King Henry's Coventry? Bablake?

Bablake and King Henry's are now 'one school' due to henry's lack of pupils. My daughter is in Shells at bkhs (bablake king henry school) bablake now (known as year 7) great school!

As I understand it - closed down partly due to change in laws (up until which 16 year old drinking was perfectly legal under the terms of the licence) so a massive drop in revenue plus the advent of social media made it a bit of a liability for the Schools to be associated with such bacchanalia.

If walls could talk...

Walpurg what do you mean? Is there no old wheats any more? Rest assured plenty of KHVIii pupils were there of a Friday night after badminton and swimming at the sports centre, not just those from bablake! Strangely when I moved to London a new neighbour knew she recognised me and we worked out it was Fridays nights in spon street aged about 16.....

Bablake did used to have the benefit of the Old Boys Club...

We sent our DD to KHVIII last year (now Y8) and we're really happy. We also visited Bablake and to be honest there's not much between the two. We chose KHVIII because it felt more 'real', in that it's a multicultural community of kids of loads of different backgrounds.

Results are really good (way better than Princethorpe) and train connection makes everything so much easier. The pastoral care there has also been great.

We also went round some of the Grammars and to be honest I was pretty disappointed. As mentioned above, we're getting top education for not that much!

I was a contemporary of monkey42 and remember an entirely different teacher behaving inappropriately in class to O level girls, and another one who "had to" get married to a sixth form girl.
I was partly on fees and partly bursary but nobody seemed to really notice. It was at the time much too sports oriented for me, but it was the only mixed selective school near us (from the south area not the north hence not Bablake).

Portico that was on their academic results this year. Sunday Times list. I don't have a link as on my phone.

I know some kids who went to Henry's. They left with very underwhelming results and a superior attitude. Put me right off private schools.

We have left the area now but if I was going to stump up for fees it would be for Warwick. Outstanding facilities.

Waydugo, I go on academic results at GCSE and A Levels. Please send a URL. I think Bablake is good. It's not outstanding, otherwise I would have sent Ds2 there, despite the annual fees.

Foundation!

Where does the hardly stellar come from? They've just come 37th best co-Ed school In the Times survey. I'd say that was pretty good considering the Cov Goundation school's are some of the cheapest in the country.

Apologies enwithme. I got the KH8 entry numbers wrong. I believe it is an ok school if on 100% bursary. But if paying, it is shit. There is no value for money. Bablake is better, but hardly stellar. Bablake was back up for Ds2, if he could not get into his chosen Birmingham Grammar School. Thank god he did.

Wow, yet another Henry's kid from the pervert years here. Has anyone sniffed a book lately? My DH is dead against selective schools but if we lived closer and he wasn't so anti I would send our dc there.

I went to Henry’s from yr 7 to yr13 and left in 2000. I was on an assisted place until 6th form and generally didn’t feel there was any difference between myself and fee paying students. I absolutely loved the experience at Henry’s. I felt supported and challenged academically.

That being said we have this year sent DD to Bablake senior and she has just started year 7. We looked around both schools expecting to prefer Henrys but Bablake had a great atmosphere, better facilities and had a real emphasis on extra-curricular activities. The Pastoral care so far at Bablake has been excellent. DD has had the support of learning support Department for anxiety issues and they have been fantastic in helping her feel comfortable at school.

It's interesting to read this thread on a number of levels! I left in the 80s and was on a free place, but unlike other posters experienced zero attitude due to that. Back then there was the juniors which made 90 of the 120 entry to pretty competitive at 11plus. I loved the place and my friendship group was fab and have all been hugely successful, in my year there were 12 to oxbridge and 12 to medical school, or thereabouts, but reading through leavers destinations these days looks less impressive. Also friends who have moved back to leamington have chosen Warwick over khv111 despite having very strong ties to khviii.
On a separate point about the scandal, the teacher in question was there throughout my time I never saw or heard anything dodgy. Khv111 takes from those who catch the train and sw on the whole, so the catchment is different from bablake

We are sending our DC to Bablake this year. Didn’t even look at Henry’s tbh. Can’t explain why but I just don’t like the feel of it. Bablake is absolutely lovely though!

I don't live in Cov now but have had several family members attend Henry's both past & present. They have all had a positive experience and would recommend. Good sport, music & solid academics.

Portico 22 places in the early 90s? I was there (secondary) at that time and there were about 150 per year group (5 forms of 30 intake). The Coventry Schools Foundation was (at that time) the two junior and two senior schools. It's now grown slightly to include the two pre-prep schools that traditionally fed in (Cheshunt and Cov Prep) but that hasn't changed much.

MWestie there was one (long-standing) teacher who was arrested and charged with possession and making of indecent images, in 1999 (a little after I'd left). This shocked absolutely no one who had ever been anywhere near him at the time. The investigation into this led to the discovery that the (relatively newly appointed) Head also had indecent images.

My nieces went to Henrys in the early 90s. Was good then, as it was a cohort of 22 places by entrance exam. Now, it is a bigger foundation. Selection is by ability to pay. Bablake is better. It is solid, but an unspectacular performer. If distances allow for it, go for the private schools in Warwick. few years ago at an open day, Head at Henry's said Warwick is better. I concur.