Education Grants

It is now administered by a separate charity with its own trustee body and which owns the School. This Charity was named 'The Alexander Duckham Memorial Schools Trust' (ADMST) in memory of the donor of Vanburgh Castle, the Fund's original school at Blackheath. The Duke of Kent School is a successful, well-run and happy establishment, boasting a good academic record and offering a substantial range of sports and cultural activities.

The Duke of Kent School although an independent charity, continues to reserve absolute priority for admission to Benevolent Fund Foundationers - that is, the children of parents who die or suffer severe disablement whilst serving in the Royal Air Force.

A change of Fund policy now allows parents of Foundationers their choice of a preparatory school.

The Fund also supports Foundationers who have progressed beyond the preparatory stage to bopth senior schools and into tertiary education.

For the future, the Duke of Kent School will continue to give priority to Foundationers and other children of Service personnel. The School will continue to be closely attuned to the particular needs of those children who have experienced the trauma of the death of a parent and aims to retain its excellent record of settling such children into its very caring environment.