give a true
and fair view r)f the affairs uf the Charity and of ils finanLial aLtivilics for that pcriod. In preparing those
Pinancial siaicments thL Ciuvernors are. required to..
l. Sele¢t ¥uitable accounting policies and then apply them CnTL4iStently,'
2. Make judgcm¢tLis and e5timales that are reasonable and prudent.,
3. Follnw appliLable accnunting $tandard$ and ihL Charitie5 SORP, di¥clu¥ing and explaining any malerial
doparture¥ in th¢ financial stalLmrnts'
4. Prcparc thL finanLial statements (Jn the going concern basis unlcss li Is inapproprlaiL to a%￿UMe that thc
harity will continue in busine&8.
"I'hc GovLrnurs are re¥ponsiblL for keeping aectsunting records, which are 8uLh a¥ to diyclose wit
rca5unable aLcuracy aL any time the linanLial po8ition ol. the Charity and to) enable them to en8urc that the
rLnanLial ytalements comply with Lhariiy law. 'IILe Governo￿ ire al￿ts r¥¥punyible for ¥aFeguarding ihe
&8sct.4 of ihe Lharity and hcncc for taking rca%onahle ¥teps for the prcventir)n and deteLtiun uf fraud or
other irregularitiey.
'I'he Very Revcrend Dr Robert Willis
c.hairman ofthc GoverncTrrs
For and on behalfof the Gi)vern¢Jrs
Canterbury I" Dccember 2020
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
Independent Audi¢or's report to the Governors of
The King's Sehool Canlerbury
Opinion
We have audiled ihe Financial Staienietits of'M King's School for the year ended 31 A￿gust 2020, which comprise the
Crjnsnlidalcd aTtd School Sialcments of Financial Ar.riviiics, ￿- CurLS()lidated and %Lhool Balance Sheels, the
Congolidated Cash Flow and the rtlat¢d not¢3, including a 8ummary of significant acc<)unting tKJlicie8. The Financial
Reptsrting Framework that has been applied in their prLparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standard%, including FiDan¢ial Re￿)rtIng Standard 102-. '1'hr Fin*nLial Reporting Siandard appknLable ITL the UK and
RtpubliL of IrL.land (United Kingdnm Gcnerally AcccptLd Accuunting Praclicc).
In our opinion the Financial Staienients:
ve a true and fair view ul. the ¥tate ol'ihc group and parent Charily's affair8 as at 31 Augu8t 2020 and of the
group'y arLd Lhdrily'y InLome and expe.ndilurL fL>r the year then ende.d.
have been pri)perly prepared in aeL0rdailL￿ WIth United Kingdom GLnerally ALLept¥d ALLuunling PraLtiLY; and
hav¢ bL'Ln prepared iri aLLurdanLr with Lhe requirements of the (:hariiits A¢i 2011.
IlayiJ lor opinion
Wc l￿ndUCted our Audit in accordancc with Inicrnational Standard8 on Auditing (UK) {ISA8 IUKI) and applicablc law.
()ur rc$p)Ii¥ibililiL$ undcr ih¢)¥L standard¥ are luriher describL,d in the Auditihr'x rel￿nsibili11¢$ for ihc Audii of ihe
I'inanual 5ts1L'meni% ieLtiDn Dl'our Repurt. We are indei)Lndcnt of Lharity in aLLX)rdanL* with the eihiLal
requircmcnis Lhal arr. relc¥ani io our Audit of the FLnanc.ial slatL￿)Lrl1J in tlie UK, including Ihc FRL'g Eihical Siandard,
and we have fulfilled ()ur i>ther cthl'cal rcspon8Lbililie8 in acL(>rdancc wilh ih¥¥L rLquirLmLnt¥. We heli¢v¢ that thc Audit
evidence wc hvc obiainrd iy yuffiLient and appropriiilL tv ￿0vide a ba¥is lor our opinion.
Ci)n<..lusiony relating to guing concern
Wc havL nulhing Lu rcpL)r( in re¥peLt ol. the Irthllowing maiiLf8 Ln relatinn t() wEu"ch the ISA$ (UK) rLquirL U$ tL) rLpur¢ Lu
ynu whcrc..
thl Gi)vcrn()r* ule ol'ihr. goin¥ LunLLrn basi¥ ol. alL￿U￿ting in ￿. preparation ()( the FinanLiJ 8tatemr.nts iy nnl
apPrvpr￿l¢. or
the GDverni)r% have not di¥c.logcd in ihL l.in4ncial St4temcnl4 any id¢nliPILd maitrial unLertainiiei that may casl
sixiiifiLaiii doubt dknui Cknriiy'5 abiliiy lu LK)nlinue to adc)pi Ihr g(iing concern b￿15 of aLcouniirix for d
pcriod ol'ai lea8t Lwclve monthy from the datc whcn thc Financial Statementg are authorijcd Inr i18UC.
Other informatiun
-I'hc Gov¢rnor¥ ar¥ rL'3wnsible for the nthcr inforrndtiL)n. 'I'he other inlormaiion conJpriJe$ ihe inf()rmatiDn inLluded in
thc Annual Kepnrt, nther thc FinancLal StatcmenLi and our Auditor's Rcpori thcrcon. Our opiniotL on the Financial
StaleniLnt8 doLb yiol LOVLr thL other intormation and, cxcept to the ex¢cnt othcrwi8c cxplicitly ststed in our Report, we
da n(It express any lorm ofa$surariLe LvnLlu%ion thereon.
In connecbon with our Audit nf the Finanoal Statcmcnt4, our respr>nsihility i8 to rcad the othcr information and, in dDing
SO, Lonsider whether ihe other information is materially inconsi8tcnl with thc FinanLial StstLment8 or our knowledge
obiained in the Audil ¢)r L>iherwi¥e appeara to be malerially misstated. Il'we ideniily suth tnaterial in¢vnsisl¢iJLies vr
apparcnt material mi¥¥tatcment% we arc reqijired its dctcrTninC whether ihere a material TniystalL'rJicrit in the FinanLial
Statements or a material misgtattmtrtt of the ()ther inlormation. IF, bascd on the work we have ptrlormed, wt tondude
that ihere i¥ a ma¢¢rial misytatement ol. thL'S oiher iiiftsrmatiun, we are required to report that fact.
We have notknng to rcport in tkn's regard.
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
Independent Audltor's report to the Governor5 of
The King's School Cantsrbury
Matters on Ivhich we are required to report by exceptio
In lighi of the knowledge and understanding of the Ciurity and it8 environment obtained in the course of tht Au(h"t.
we have not identifird material misslatemenls in the Governors, Annual Report.
Wc hav¢ nothing to report in re8PCCt ofthe following matters where the Charitie3 Act 2011 requir¢s us to rcport to you
if, in our opinion:
uETIL4ent accountlng record5 have not bccn kept. or
the Financial Statements are not in agr¢¢m¢nt Wlth the accounting records and return8. or
wt hav¢ not rcccivcd all the information and explan2lLOn3 w¢ requirL for uur Audit.
Reypunyibilities of the Governor8
As Lxplained mi)re fully in the AccounLin¥ and Reporling StsL¢ment, the Governors are re.5pon8ible for the preparati<Jn
nf the Finincial 8tAtemcnLs and lor being gatiifjed thai Lh¥y M]ve a truc and fair vicw, and for suLh inlLrrial wntrol as the
r)irL'ciors dL'tL'rmine neL'e8sary lo enable the preparaiion of FiIianLial StatCTnenty that arc Ircc Irom malcriol
iy&LatemenL, w￿lker duc lo Fraud vr error.
In preparing the Financial Sialement$, Ihe tstsvtrnur3 are reTronsible for a¥8es¥ing ihc Charity'j ability to LY)ntinue a8 a
going LunLrrn, disLlo$ingTr a8 appliLable, matter8 rcl2iL.d tu gc)Ing conccrn ond using ihc going Lx)ncern ba¥14 of aLLounting
unless thc Guvernnr% eit￿r inlcnd to liquidate the Charily or tlj Lea8e operation8, or hav¢ no r¢ali$Uc al(crnaiiv¢ but tu
do ai).
Auditur's responsibilities for thv Audit of thc FinanLial Statcmcnt8
Our L>bjeLtive¥ are tn obtain rcasonable alsurantt aboui wh¢thcr the Financial %tsicmcnls as a wholL arc frec from
maicrial mi¥$ia(¥ment, whether duc to fraud ur errrjr, and iu an Auditor 4 Report [￿l indudcs our opinion.
Rea¥utRhle a¥suranct 1$ 4 I￿gh Icvel o( a¥¥urancc, bui i¥ nt)t a guaranlcc thai an audii condu¢t¢d in acLL)rdanLL with ISA5
(UK) will always detect a matcri41 miy5tatement whcn it cxists. Mi%8tatements can arise Irom Iraud or error and arL
considcrcd njaterial if, individually or in th￿ agsregalc, Ihcy Luuld rea¥nnahly l?e expeLted to inllucnce ihe cconomiL
deLisions oFusers taken on the baxi8 r)f these Financial Statemcnts.
A lurthcr dcJcripti()n r)fuur re$tN)nsibiliLie¥ fur the Auth"i ol'th¥ Finanual State¥n¢ntS 15 locatcd on thc Financial
Rtporiing Counal's WLbNite at: http'.//www.frL.Drg.uk/auditorgre$punsibilitieJ. 'I'hiy deacription fnmLi Wi ofour
Auditor's Report.
I'￿.# RepiTrrt iy madc solely lo Cknrity's Govcrnor¥, a¥ a body, in ac£ordancc with scclion Im of tlje Cluritie8 ALt
2011 and ihc rcgulalicJn% made undtr gtclLUll 154 of that aci. our audit w<>rk ha¥ been undertaken $0 ihat WL, mighi Stsie
tn thc Charily's Govcrnors tho8e matters vit are requircd Lo statc tn them in an Auditor'8 Report and for no oihcr
purpD¥C. To the fullesl exlcnt pcrmitted by law, we do not accept or a¥%umc rc8ponsibility lo anyone othcr than the
Charity'y Guvernors as & body, for our audit work, lor Report, or lor the opinions wt hav¢ lormed.
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14 December 2020
l)age 22
RcgiEtCTed Charity Number 307942

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMEWT OF FINANCIAL AcTIV￿IEs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
UwreDtrl¢¢Ed
dDwed
Tbt•l
OthEr
Fupd
2•1D
£tyoo
i'ooo
£'O•D
hgol frrxrcffivth
2(
34.124
ulh¢Teth1t￿￿ In¢om¢
An¢illw i1￿￿$￿¢￿￿¢
Trathn8f.omp4Dies
14
4D
40
95
VdluAt•ry i•tsr¢•i
2.642
2.466
GovEThTreni Gr4ntb
2.444
2.474
1&LIl In4•rn•
466
1.669
40,727
3$$
574
tr.xpeTh&iw¢ nn roiJiThi
26$
1.641
NEI
31,B27
Toidch4rilibkexpinthw¢
T•¢•1 txp¢n4i¢¥r¢
68
Nrt r￿d￿ frots upryiliOft*
t¢fo￿trInsf¢ry ind In¥¢iimenl ￿￿1
1.792
2,950
389
276
rr•MfErSL*l￿1n r
fad
62J
KeYilwlpJn of linw¥E fJTtd •*¢1
P4ll'hlOVTrN*YTth IiINDS bDII YL4R
623
Fundhlaficelit l *pl￿&r 2019
J5.909
71.166
67.47
¥VND WALANCLS ATJI AUGI5T201
12
5.069
All amounts aboyc relatc to continuing activities.
'I'he notes on pges 27 to H form part ol'these account
Pagc 24
Re.£i%te.red C.hartty Number 307942

THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
SCHOOL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
R¢¥irl¢t¢d ETr+J(*wtd
Other
VuThd
202
￿m￿d￿ 2019
£'ooD
t'o
£'fyoTr
l'oon
hiiTrl fees r¥c¢i¥l￿¢
2(•1
OilierfLIKational incoine
An¢illiry trathhi incoin
Oth¢r Ir•dlni *¢11￿¢6¢￿
A¢iivltics loi ynern(IThAfuh
84
240
306
DDnk widoili¢r Ini¢re
40
95
Vol*nt•ry so¥r¢t•
tkJn•iiiinsAiidlcwy
42J
372
2,S42
2.466
2,444
38,627
2,444
202
372
40,859
Aptn4111urt
265
40
356
Fiffl jnriff8¢￿I
Yol41 thdu¢llbl¢ ¢•ii
1.906
46
J72
Total ¢h#rliaNe Exp￿￿[￿*
Jo
NEI Income from opuxlioni
roro irnDsfmthd InvEJiment gini
202
1.608
372
2.1)42
NEt In¥e*iTr¢nii
374
266
TrM%fErnb¢tMtcii
Ntl li{owe 1•4J ¢*plt41 IIAn•wi
90
2.24$
3.2QS
Revil￿140￿ Dft￿n￿tk rixLxl4nllli
frUNDS
623
2.024
4.36
Fimd t418nctStsl l 2019
35.969
2,836
32.386
66.825
D B￿LA￿L￿5 A'fJL AUGIISTZTrI
12
All amounts aboyc relate to thntlnulng activitics.
-I'he noies on p4r.5 27 tfj 44 forTn PBrt oFthr8r. ar.counts
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
SCHOOL AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT31 AUGUST 2020
Cotksolidated
31 A￿EllI*
2020
Schwl
31 Auwt
2019
JI Awgu$i
2020
31 Au￿¢
2019
FJXUI A￿￿13
&s¢ts
116,927
9,669
126.596
116,702
9J53
121,055
I￿V¢SIM¢￿[S
9.280
8.979
124.287
r.IlRRFNT ASSLI1S
361
343
Lkbiors
3,172
7,J06
2.666
7.307
10,316
3,468
2.973
7.160
C05b &¢ bonk end ￿ hEnd
11,034
CHLL)JIUR21.. *ithiD Ont y¢Ar
1144511
113.3941
lJJ231
CURRkryT I.IABIJ.I'I'IIS
1419
13.0781
12,4B91
140.0001
19.6181
17331
140.LK)01
18.6671
140.IXIO)
1¥,6671
l)cposts & AcL'Na
AdYqn¢¢ Tr'¢¢
19,6181
17J31
C.KTr.I)ITOILS: due ifter one yeAr
149,8691
149,R691
'II)IAI. Nfr:'I'ASSLt
73.r126
71,166
71215
FND()W%D FVNJIS
12a
31386
33,009
32.3116
R VJIRif.'IlD FVNDS
12b
4J68
2,836
lINR￿.11[1c.1￿D FiINI)S
Desiwthd und general funds
12c
JS748
35.969
35,969
12
71826
71.866
73,215
Approved by ihc. Governor8 and
Signed on their behalf by..
The Very Reverend Dr Rnheri Willis
chairman i)f the Goverrlors
Canterbury, 1st Decen)ber 2020
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Consolidated cashflow statement
JI Ap%p$12020
£'•o
31 Au¥ust2019
£'ooo
Note
C*sh fvom *rI1￿lIe¥
5,741
2,912
C￿h 110￿ frum In*$tln8 *L'ilTrllle
In¥e$in￿ni ￿¢0￿. ￿.¥¢￿15
I'uKhth3¢ ofilngibk fixd L%s¢ls
Joo
13th67
13J071
11&332
11.440)
7%3
N¢w hLs ui &dvon¢e
i)k5¢011ni Alk)w¢d Purcnl
ArTh)unis Uli11SL'd Fn)mAdvon¢id ￿￿1
598
ITrL'rtuellDttrtaitl In ¢¥h IA Ilt yt*r
198
17*411
7J08
25.149
C*ih AndtA*h twlIRltnl$ 4¢e•dof th¢ ytir
7JO
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
EMENT OTr ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The King s Schuul L'anterbury is a Lharily incorporated by Royal Lharter in England and Wale5. Registered
address.. 25 '1'he PreLincls, Canterbury. Kent. C'l'l 2ES.
Ba515 ofAccounts Preparation
The5c accountb are prepared under ihe Charilies ALt 2011 on the historical LU5t Lunvention as modifled by the
ad(>ptii)n of Lurrenl co%t for invc8Lmenl aysel% and in accordance with applicable accounling standard5 and ihe
Statcmcnt of Rc.commended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charilies.. FRSI 02 (efTective from 1°
January 21119)- The aLcounts consolidalc thL fL8uIts ol. the School. ilq wholly owncd subsidiary King's SLhool
F_nLLrprises Limiled tUgLihLr with thL CILary Blacktriars Trust, a rLgisierLd Lharity (number 2972491. which is
xubject to common L()ntr()I, un a line by line ba¥i$. 'I'hL 4Lhi)ul ib a Public BcnLfii Charity ￿ dLfLnLd by
FR.$1112.
Going Concern
-hL Guvernor5 assess whethL'r the u8e nf going concern i¥ appr(?priate i.e. whcihLr therL arc any matLrial
uncLrtainlil￿y relatod io cvonls or condilion¥ that may cast $ignificani d()ubt on ihe abiliiy ol. the 8chonl io
Li)ntiJ)ue ay a going cnncLrn. 'I'hL (N()VLrni)r% make this asse.48mL'nt in reypLct nf a period (Jf onL year from ihe
date ul. approval ol. tEL(.. PinanLLal stalement5. Thcre arL n() matLrial unLertaintiL¥ ab()ul thL %Lhuul'% ability to
conlinuL as a going concLrn.
I'.ees
Fc¢.4 r¢¢.'LivablL and chargLY for scrvicL8 and u.4e of prLmises are aLCI)unted for in ihc pcriod in which the
yervicc 14 prcivided. E.'eLS fcLcivablL arc stalcd afiL'r de.du('ting allowan¢L%, .4¢.hular¥hipy and uther r¢mi88ivn¥
granlcd by ihe School Irc)m 118 unreqlritied hut include cnnlribuli()ns received Irom IIL8iricicd i.und8 lor
Scholarshipi, BUr￿rieS and uther grants.
AdvanLc l.ee income
ThL School oITLr* par¥nt¥ the oppurtunily iu pay 5Lh()r>l fÉe¥ in advance in aLI.'urdancY with a written L(>ntraLt.
'itse iontracl.IcL8 OLII agrLI..d ii'.rmly paymLTlts from iho prcpaid balance again8l 4chi)i)l FLL4 nLL i)I'an a¥reLd fixcd
termly discount. 'Itse amount received i¥ held a8 an interLYt-bearing liability with iht. Lntt'.rt'..¥t a('c'ruing tt> thi..
LhLme. The advance ILC IS trcatLd a% d(..ILrred incomc unlil th(,. pupil joins the Schoal whLfLupon the agrecd
termly amouni Inr i'.aLh 4Lhoul it'.rm 1% charged against ihL fLmaining balance and takL'n l() ini'.()mt'.
'I'hL %(..h()nl
feL pyvr iy liablL lor any dI￿¢re￿CL bLtw('.Ln the axreed termly paymLnt and ihe school lees for thai term. Any
cxcci% aLcfuL,d to thc Srheme over and ab(Jve thL agreed tolal iermly payments 1$ IrcatLd as additional ¥Lhool
income.
Grants and Bur¥aries
Grants and hur9￿1e￿ fr()m rL4tri('It..d fund¥ are included a5 expLnditure in the peri()d for whiLh thi., award 1% given.
Bursaries and allowances Irom unr¥sLricted I'und& tuward5 school Icc5 at the Schools are trLated as a rcduction in
those lees.
Donations
DonatiotL8 reccivable for thc gencral PU￿0$¢8 olthc School are crcditcd to°other Unrestricted bunds" to
distinguish thctn from &'rect school incomc. DO￿tiOnS for PU￿OSe5 restricted by the wishes of the donor are
laken to the relevanl'Re5triLted Funds. where these wishes are legally binding un thc School Govcrnors,
excepl that any amounts required to be relained 2s Lapital in aLL￿rdanle wilh the donor 5 wishes art
accountcd for instead a5 P.ndowments- pcrmancnt nr e.xpendable accordin to the nature OF the restriction.
All dnnation8 are recogni5ed on rcccipt aTLd bcquests are recO￿lSea nn execulion of will.
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Legacies
Lcgacics arc accounted for when thc economic benefit to the School is considered probable.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accrual¥ basi¥. Overhead and other costs not dirertiy attributablc to
particular funLtionai aLtivity ￿tegorIeS are apportioned over the relevant categories on the basis of
managcment estimates of the amf)unt attributable to that &Ltivity in thc ycar, eithcr by rcfcrcnce to starf time
r space occupied, as appropriatc. The irreLuverable element of VAT is included with the item of expen%e to
whiLh it relates.
Governance cosly comprise the costs uf running thL charity, including strategic planning For its fuiurL
develupment, also inlernal atld external audii. any legal advice for the Sthnal Governc)rs, and all the costs of
cnmplying with Lonqiitutional and statutory requirements. such a8 ihL Losts of Board and Commiiiee rTLLLting
and uf preparing stalutory aLLuunt8 and satisfying public accountabilily.
Pension Scheme8
The ¢harity ¢ontribule¥ tc) the Teachers, PLnsion Defined Benellts SchLme at ratL%.%Li by the Scheme Aeiuary
and advi%Ld to thc Board by ihv. Schemc Admini%trati)r. The &Lhemc 1$ a mulii-cmplrjyer PL'n¥iun bLhemc and it
1$ not P031iblL lu identify ihc as%el% and liabilitie$ of ihc 8chemL'. whiLh are attributablc io ihe Schwl.
In aCL()rdanLe with I'.R$102 the scheme is accounied fur ay a defined coniriljution Jchcmc. 'l%e Lharity algo
contribulcs iu a defined coniributiun schemc, wilh funds hcld externally, lor non-leaching slaff who become
eligible on complLtiun OF their probatiun tu join tho scheme.
Operating lease
Rentals payablc arc charged in the SOFA un a ytraight line basis over thL lea¥e term.
School land and buildings and equlpment.
Freehold and leayehold property -'l&csc pri)PLrtie8 were valuLd in Augu81 2016 by independent
Vaiuer9, Larter Jonas <5chool buildin¥*) and Amos & Dawlon (rcsidLntial pr(IPLrties).
In accordanL￿ with I.'R8102. the Governors have and Ivill Lontinue to carry out annual review for
impairnient
b. Capitalisation of property improvcments and additiong Only the costs of con8tructing new
building5 are capitalised. The c08ti Dr improvettLent5, Tnaintenance and in convLrting exiyting buildings
ror other u¥e8 are written-olF to the Statement ol. Financial ALtivities in the year in which they are
inLurred.
CapitalA8atlon OF furniture and equipment - All additions ire capitaliscd in thc year in which
the expcnditurL was Lncurrcd, .iubjeLt to a de minimu5 Icvcl of £5,000.
Depreciation
Deprcriation is provided on Plxed a35cts so to write-olTtheir cost or valuation le8% any residual Yaluc by 4ual
in5talments over their expected useful livrs. Deprecialion is charged frum the term following the period in
which the expenditure was inLurred. No dcprcciatiun ib provided in any period prior to thal in whiLh thL asset
was first brought into Use by the Schonl.
Freehold property- No depreciation has been provided on the School's froehold property, other
than the exception8 dctailed below, a% thcir cxpccted useful lives are in exces5 of 50 year% a7Jd the
amounts of depreciation and accumulated depreciation Laiculaied thereon deemed tv be neither
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
ma
erla
nur signi
owing are exLeption to t
ReLreatson Centre and St Mary'q Hall.
b. Depreciated freehold property - the ￿noUnts of depreaati()n calculated on the JKS Spr)rl5 Hall
and Nurscry, the Recreation Ccntre and Si Mary's Flall additions are yignifiLant and accordingly they
have been depreciated over their expected useful lives of belween 10 and 50 years.
Leasehold property - the5c arL amortised over the period of iheir individual leayes.
Ican
ports
an
ursery. t
d. FurnAture and equipment- depre¢iatiun 15 provided based un iheir Lost and ugcFul lives ranging
between three and twenty y¥ars on a straight line basis.
Motor vehiclcs - depreciauon it> providL.d based upon iheir cost and expec.ted useful liYe$ o( four
years oti a straighi line basis.
Revaluation
'I&L. freehold, lung ILasLh()Id and sh()rt leasehrjld pruportiey which are u.%ed lor gLneral schnrjl U¥L have been
valued on the b￿]5 ol. Fair Valuc IFVI in accordancc with FRS102. '1'he 5chanl sports lacililiv.s have bLLrh
valued on the ba41¥ ol. DepreLiatLd RLplaiemcni (.u¥t (DR(:) wherLa$ the residerltial properlies and freehold
invL'%tmLnl land ha5 boLn valued on the basis tsl'markci Value (MV).
Creditors
LhabilitlL% arL reLogni8L,d whLn ihLfL' i¥ an obligation ai thu balance 8h('.L'.t dale a¥ a re$uli i)[ a past evLnl, il i
pr()bablL. that i transfL'r ofLconi)miL benclil will bc rL'quired in.%e(IlLmenl, and thc am()unt. of thL 8LtilemL'nt
can bt., eblimaLL.d reliably. Liabililics are recngni¥ed at Lhe am()unt ihai the antiiipal¢4 il will pay lo scLII('.
thL debt or the amount it has recLived as advan(.'ed paymL'nty for the giiud¥ of sLrviLLS It muxt provide.
Connected charities
Thc Norah Elizabeth Jervis Will TruJt- ltsi5 tru*l iy lisled by the Charity Commi.8$ion a4 a
sub8idiary Lharily ¢>f thc King'.% SLhool, Lantcrbury, HvwLvcr, it is douL)tful wheihcr ihL I rust should
be clahsipied a* a ¥ubsidiary Lharity as il would appLar thai ihe ()riginal %cttlor iniendi,.d that the 'l'ru¥t
remain separaLe from thL. SL.huol and accordingly appointed a trusicL Inde￿ndL,￿l of the School,
HSBC.
Consequently, thL artivities of the '[ ru81 knvc not beLn incorpnrated int() these linancial slitL'ments.
l)uring thc ycar the I rusl rL'Leiwed invLStmenl inLume (Tr1'£8k {2018- 19.. £8k> and li'a¥ed property to
IhL SLhool on a LummLfLial basis lur £114k per annum. 'I'hc 'l'rust a%¥ets wcrL Ll.936m as ai 31,
August, 121118-19.. £1.936 milli(Trn).
1he %Lhool receivey facililie¥ from the Trust donate.d at market valuc.
b. The Calvin & Ruse HolTman Marlowe Memorial Tru8t-'I'hi8 is a separately rLgi%tcrcd Lharity
(number 289971) but is conncctcd to ihe sc-hool by virlu('. of common contrul and adminisiraliun.
Howevc.r, thc results ol. Ihe .1 r￿*t have nui been consolidated inlu thLSC fmanLial 8taLemenl% a% the
5choul Governorb Lonsider that the objects 91. the Trust are too d]'85imilar to thosc oFthe. School such
that the resuli¥ would be meaninglc8s.
'I'he full accounts ol. the Trust are available from thc Bursar al the Schonl. In summary, the I rust had
net income of L7k (2018-19.. LIOk) and TLCt movcment in funds of £52k (2018-19.. £40k) and net
as8cL% of £1,0711k (2018-19.. il,018k).
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Investments
Investments are included at elosing mid-markct value at the Balance Sheet date. Any gain or10%5 on
revaluation is taken to the SOFA. Investment income 15 accounled for in period in whiLh the charity is
enlided io reLeipt. Investment management cobt5 are accounted For a8 incidental costs of the acquisition or
diqpolal where tran4Lli()n bayed. while investment income management CO8L8 are charged a8 expenditure out
oFthe rclevant income FuniL%.
Stock
Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Critical Accounting tstimates and Area8 of Judgement
The School inveslment porrfoliu is mawed externally and valued ai Markci Raie.
Depreaation 15 charged over u8eful life ofthc asset. Fixed asseis are revalued every 5 year¥ by exiernai
valuator5.
SCHOOL FL,ES
2020
2019
£'ooo
{*) lThe School's fee Incom¢ ￿mp￿se￿..
Cir()%% l.'e¢%
36,1179
{2,1081
J3.971
37.394
IK59'. Tolal buTSariu, 8riinty ¥nd dlowgncL¥
Add b￿k- Scholarshipy. el¢. paid by Irwi fund
33,970
35,274
In addiiiun, the Old King'5 Scholars, Tru8t contribulcd £18k towards pupils, fees during the year (2018-19
L19k).
2020
2019
£¥￿0
£'ooo
Ib} Gr*nts. Awarth and prlzes ￿ld for by RestTlcted Funth tompdsed..
h()lar%hip, wgnl8 etc.
350
233
Pri7.￿. cyhibitK>ns and ledvingawfjrds
J54
239
Totsl eduLatiunal awards were made tv 246 individuals (2018-19: 268).
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THE KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
'ilJe clwity owns the whole vf King's School Enterprises Ltd, which provides accommodation, catering
facilities aTLd rctail Shop trading. It cnvenants it8 taxahle. proflts to the School. Supplie* made by King'¥. %chool
Enterprises ta the. School are exelud¥d from the cunsulidated regults. At year end £287k was owed it) the
School.
The Chariiy uwns thc whole ol.llje King'5 School (International Lid), tlu's company rccugnLSL¥ eX￿ndItUre
and rO￿lI1eS/lnLOme in relation to thc King% S(=h()ol Canterhury's overscas active8, such as its school in
Shenzhen. li c.ovenants its taxablc proPits lo the Schnol. At year end LY9k was owed io iho SLhool.
2020
2019
Kinup'¥ SLhuol Enttrpriyes Ltd
Tntal
£'o(x)
lurnuvLr
232
717
Losl of sales
{154)
131161
78
iu
1911
(90)
143
Regervea L/l'.
The Kings SL'hool (International Ltd)
Royaliies Recelv4..d
120
Adminisrrailon tXPLnEes
Transfer lo Parent c.harity under Clift Aid
e3trve3 C/l-.
Cleary BiaLkfriar8 Trust
20))
Tntal
201<}
Toial
l oial Inc(xne
45
43
r.08t of gtncraiing Fiind
18
CDnvcrnall(r C.nrt%
Toial Exptndiiure
19
Net Ir)ri)Ine
26
24
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
OTHER INCOME
Consdith¢¢d
Sehwl
2020
£'ooo
2019
2020
2019
£'o
Charllalle ￿t￿￿tle$-0thtf Intomt
F.ThtrpJKe and rewtrai￿n ftts
tkpa5il% & f¢tt forftiied
Pupil.*￿￿ Cthirc
ReciL¥iXM C¢nir¢
204
204
175
186
186
56
?BB
1,234
788
l J34
1.205
1,641
Olhrr ancllliry at11￿lIe$
I￿%￿￿11￿ comnij4%Kin5
J4
38
34
38
130
45
L¢itinsg. prup¢rty rent￿8 and i*her
W￿k Incoino
45
Profil r¢ S￿¢ofA3$¢1
14
162
162
Other Incixnlrw reio¥rtes
Lvvtnomied I￿￿m¢ from subsidiory ¢omp8ny
t)vr￿￿￿1
1,932
710
1,932
71
1.5(K)
2th42
2th42
2,40&
ov¢rnm¢nl Cirani%- Tr'urfuu
2A74
2A74
2A44
2844
EXPENDITURE
Stho
2V2
2UIY
£wo
2020
3)19
£'ooo
C.hirllqtle A¢ll￿tr txpnthlure I￿1￿￿1.
Rduthishmeni Orbuildin￿ & piipil
11151
IW51
fOr￿di1 5erYKc5
27
30
27
foroihvT 5¢tv
38
30
Ww fjtsj 5514n¢5
ol ￿￿u￿ty cosis
Pttn5KJncnnlrihuiK￿5
ZOA54
IJIA6
2,918
2S258
IY.693
20J41
1077
2,911
25,129
19.f
1,788
1156
23.550
23,650
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2020
2019
£'ooo
£Y)(M)
A￿t&￿ted ¢mpluyte-IKncfits ut'key managr￿￿nI pttsunnel
1.028
Key management personnel ￿e made up L)f the OIFicers ol Ihe SL-hool plus Lhc Head ol. Strategy & Markeling.
2020
2019
£'ooo
Ttrminaiion And redundaniy p#ym¢n¢s
850
51
Tennination and redundancy paymLnti relate to bLnefits payahle a5 0 result of either..
{a} 3 deci4ion lo lorminaLL' an employeL's employmint heforL thc normal rLlircmeni dalL': or
(b} an employcc's decisinn to aLL('.Pt voluntary rcdundanLy in exchange lor those benelils.
It does nol inLludL paymLnl in lieu ofnotice.
The avLragc number ol. Lmpl()yee& during ihe year wa4 405 lull-timc aDd 184 parl-time, (2018-19: 432
lull-timc and 194 part-time) of which 162 lull-time and 211 ￿rt-lIme {2018-19..1 S6 full.lime and 19 ￿rt-11Ml..)
werc Icaching staff.
Nciiher ihe Gi)vcrn()rs ntsr PLrs1)n% LunneLtcd wilh ihem reLeived any rcmuneraLion or oihcr bLllLfit# fr()m thL
8choDI i)r any LonnLLtLd urganisation. .1 wo Govern()ry re(..laimed travel CXPL'nyL8 totslling Lik {21118- 19.. Lik)
duringi the year.
'I'he .Sch()()l in the Lm)ur￿, uf il¥ ordinary activilics. (.'<)nduLt¥d busine￿ wilh thL Dean and Chapter of
Canterbury Caihcdral (in rc8pLLI of rental and insurance) Intalling L378k (2018-19.. 1370k). '111c Schn()l al40
.4hdres ihe c(h%l ()r.¥i.'Lurity gruard$ juintly with the DLan and Lhaptcr l(>r wlll'ch thc School contribulLd L227k
(20111-1 g.. L248k). Tht.. Dean and lour rcsidcnliary Lanun¥ who make up ih('. cnrporation known as the Dean
and chapter are all ex officio mLmbcr8 OF thL C¥vverning body.
2020
2019
'I'he numlTrer of higher paKi employees way.,
TayablL enN)luT￿n1s band..
No.
£60.IM)1- £70,(
£70,tM)1- £80,(XM)
£80.￿1 - £W.(KM)
£¢)O.(K)I - £ IIK>,(X)O
£150,(X)l - £ IfKb,(KKI
£ i(Ai.(M)1- £2￿,￿0
£220,(K)1- £210,(KIO
The nunther with retiren%nt benelit5 auLruin¥ in
-Teachcrs Pension SchenE was
-Defined Contribution schen￿ was
25
24
14
14
41
42
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUIYTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
ANALYSIS OF TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
St*ff
Other
Costs
Deweclatlon
Totsl
É'ooo
£'ooo
£'ooo
£'ooo
li) Cwts of gener#tlng funth
Fingn¢in8 co.$t8
Fundmising for voluntdry fL&uufLL'5
Totsi for Charlty
Trndin8 eost4 ol'th¢ 5ubsKIi4ry
J.641
311
194
1.758
222
1,952
133
Totsl for Group
327
1,980
2J07
TotAI for Charlty 2019
Tot•1 for Group2019
242
1.796
2J70
368
20112
Staff
Costs
Other
Dtweclatlon
£'cN)o
1.354
155
TrfAI
£'ooo
17,272
I,￿)4
2,263
2.IMII
25,4411
£'fNJO
£'o
20ffj92
TLILLhin¥ cosL4
W¥llurc
1.355
5.052
PrLmi%c%
343
Supp()rt co8t5
SehMI's 0￿rAtIng ¢￿ts
(kants. Jwards & pri7£3
3.020
36.984
9.492
2,052
25.4140
9,4
2,052
36,988
48
(knrnAnee Cthgts
36
Totsl for Charlty
2.1152
37036
Subsidiary cwcnditure
Total for Group
2,1152
Totsl for Charlty 11119
TolRI for Group2019
23,041
23,041
11,109
11,103
1,257
1357
35,407
35,401
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
TANGIBLE FIXEI) ASSETS
Fr¢cMld Assets Unthr i£￿e￿5d l.wnl￿¢&
Pror*rty Cor6iTuciion Property F4llipnrnt
V4hi¢l
Lh*rily
TutAI
fL'cknld
lJro)xriy
Vcjuclcs
Totxl
ruoo
r(M)o
£'noo
£'ooo
£'ooo
C.￿t •rVI1￿110
Balawt$ Qs of l S¥'p*tt*tr 201 88,1)40
'I'iatLsf¢r ¢>fAsiets
14.887
Addits0￿8
270
Isposa15
1$ It Jl Aulus120￿ 102.976
J.J06
6.164
35
470
129
I I9JS4
225
119J83
2,840
87
Jth67
&667
5,J93
5.158
12l.2J9
225
Accumuknted &pYc14l
IlalattKb ￿ i)f l Se5*n*tr 201
fiir ￿fir
DIip05aly
Bilamrt a$ Ai Jl Au1￿1 202
968
42
222
95
¢40
2,ry52
4,052
1,526
1.3()6
9J
4,537
4.143
cl Bwk Vilue
Bilinrt il 31 Aw4¥112020
7.413
5,276
5,2%3
2.429
3,431
116.702
IJJJ08
225
22J
I 16.927
115.133
87,On
All ol. IhL, IIxLd a¥¥els arL U8cd l()r ihL direct charitablL pufpoyLS of thL %Lhool, shown wiihin thL Charity tntal.
A full rLvaluaii()n oFall properliL5 wa5 carriL,d (Jut in AugLL¥i 2016 in linL wilh the S year LyclL.
Due to the age uf our buildings ihL' Ll)at mudel is nol a uyeful compari¥(Jn.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
INVESTMtNTS
De5*ul¢d
Reslrfeted
Ethmt
TruNJs
£'ooo
CO￿011d11ed
Prn￿rtY
Total
£*(M
Al val￿tIOn
Il&laNe as Qt I S¢pi¢mbrr 2019
Addi1io￿S
Disp05alslredenwon ai Piir
Realis¢d lg91￿￿) I10s%e5
Ihyraliscd ￿lli5 I11th58esl
2,62
301
5.069
1,2YU
9281
123
251
ag It 31 2020
2,743
316
SJ20
1.29]
9ffj69
Inv&8th*nLs #x in IJK kld sara￿1￿ Alpho CIF fi￿ ErnI0w￿￿tI Ilzwttr Fwxlsl
Ijoth. UK
Equity. UK
El￿￿15- Ovcrseas
Eciuity. ()v¢ryca5
Pruperty
Ots*r InvcytsrtnL¥
937
25
4J.12
230
839
l.iqdd kneL¥
8J79
1.2
l¥operty Ikld ftsr InvL%trwni
Hlilorfe t￿t
5.108
Dei*MtEd
R¢x¢rlrtpd
Enthwmtnl
Ibl
S¢hJol
Propetty
l'ooo
£'(KJ
£'ooo
£,9
At ViiluJlion
HalanLf 01 I S¢O1'nknr 2019
[j￿reall5¢d gall￿ I IIO%yL￿l
2,62U
123
J,069
251
1,290
11,979
374
at•ntt a$ at JI 211211
2.743
JJ20
1,290
9,353
Hhtorf¢ Coit
In¥eJtThnt Incomp
Cortolkl#ted
S¢bool
2020 2019
£.￿ £'o(xJ
2020 2019
£i(th £'O(K)
TrAeregt on ¢4shLfvits hEld for invogl
Qn listcd in¥tsttnetts li￿ Gilts)
40 95
2M 321
31K+ 416
95
300
401
248
288
All investments are either in a common inve5tmcnt fund or Governmcnt Stock5. which arc held until their
redetnption dates.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Conjolithled
sCfv￿
202D
2019
2O20
2019
I'ooo
£'oo
x'oo
Pupild£biurs
rrndi. di'biofs
(Xherdcbior4
431
4Jl
131
3(A
IJ3
2.107
397
Jy
i(
Pr¢pnYn￿I7l5 & ALcruLd Inci)m'
Awuni& by und¢M8kxi85
2JJ07
2.1￿4
3,172
2.
JA611
197J
CRFDrroiis tht *llblTh ont yefir
Con••lld•lt
2019
£'ooo
2020
£'ooo
ii)
£,0￿0
£'Of
Trndc Lrcdilorg
1.12
1.21>
I￿¢ 10 sUbs￿l￿ry und¢rtokiny
173
4411
¥oJ
925
'5'aN& Srcurity Liis1$
Ikpusis & AL'L'IUHL4'
frc<5 rcec￿ld in •dv•ii¢¢
732
567
J,910
5.679
4,998
4J14
4J14
5.6741
12.18
1143
AdvanL'L Inutc 111
Y4J
1,02)
13,4.qB
13.q2J
Ioh
c.'kfrJ)riDKs dyt iner wt yeir
2U20
19
her I￿￿n
Ikptt.4￿I Lk A¢¢ruaU.
40.IMX>
.t67
1302
40.(XN)
8,f**7
12D2
9,61
733
9hl#
7JJ
49,8fll
49,B69
An utiyeLured Private PlaLL'tneni ol. E40tn wag ohtatned July 2U16. The Lniere¥l of 3.50/0 has bttn fix¢d lor the pvriod
of the LDntraLt. 'I'he agrccment is in thrcc Iranchcs:
£IOm
30 year final
35 year bullel
34 year fjnal
A Revolving Credit Faciljty of LSM was obtaintd in July 2020, for thc ￿rIOd of 3 year8. The interest Dr 3.50/. bccn
rixed for the peritsd of the LontraLt
£20m
£IOm
Two annually tcsted covenants for both of the above faciliues arc as followE=
Nei Debi nut tu exLYed 75VD (Trf Consokn&ted'l'otai Assets
Ratio of EBITDA to Net Interest at year end not to be Itss l.S0..1.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUL¥TS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
ADVANCE FEE PAYMENIS
Parents may enter into i contract to pay to the ￿￿001 usually up to the ¢quivalent of five year5 tuition Fee5 in
advance. -lThe money may be returned subjeLt tl) $peLific conditions fullowing a due notice period. A￿UMIng
pupils will remain in the School. advance frey will be applied as follows..
2020
2019
£'ooo
Aftcr5y¢a
Within210 5y¢
W￿h]n I to 2years
49
360
373
633
733
Within l y¢Ar
943
I.￿29
Ih76
2.231
The balance rcpre¥ents the aCLYued liability undcr the contracts. The movementy during thc year were..
2020
£'uoo
2,231
2019
£'(x)o
B&lancL' ay ¥t I S¢piimh¢r 21119
3,012
N¢w contrac1%
783
Amunts JLccnJ¢d lil Lvnlrac15
DkiLounl Alkn￿d to Pyrrtbt¥
(71
2122
3,781
Amounis uiili%¢d in paynKnl¥ uf fve5
{1,5501
B8linc¥ a¥ 1131 Augujt 2020
1ffj76
2331
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 AUGUST 2020
The net as&ets belong to the various lunds (inLluding Adyancc Fccs) as follows..
Net ¢urfeni
lJong-Itrni
cOM￿lI￿ted
Fix¢d A￿ets
Invt51meTrts
Total
£'ooii
£'oi)o
£'a(Mi
£'ooo
£'OIMI
LThluwrn¢nl tur%J5
RLSITleled liiThJs
u￿eStriC￿.O lunds
25,728
225
90.974
5,320
316
4.033
1,961
4,528
19,6411
5,069
33,748
149,6181
116,927
9A19
13,152)
943
149ffj181
733
50J51
73.826
AdvarKe f¢c8
116.927
11,34S
73.826
tt turrenl
Loi%-t¢T
lTrMbllllie5
S¢hovl
FIX￿1 Asfj¢ts
Tol41
£'uoo
£'O(K)
l.'Ml()wnK'ni fu￿8
RLslriciLd fuThls
UtYL'siricird luNIs
25,728
5,32U
1,961
4.368
19,551}
33,009
4J68
35038
911,974
4.033
149,618)
116,702
9JS3
13,2221
943
149,6181
733
73.215
Advun¢c fccs
116,702
11.029
73.215
12A ENDOWL,D I.'UNDS: MOVEMENTS IN THE YEAR
Bil•n¢e
Jl A¥8
2V2ri
In¢omi
rey0￿rCeS
RtA(y4rL'tJ
2019
rt*lullllon8
'I￿A￿l￿rI
£Yx
£'O(Kl
£wi
£Y
5.805
14.923
RL'valtyai4)n lieservt
19,923
J ('iTrmer
759
7Y7
d￿)Nd%￿n Noak¢$
Schi)larshw. LthihilKlnN & Pryr l-und
l*unutL' Pku8¥r Fund
H¢yn￿n
(.hafy S¢h(318tship
F.nduwft*nl
235
lJ91
105
243
1,9114
1.534
75
1031
543
BursEJry Fund
I'&J Vcnncr fknrsary Fund
26
350
372
32.386
251
35￿￿9
The Fnundation Capital represents the Driginal endowtnent of land forming the buIk ()[ the School's frcch()Id
property.
-Ike speLial tru¥ts were set up by individuals and restriLttd to providll)g funds lor scholarships and bursarics.
the assets are ￿01ed lor investment with the School's Scholarship, Exhihition and Pri7e Fund and designated
Funds and arc auocated a proportion ofinYc5tment incomc. gains or105SC8.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
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The gift from Esme Chafy provides income thai lunds the Chafy SL.hDlarship.
12B RESTRICTED FUNDS.. MOVEMENTS IN THE YEAR
B*lA￿¢t
Ise
2019
BAknTrEe
31A
2021J
I'oo
Inco
& revi1￿¢￿
£'ooo
É'OUKI
J Corner
25
Sblthr$hip. F.xliiknttN)11g Fli
L￿)n￿re Pku¥*f Flut%Hry Fi
Ch&fy
159)
143
1501
1171
1471
CJuthtC5 Fyiid
tw)ii & Llurg•ry'l"cini 1.uTrJ￿h
Rutnctrd IIuT34ry Flind5
I.0￿4*￿)n Sport
l.owldai￿J1JItrKT FNWJJ
I¥ppc￿.Fs￿1diI1& f￿￿￿pn1e
S(Kl￿¢ Ccm
17
47
49
257
176
42
J7
1461
1.957
1691
K1nws Appt41
JKS S￿1￿1￿1￿)￿Pool
58
43
J46
4J68
2IJ6
140JI
cl￿ryI11￿￿kfrI1ri Trwi
675
(.'tsMoibJiitd IOIAI
422
IS
The Scholarship, Exhibitiun and Priic Fund represents aLLumulated incf)mL to be used lor KhOlars￿.ps,
bur%ariL'¥ and pri7ty, as do thc J Cr)rner, Edmon&on Noakc8 and Leonore Pleugor Bursary Fund¥.
The transfcr In the Cleary BlaLkfriars .1 ruql represents rental income payable to the Trust by the School, whiLh
for the purposes of the Lun¥olidaicd aLLount¥ is trcatcd as a iranslcr.
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NOTES TO THF ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
12C
UNREsfRICTED FUNDS: MOVEMEN75 IN THE YEAR
lfftweslffleAI
8aln41lknieil
REsD¥rceJ
B￿kn￿ce 31
2021J
£'ooD
2•19
reiDllr¢e$
Tr*#•firJ
£'ooo
£,￿0
£,￿0
tksiwU￿d
S¥k4io1 SLtrK)lÈrship & Bvrsary Fu
26
15.A45
1,466
20
IJMI
38.744
138,9371
li¢valvAlion R¢￿rY¢
3V28
ijri.9J71
76
35W8
232
IJ041
190
lJJ,241
Y81
S.74¥
11)c Schoi)l %Lhi)lar¥hip & Bur¥ary Fund repre3enls amnunt¥ aside for thc lun&'rtg Df bursary award5 in the
luturL. li iy separately deiignaled within thL gcneral p()i>l i>f inve¥tmenls.
'l&e (Jeneral Fund is retained iu Lover lixcd &%SLl¥ and to provide working Lapital. It is also bcing buili up lu
underpin thc capilal dcvLlI)pmeni prDgrammL.
12D TRANSFERS
Unre5trlcted
Schwl
Other
Re$trlcted
t*Jwtd
Tot
£ ￿(M)
£ txjo
£'OLN)
£'ouo
Kin& AppLTI-IluildinB I)¢v¢lop¢mni
Malthi?us¢ Dranw
Sch(M)I
17
(69)
(76)
69
76
c.kary Tllackfriqrs Trn5t
Kings School IntcmalK)nal
Consollthted
loo
(421
School and con501idated trangfer8
R¥striLted Fund- the iransfer frum the Restricted Fund to the Unrtstrictcd Fwid rcflects Eunds donated
during ihe year relatiTLg to annual capiLal inv¢stment$ and the complelion ul. the Malihouse construLtion.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
Transfers relating only to the consolidated account5
Deed of covenat)t- No tr&TL8fer wa5 made bctwcen the Kings School Ente￿rIStS Lid in the year due the ihe
entity making an in year108S.
Cleary BlaLkfriar8 Trust - this transfer represents the rent charged to the School Inr a building le.a8ed
Irom the'l rusi.
13
CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS
Authurised and LDThtracled commi(mLnts in 2019-20- £7.238 milli()n (2018-19.. AI 2.039 TTLilli()n)
Le&8e c(TrMmith￿rts
202
2019
£000
Amunts LX* wiihin (In¥ yLar
AnwunL¥ dw, between one and fiv¥ y￿r&
Ar￿unL% due llAei' l.ive Years
303
552
227
496
1155
723
14
PENSION SCHEMES
I'he Schnol g employee8 Lan belong to onc nf iwo prinLipai pension 8chcmes, Ihe Teachers, Peniions Schcmc
{'IFS), whii-.h 18 a national schcme and thL AI,(JON &roup Per$onal Pen8inn Scheme fi>r King'¥ ytaff only. I'h<'.
iotal pension <.'oyt fur the year wa5 £2.918k (2019-2U - L2,161 k). Emplnyer coniributions Lo ihe 'l-PS are
'gher ihan the AEGON 5chemc due l() li heing a mulii-cmployLr dL.fll)Ld benefit K.hem¥, Lumparcd i
AEGI)N whi¢h i¥ a defined ¢ontribuiinn scheme.
I'he 5Lhool hay al80 sel up a Legal & General Stakeholder PLnyiun SL.heme. which Lvrrently has no member8.
Tcacherg, Pension Scheme
'I'he School participatcs in thc'l'eachLrs Pension Schcmc ¢thL'I'PS"I for ils IcaLhing ¥taff. 1.he PL'n¥i()n Lharge
Inr the year inLludey LontribuLions payal)IL lo the TPS al'£3,21 (2111 A-19= £2,532k) and at thL year-end
£264k {20111-19 - £210k) was aLcrued in respect uf cnntributionq to thi4 8chcme.
'I'he TP% iy an unfunded multi-employer defined bcncfit% pcnsion schttne governed by The Teacher5 Pension
SchcmL RcgulatiDns 2014. Members contrihulL' un a.pay as you go" basis with contributions Irom members
and the employer being LTedited to thc ExchequLr. Retiremcni and othcr PLnsion bcncliLs arc paid by public
Fund8 provided by Parliament.
The employer contribution rate is Ict by the Secretary of state. following 8chome valuation8 undertaken by the
Government Acluary'y Departmeni in acLordanee with the Public Service Pensions (Valuatio￿8 and F.mplnyer
Cost Cap> Direction¥ 2014 published by HM'I reasury every 4 year¥. The most recent actuarial valuation ol.
the TPS was prcparcd as at 31 March 2016 and the Valuativn Report, wELich was published in March 2019,
confirmed that the employer cnntribution rate for the TPS would incrcasc from 16.40/0 to 23.6 % from I
SLPlcmbLr 2019. Employer5 are also required to pay a scheme administration levy of 0.08D/o giving a total
employer cvntribution rate OE. 23.681/bo.
A copy of tkc valuation rcport and supporting documentation is on the Teachers Pcn5ions web51te.
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-I'he 31 March 2016 Valuation Report was prepared in accordance with the benefits. Set out in the scheme
rcgulation5 ana under the approach speciFied in the Direction5, as they applied at S March 2019. However, the
as8umptions were considcrcd aTLd set by the Department for Education prior t() the ruling ITL the
'McCI()ud/Sargeant Lase This case has required the courig tv Lunsider Lases rcgarding thc iETLplctnentation (Jf
the 2015 reform$ to Public Service Pensiunb inLluding the'l eachers, Pensions.
On 27 June 2n1 9 the 8uprczne Court denied the gavernment pcrmi8%ii)n tn appv.al thc C¥l)urt uf Appeal'5
judgmcnt that tran%itiunal provisions iThtroduLed to the reformLd pensiun ychemes in 2015 Kave risc lo
unlawlul age diserimination. 'I'he government is respeLting the Court's deLi%iun and hax wd it will engage fully
with ihe Employment Tribunal as well as employer and member representativey tu agree l￿W the
discriminaiions will be rcmedied.
The TPS is subjeci io a Cosi L7p mecI￿nisM which was put in placL' to pr()teLt taxpayLri agaIn￿t unforeyeen
Lhanges in scheme c05l8. I'hc ChiLf S¢Lretary lo ihe 'l'rL'a¥ury. having in 2018 announccd thal there. w()uld be a
r¥Yiew of thi$ cost cap mechani%m, in January 2019 anni)un¢ed a pause to the Llllt eap mLLhatLiSTn fulluwing the
Cnurt of Appeal'y rulin% in ihc McClr)ud/Sargeanl cagc and until there is LLrtainty aboui ihc valuL nfpLn¥ii>n%
io cmpl(JyLt.y frum April 2015 onwards.
In vicw nf thc. abi)ve ruling8 and decision5 ihe a%.¥umptions u5cd in ihL 31 MarLh 21116 ALtuarial Valuation may
bccnmc inapprvpriat¥. In thiJ SLenario, a valuation prepared in accurdanLe with rrvi¥ed b¢nclit¥ &nd.8Uitably
revised a89LtmptiDns would yiLld di&TerLnt rc5uILs than those contained in thL Actuarial Valuation.
Until a remedy to thc di8criminati()n cunclu5ion ha8 hcL'n determincd by thc Employmcnt'l rihunal it 18 not
pr)s.qihlL tu LonLlude on any linancial itnpaLt or future change4 tu L02)tributiun rate¥ ol, the'l-PS.
Ac.Ll)rdingly no provision lor any additiunal past benclil pi'.nxion costs 1.8 included in the5c linanLial.¥ialement4.
Under ihe definilinns 8el ()ut in FRS 102. thL'I'PS li an unlunded mtsltl-Lmplnyer PLn*ion scheme. The %chool
has accouniLd fur il% Luntribution8 to ihe 8Lhe.me ay if it were a dLfined Lontributiun YLheme. 'I'he School ha
t Dut above the inlormalion availablL OD the schem¥.
AEGON Group Penonal Pension Scheme
Non-teaching 8talE' cligible In partiLip&te in a defined contribution sehcmo managed by Aogon Group. The
a8sei¥ uf the ¥cheme are held scparately from the School.
'l&e empli)yer'¥ Lontribution rale varies aLLording to the level Of Lmployee's contribution ch05cn by at)
individual member of staiT. New entrants auto enrollcd inin the ¥LhemL join al standard 4 % EmpluyL'L'S and
5. 340/0 E'mployer's contribution, with a maximutn Employcr 5 cnntribution of IlP/fr (on completion of
probalionary period).
Staff
School
4.￿/0
> 7.5Q/o
1.33Yo for r.very IV
Ther¢ was £1 Ook aLLrued to the schtmc as at 31 August 2020 and this was duly paid.
10.(X)O/o
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RECONCILIATION OF GROUP NET INCOME
NET CASH INFLOW FROM GROUP OPERATIONS
31 August 2020
31 Augu$t 2019
Net incomin8 f¢souT¢eS (see page 21)
tkprccvdtion
1,792
2,052
2,956
1,257
Investnrnt InLon
(3(X))
(4161
Finance and other costs
Decreasellincreasel in sto¢ks
De¢￿ase1(1ncrta&¢I in debtors
IncreAsel(de¢reasel in creditors
In¢reas&ldecreasel in deposits
N¢1 c4$h Inflow from group(pr4tlon
118)
14211
65
(21
11,358)
(16(Kl)
1.635
2,912
950
5,761
16
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NETCASH RESOURCES AND DE,BT OF THE GROUP
Atat
AtAt
01 SeiA¢miYr 2019
£'ooo
Cash Ilow
JI August 2020
£'oo
£'ooo
Ca%h in hund an(14¢ h#nk
7.307
Ixhcr I￿an
(40,(MKII
140,(KM)I
Net Layh thillow fmm 8roup operatK)ns
132ffj93)
199
132,4941
Advance fee8 dui within onc ycar
{1,0291
19431
Advance lees aftcr nx)re Lhiin on¢ year
{1.202}
17331
(34,924)
754
(34.170)
17
Covid_19 Impact
The worldwide outbrcak of the coronavirus pandemic (Cvvid-19) has cau5cd extensive disruplions to
organi5ations glohally with major implicatiOTLS For operations as well as PiTLance5. 'i&e Governors acknowledge
and recugnise the impact ol. thc CoYid.19 pandemic on the opcraiions of the Schonl, IL$ pupils, partner8,
stakeholders and tjn the wider ¥ociety, and Elave enswed thai buth rebource5 and proce5se¥ are in place lo
mitigatc any disruptiDn to its opcrations.
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Unrcitrictedfvn
Tqptsl
Total
SL.h¢x>l
Other
Fund
Fund• 2019
Funth 2018
frorn:
Ch•AtsiblE athivlll¢
khool re￿ ￿￿e1¥ab￿
0)
J5,274
(khertdits-ItS￿￿l INI)m¢
AnL4llary
Othtrtradl¥ actlvltle
Att￿￿ts￿ loT￿nEralin8[Urkn,.
-rTrdInBI￿lll￿f.. K&r..i.
20S
265
717
717
817
103
95
95
*2
Volurthtsry
422
2,466
40,727
Ti>L•l s￿0￿4￿¥ RtioutL'L¥
3?,￿19
82#
ExpEThlitUTt oni
Ir4dioA¢'nAi*. ￿￿1
[..Rp￿altuYL on
nrlz¥(A>5ti
574
574
?10
1,410
TDtsI iknlucLlb]c
574
2,462
Nel 1nttsj￿n¥rn1jTh
254
15,J?S
YtXil4.hirtl4blo
35,27B
35,401
Totsl ExpEndltu
37.074
574
17.771
35,369
NEt Injm
2,9%6
In￿lI￿nL1
167
276
Tran￿￿i￿c£n f￿nd1
99
NetlMyJJn¢4nd¢4pltal
725
140
NEThiOVEMENT IN FUP4D5 FOR YEA
4.3Y¥>
2.Trl
Fuhd it I 2011
JJ,832
3,447
30,197
67.476
64,705
Ftll¥D BALANCES AT31 AUGIM2019
12
35,%Y
12,38G
71.866
67,476
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Prior Year School SOFA
Unrrstrlcted Fund• Reatrirted Endowed
School
Othcr
Totsl
Funds FuJKi4 2019
Funds 2DILI
Incojne and fnmii
Ch•ritable aetsvlli
Scho￿7 frei reLry4valile
2(0)
33,?4S
(khor cducLtional Incom¢
1.641
205
365
Oth¢rtTadly
AL*ivili1i fiITWCTitiN¥(undi.,
Tr￿lIngIn&T￿￿Q.. K.SEL
143
2r)3
BIDk Dih¢'r Int¢rthi
95
95
91
Volunthry inurr*•
455
427
2,466
TotAI Inromr.
J7.YUg
?54
.xptndiiyTe un rdlilngfund
i.mo
Tot*1 deduc￿611.. IxTrits
1.7Y6
1.7%
NL% Int￿min8v¢￿T￿ttii
754
TolalLthirtt4bl¢ I¢￿ure￿ ¢¥p¢ndEd
6b
J5,2Y6
15,41>?
TulAI l.xp¢ndltUTe
S7,￿99
17,2ni
J4,675
In(￿rnL. frorn ¢peMiiim¥
817
254
282
2.Y42
2,45L)
Nct Galnill1.0sw}￿Th Inv¢*rn¢nt
8b
167
Z66
brlwcm fundi
12d
Net Incr*meAnd t*wtal
40
1,756
3,ZV
2,6
72$
453
NI.T MUVEMENTJN FUNIX
4,366
2.746
Fund balancel at I ￿P1¢￿&￿r 201¥
33.832
2,796
30,197
66.125
FUND BALANCES ATJI AUGiLST N119
12
J5.%Y
2.156
66.825
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