Kings' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116468
- Address
- Romsey Road, SO22 5PN
- Website
- http://www.kings-hants.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1794 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 14.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 73.3%
Other White 7%
Mixed 6.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 2.3%
Chinese 2.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.3
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.25
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 132 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 132 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 87 |
| English Language | GCSE | 356 |
Admissions
Kings' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 370
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 337
- 2nd preference
- 288
- 3rd preference
- 212
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 332
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 360 178 182 |
| Year 8 | 357 187 170 |
| Year 9 | 359 193 166 |
| Year 10 | 360 179 181 |
| Year 11 | 358 184 174 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 9.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 80.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% |