Welcome to Kingstone High School

Dear Parents and Carers,

Due to government guidance we shall have to extend the mandate to wear masks in the classroom  for students until Friday 14th May inclusive. This shall be revised when government guidance is updated.

Thank you for your support in this matter. 

Testing update

There is some slightly changed advice from Public Health England on the home testing process.

If there is a positive LFD test, at home, you are now expected to get a PCR test as soon as possible. This is to avoid the number of false positives that have occurred when taking a LFD.

Please ensure the you read the instruction sheets to know how to report to the Department of Health when you have either a positive or a negative test. There is no need to inform the school unless there is a positive result. Please note that there have been incidents of false positives when testing within 30 minutes of eating so please try to avoid testing in this time frame.

I hope this provides clarification as we move into the future.

There is lots of information on the Herefordshire Council website  https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/backtoschool  This includes wearing face coverings, social distancing at school gates and ventilation in classrooms, as well as lots of useful links to external websites.  There is also a really good video by Abby, aged 12, who shows us all how easy it is to carry out a self-test at home. 

College Open Days

These will be remote this year and students will need to register for some. Please see the CAREERS section of the website for more information.

Mr David Bennett  

Executive Headteacher 

"Kingstone is a welcoming school. Pupils enjoy their education and staff are proud of the school."  Ofsted 2018