King's College School[1]
Independent · ages 7–19
Headline results
- A-level average grade
- AL A+ A+ 2024/25[2]
Results
GCSE (key stage 4)
- Attainment 8
- 13.7 2025/26[3]
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 0% 2025/26[3]
- Grade 7+ in English & maths
- 0% 2025/26[3]
- Progress 8, 2025/26
- Not calculated[4]
- Progress 8, 2024/25
- Not calculated[4]
IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ in English & maths | Grade 7+ in English & maths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 14.1[5] | 0%[5] | |
| 2023/24 | 14.7[6] | 0%[6] | |
| 2022/23 | 22.9[7] | 0%[7] | |
| 2021/22 | 20[8] | 0%[8] |
A level (16–18)
- A-level average grade
- A+ 2024/25[2]
- AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
- 83.2% 2024/25[2]
- All results, 2020/21
- Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
- All results, 2019/20
- Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Ofsted
No published data for this school.
Competition to get in
No published data for this school.
Character & practicalities
- Type
- Other independent school[1]
- Ages
- 7–19[1]
- Boys / girls
- Boys[1]
- Faith
- Church of England[1]
- Admissions
- Selective[1]
- Sixth form
- Yes[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 1555[1]
- Local authority
- Merton[1]
- Website
- https://www.kcs.org.uk[1]
- District
- Merton[14]
- Postcode
- SW19 4TT[1]
- URN
- 102684[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 1507 2024/25[15]
- SEN support
- 10.2% 2024/25[15]
- EHC plan
- 0.1% 2024/25[15]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 0% 2024/25[15]
Practicalities
- English as an additional language
- 197 Entry Sept 2025[16]
- SEND provision
- 183 Entry Sept 2025[16]
Routes to senior schools
- Automatic place at 11+: King's College School, Wimbledon
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no 11+ exam; Year 6 internal exams only for scholarships/setting; Head warns parents in good time if a pupil is unlikely to cope
Pupils from the junior school automatically transfer into the senior school and are therefore not required to sit our 11+ assessments.
2026-10-14[17]
In the inspectors' and the school's words
- Academic
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Teachers create a scholarly classroom atmosphere in which pupils enjoy intellectual challenge
Pupils in the junior school typically work at levels beyond expectations for their age.
[18] - Warmth
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Their dealings with each other are characterised by mutual respect and supportiveness.
[18] - Pastoral care
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There is an extensive and effective pastoral structure in place through which staff consistently promote a culture of kindness and respect for all.
[18] - Behaviour
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Effective and stimulating teaching results in pupils of all ages being enthusiastic, engaged learners who waste no time in lessons.
bullying incidents are rare.
[18] - Learning support
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The learning enrichment department provides effective support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
[18] - Enrichment
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an extremely wide-ranging and highly effective co-curricular activities, partnership and enrichment programme
This is a significant strength of the school.
[18] - Pupil voice
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Junior school roles include ambassadors for eco-awareness, prefects and members of the pupil forum.
influence leaders’ decisions about how to develop the provision to benefit pupils.
[18] - Independence
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They think independently and are self-motivated.
The attitude of pupils to learning is exemplary.
[18] - Collaboration
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Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other, in line with the school’s behavioural expectations.
[18] - Structure
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There are well-understood behavioural expectations, consistently implemented by staff, that emphasise the importance of kindness and thoughtfulness.
[18] - Diversity
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The school has identified English as an additional language (EAL) for 197 pupils.
This helps develop pupils’ interest in and respect for diverse cultures.
[18] - Sport
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reaching high standards as a result and gaining success at national level in a number of sports.
[18] - Performing arts
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Pupils’ creativity and imagination are evident in their music and drama, in which they reach high standards
[18] - Academic
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Teachers create a scholarly classroom atmosphere in which pupils enjoy intellectual challenge and make good progress overall.
Examination results at GCSE, A level and for the International Baccalaureate (IB) have been consistently very high.
[16] - Warmth
-
Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other, in line with the school’s behavioural expectations.
[16] - Pastoral care
-
There is an extensive and effective pastoral structure in place through which staff consistently promote a culture of kindness and respect for all.
[16] - Behaviour
-
The attitude of pupils to learning is exemplary.
pupils of all ages being enthusiastic, engaged learners who waste no time in lessons.
[16] - Learning support
-
The learning enrichment department provides effective support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
[16] - Enrichment
-
an extremely wide-ranging and highly effective co-curricular activities, partnership and enrichment programme.
This is a significant strength of the school.
[16] - Pupil voice
-
The co-curricular activities programme provides senior pupils with the freedom to initiate and take responsibility for running clubs and societies
and influence leaders’ decisions about how to develop the provision to benefit pupils.
[16] - Independence
-
They think independently and are self-motivated.
They engage pupils in erudite discussions that take pupils’ thinking beyond the bounds of an examination syllabus
[16] - Collaboration
-
Their dealings with each other are characterised by mutual respect and supportiveness.
[16] - Structure
-
There are well-understood behavioural expectations, consistently implemented by staff, that emphasise the importance of kindness and thoughtfulness.
[16] - Diversity
-
The school has identified English as an additional language (EAL) for 197 pupils.
for example an East and South-East Asian society, a Pride society and ‘Her’d’, a society to promote female voices in the school.
[16] - Sport
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Pupils develop their physical skills through regular exercise and well-structured teaching in the physical education (PE) programme, reaching high standards
gaining success at national level in a number of sports.
[16] - Performing arts
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Pupils’ creativity and imagination are evident in their music and drama, in which they reach high standards
[16]
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25.
Archived copy; original.
Licence: OGL-3.0.
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It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21.
Archived copy; original.
Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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kcs.org.uk: kcs.org.uk — Kings college school wimbledon isi report 2025 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
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The school has identified English as an additional language (EAL) for 197 pupils. (p. 16)
The school has identified 183 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). A very small proportion of pupils in the school have an education, health and care (EHC) plan. (p. 16)
Pupils develop their physical skills through regular exercise and well-structured teaching in the physical education (PE) programme, reaching high standards (p. 10)
gaining success at national level in a number of sports (p. 10)
Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other, in line with the school's behavioural expectations (p. 3)
Teachers create a scholarly classroom atmosphere in which pupils enjoy intellectual challenge and make good progress overall (p. 3)
Examination results at GCSE, A level and for the International Baccalaureate (IB) have been consistently very high (p. 8)
There is an extensive and effective pastoral structure in place through which staff consistently promote a culture of kindness and respect for all (p. 10)
The attitude of pupils to learning is exemplary (p. 9)
pupils of all ages being enthusiastic, engaged learners who waste no time in lessons (p. 9)
The school has identified English as an additional language (EAL) for 197 pupils (p. 16)
for example an East and South-East Asian society, a Pride society and 'Her'd', a society to promote female voices in the school (p. 12)
There are well-understood behavioural expectations, consistently implemented by staff, that emphasise the importance of kindness and thoughtfulness (p. 10)
an extremely wide-ranging and highly effective co-curricular activities, partnership and enrichment programme (p. 3)
This is a significant strength of the school (p. 3)
The co-curricular activities programme provides senior pupils with the freedom to initiate and take responsibility for running clubs and societies (p. 12)
and influence leaders' decisions about how to develop the provision to benefit pupils (p. 12)
They think independently and are self-motivated (p. 9)
They engage pupils in erudite discussions that take pupils' thinking beyond the bounds of an examination syllabus (p. 8)
Their dealings with each other are characterised by mutual respect and supportiveness (p. 10)
Pupils' creativity and imagination are evident in their music and drama, in which they reach high standards (p. 8)
The learning enrichment department provides effective support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (p. 3)
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kcs.org.uk: kcs.org.uk — Admissions policy ws august 2026 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
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Pupils from the junior school automatically transfer into the senior school and are therefore not required to sit our 11+ assessments (p. 7)
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reports.isi.net: reports.isi.net document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
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reaching high standards as a result and gaining success at national level in a number of sports (p. 10)
Their dealings with each other are characterised by mutual respect and supportiveness (p. 10)
Teachers create a scholarly classroom atmosphere in which pupils enjoy intellectual challenge (p. 3)
Pupils in the junior school typically work at levels beyond expectations for their age (p. 8)
There is an extensive and effective pastoral structure in place through which staff consistently promote a culture of kindness and respect for all (p. 10)
Effective and stimulating teaching results in pupils of all ages being enthusiastic, engaged learners who waste no time in lessons (p. 9)
bullying incidents are rare (p. 11)
The school has identified English as an additional language (EAL) for 197 pupils (p. 16)
This helps develop pupils' interest in and respect for diverse cultures (p. 12)
There are well-understood behavioural expectations, consistently implemented by staff, that emphasise the importance of kindness and thoughtfulness (p. 10)
an extremely wide-ranging and highly effective co-curricular activities, partnership and enrichment programme (p. 3)
This is a significant strength of the school (p. 3)
Junior school roles include ambassadors for eco-awareness, prefects and members of the pupil forum (p. 12)
influence leaders' decisions about how to develop the provision to benefit pupils (p. 12)
They think independently and are self-motivated (p. 9)
The attitude of pupils to learning is exemplary (p. 9)
Pupils are respectful and supportive of each other, in line with the school's behavioural expectations (p. 3)
Pupils' creativity and imagination are evident in their music and drama, in which they reach high standards (p. 8)
The learning enrichment department provides effective support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) (p. 3)