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Sir William Perkins's School[1]

Independent · ages 11–19

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A- A- 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
20.5 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.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 21.4[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 22.2[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 20.3[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 20.8[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A- 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
58.1% 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]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 38.9%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 35.6%[11]
2021/22 A[12] 45.1%[12]
2018/19 A-[13] 37.7%[13]

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
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
620[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.swps.org.uk[1]
District
Runnymede[14]
Postcode
KT16 9BN[1]
URN
125425[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
528 2024/25[15]
SEN support
19.5% 2024/25[15]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[15]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[15]

Practicalities

Bursaries
Perkins Foundation: limited number of means-tested awards, in some cases up to 100% of tuition; Year 7 and Year 12 entry; reviewed annually. No thresholds published. Entry Sept 2027[16]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. 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.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    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.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    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.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. swps.org.uk: swps.org.uk — Bursaries. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    The Governors of Sir William Perkins's School are committed to broadening access to the school by offering means-tested financial assistance with the payment of school fees through the Perkins Foundation. A limited number of means-tested financial awards are available to families of students joining Year 7 or Year 12 and are worth, in some cases, up to 100% of tuition fees. (p. 1)
    Bursary awards are subject to an annual review and may be varied upwards or downwards, depending on any changes to parental circumstances. (p. 1)
    Foundation Bursary applications for entry into Year 7 or Year 12 in September 2027 are now closed. (p. 1)