   the king's school, rochester is an independent school in rochester, kent. it is a cathedral school, and being part of the foundation of rochester cathedral, the dean of rochester cathedral serves as the chair of the school's governing body. the school claims to be the second oldest continuously operating school in the world, having been founded in 604 ad.   ==history== the cathedral school at rochester was founded in 604 ad, at the same time as the cathedral, and was refounded by henry viii in 1541 during the protestant reformation, when the monastery at rochester was dissolved. it is the second oldest school in the united kingdom after the king's school canterbury. the current king's principal is mr jeremy walker, who also acts as the senior school headmaster, mr roger overend as the preparatory school headmaster and mrs sarah skillen as the pre-preparatory school headmistress.note that mr jeremy walker took over as principal from dr ian walker in 2012, the same surnames have caused confusion. t
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