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King Solomon High School

Field	Value
name	King Solomon High School
motto	"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?" Ethics of the Fathers, 1:14
established	1993
type	Voluntary aided school
religious_affiliation	Modern Orthodox Judaism
president	Lord Alan Sugar
head	Ms Michele Phillips
founder	Mr Alastair Falk
address	Forest Road
city	Barkingside
county	London
country	England
postcode	IG6 3HB
local_authority	Redbridge
ofsted	Yes
urn	102861
enrolment	900
gender	Co-educational
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
website	https://kshsonline.uk/

King Solomon High School is a Modern Orthodox Jewish comprehensive school located in Barkingside, Greater London, England. It was opened in 1993 by its first headmaster, Mr Alastair Falk.

In March 2007, it was announced that Spencer Lewis would be appointed the new headteacher of the school, replacing the previous headmaster, Rabbi James Kennard. According to The Jewish Chronicle, for 2011 non-Jewish students would make up 40% of the school. The school teaches mandatory Jewish Studies lessons to all of its pupils and offers a 2-week trip to Israel for students in Year 9 of the school. There used to be other school trips traditionally taken each year which was Belgium in Year 9. However, there are now no traditional trips to Belgium. There is also a 1-week trip to Poland for Year 12 6th form students. In the middle of 2013 it was announced that Spencer Lewis would be leaving Kantor King Solomon for other opportunities as Headmaster at Yavneh College. Jo Shuter was announced as his replacement. Following Jo Shuter's departure Dr Doherty was appointed to act as the interim(acting) headteacher.

In November 2016, the school was before formally renamed Kantor King Solomon High School after donations from Dr Moshe Kantor, the president of the European Jewish Congress. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dr Moshe Kantor has been sanctioned by the UK government and the school has been renamed back to King Solomon High School.

As a comprehensive school, it follows the National Curriculum which is as follows:

Years 9-11 GCSE, Years 12-13 (6th form) A levels and Tech Levels.

Notable former pupils

Stacey Solomon – The X Factor finalist of 2009
Jack Payne – Huddersfield Town A.F.C football player
Adam Langleben – former Labour politician and antisemitism campaigner, Director of Progressive Britain
Katie Griffiths – Waterloo Road actress

References

Rocker, Simon (21 July 2011). [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/51993/sinai-asked-take-non-jewish-pupil "Sinai asked to take non-Jewish pupil"] ''The Jewish Chronicle''
(13 November 2016). "Barkingside school renamed in honour of prestigious Jewish leader".
"Moshe Kantor sanctioned by UK".
Lee Harpin. (13 September 2023). "Langleben stands down as JLM national secretary after landing new job".
Wes Streeting. (25 October 2016). "Losing our successful Jewish school would be a travesty".

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