Kings' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 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
- 1780 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 70.7%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 6.4%
Indian 3.4%
Other Asian 2.6%
Chinese 2.4%
Other Black 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other 0.8%
African 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.35
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 135 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 135 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 53 |
| English Language | GCSE | 351 |
Admissions
Kings' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 379
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 328
- 2nd preference
- 297
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 327
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 356 167 189 |
| Year 8 | 358 176 182 |
| Year 9 | 358 191 167 |
| Year 10 | 353 190 163 |
| Year 11 | 355 175 180 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 74.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |