Every student at Knole Academy is placed in a house. On a termly basis students compete in academic, sporting, creativity and service competitions across all year groups for house prizes.
House point prizes:
- Gold Prize: £100 Amazon vouchers (x4 – for the top house point winner in each house)
- Silver Prize: £25 Amazon vouchers (x10)
- Bronze Prize: 20 tickets for a Domino’s pizza afternoon
Wilma Rudolph
An American athlete who was the first black woman to make a major impact on international track and field. She recovered from childhood polio, pneumonia and scarlet fever and was told by doctors she would never be able to walk. She went on to win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games, the first American woman to ever do so. Her post-Olympic career included goodwill ambassadorial work for the American government in Africa and campaigning work for the Civil Rights movement.
Noor Inayat Khan
Noor Inayat-Khan, was a British heroine of World War II renowned for her service in the Special Operations Executive. Khan showed her dedication by maintaining contact with London to forewarn possible false attacks by German forces, while being hunted by the Gestapo. Even after her capture in 1943 her commitment endured preventing any dangerous information leaking into the hands of the enemy by remaining silent while suffering under aggressive torture techniques in a German prison. Noor was executed alongside three other female spies in Dachau Concentration Camp in 1944. For showing such courage she received the George Cross medal in 1949.
Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster who has continued to fill our screens with remarkable and often unusual information on the development of humankind through the ages and doing so unravels the mysteries of evolution. As a natural historian, Attenborough instilled our love for furry and feathered friends presenting them in their natural, breath-taking, diverse and untampered environments, inspiring the next generation of animal lovers and environmentalists.
Stan Lee
Stan Lee was an American comic book writer who created many characters including; Hulk, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Daredevil and the X-Men. His work engulfed the comic world and its fans. His desire was to merge quality literature with outstanding illustration and therefore brought the comic book to the forefront of the literary world. His abilities as a writer and artist have inspired following generations to commit millions of dollars into the industry. He was the first writer to promote strong black, female and disabled characters; Black Panther, Black Widow and Daredevil respectively. He was also a philanthropist.