and the nearby Thomas Deacon Academy (formerly Deacon's School), the other old-established Peterborough school. Peter Walker who became the Bishop of Ely in later life started his career as a teacher of classics at King′s in 1947. A plaque commemorating the King's School pupils who died in action during World War I was placed in Flanders during an annual GCSE class trip to the Flanders battlefields in 2005. The school retains an archive of documents charting the school's history and the lives of former King's School pupils who served in the World Wars. Also, there is a rare first-edition copy of Alice in Wonderland held in the school archives. In 2003, Timothy Coldwell, a one-time Head of Physics, was convicted for downloading indecent images of children. In 2005, Gavin Lister, a P.E. teacher, was convicted of engaging in sexual activity with a girl between the ages of 13 and 15. In 2014, headmaster Gary Longman retired after 20 years in the position. His successor was Darren Ayling, formerly Senior Deputy Head (Academic) at the Ipswich School in Suffolk. In 2014 Director of Music for 26 years, Nick Kerrison, left the King's School, to be organist at the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Kerrison's successor is Dr Martin Ratcliffe. The school has had links with the Werner-Jaeger-Gymnasium Nettetal in Germany since 1976. In 2016 deputy headteacher, Trevor Elliot retired after 40 years at Kings. His replacements are: deputy headteacher (pastoral) Helen Birch, formerly assistant headteacher; and deputy headteacher (academic) Duncan Rhodes, from Portsmouth and Plymouth. In 2017, Andrew Brown, former governor was convicted of possessing indecent images and films of children as young as 3. These included child abuse photos and video. Claimed a man who burgled his house placed the images on devices he had stolen in order to blackmail him. He was jailed for two years, however, did not serve his full sentence. In 2020, the first virtual house music was held, which Chad's House won. The school is sometimes known as "KSP", or simply "King's". References External links Choir schools in England Educational institutions established in the 1540s 1541 establishments in England Academies in Peterborough Defunct grammar schools in England Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Peterborough Secondary schools in Peterborough Primary schools in Peterborough