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Kingsdale Foundation School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 57 56.9 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
56.9 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
62.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
27.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.68 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 59.9[6] 66.7%[6]
2023/24 66.7[4] 82.1%[4] +0.68[4]
2022/23 59.5[7] 67%[7] +0.10[7]
2021/22 59.4[8] 67%[8] -0.12[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
26.8% 2024/25[3]
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] 25.6%[10]
2022/23 B-[11] 17.7%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 21.9%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 21.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
75% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
16% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2021/22[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 77%[15] 4%[15] 12%[15] 2%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 78%[16] 4%[16] 13%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 93%[17] 76%[17] 3%[17] 11%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 69%[18] 6%[18] 17%[18] 3%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
85% 2022/23[19]
Education
63% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[19]
Employment
21% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[20] 70%[20] 0%[20] 18%[20]
2020/21 89%[21] 66%[21] 1%[21] 23%[21]
2019/20 87%[22] 70%[22] 2%[22] 15%[22]
2018/19 85%[23] 64%[23] 1%[23] 20%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
85% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
37% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
41% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 91%[26] 56%[26]
2019/20 83%[25] 43%[25] 41%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 73%[27] 42%[27] 40%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 75%[28] 46%[28] 42%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
28 Mar 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
23 May 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
14 Jun 2017[30] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
6.9 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
2871 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
964 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
416 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
2.3 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 2779[31] 965[31] 432[31] 6.4[31] 2.2[31]
Entry Sept 2024 2878[31] 1027[31] 420[31] 6.9[31] 2.4[31]
Entry Sept 2023 2771[31] 933[31] 389[31] 7.1[31] 2.4[31]
Entry Sept 2022 2807[31] 984[31] 393[31] 7.1[31] 2.5[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2455[1]
Trust
THE KINGSDALE FOUNDATION[1]
Local authority
Southwark[1]
Website
http://www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk/[1]
District
Southwark[32]
Postcode
SE21 8SQ[1]
URN
136309[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
2547 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
12.7% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
15.4% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
19.4% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
51.6%[34]
Mixed
18.5%[34]
Asian
5.3%[34]
Black
20.5%[34]
Any other ethnic group
3%[34]
Unclassified
1.1%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    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.
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    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.
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