King's College
King's College - History
Nearest underground station: Wimbledon
A Royal Charter founded the School in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King's College of the University of London. Based in the Strand, the School was an immediate success. Many early pupils became eminent in public affairs, the arts and sciences and for much of the nineteenth century it was the School's financial strength which sustained the College.
Needing space to expand, the School moved to Wimbledon in 1897 and was separated constitutionally from the College by a 1905 Act, which created the present Governing Body. The Junior School was established as a separate school in 1912.
Facilities
The School occupies seventeen acres on the south side of Wimbledon Common and owns a further twenty-four acres of playing fields. The School's boathouse is on the Tideway at Putney.
Building and development have been almost continuous since 1945. Funded by fee income and generous support from parents and Old Boys, a £3 million building programme was completed in the 1980s and since 2000 similar support and funding have secured an Art and Design Centre, Junior School Science Laboratories and a new wing, incorporating Library, ICT and classroom facilities.