Kingsdale Foundation School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 136309
- Address
- Alleyn Park, Dulwich, SE21 8SQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2513 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 34.3%
Other White 18.7%
Mixed 18.7%
African 7.9%
Caribbean 6.6%
Other Black 3.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.38
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 86%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 67%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.5
Local authority average 51.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.48
Local authority average 4.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Multimedia | Technical Award | 38 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 22 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 30 |
Biology | GCSE | 162 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 162 |
Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 26 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 194 |
Admissions
Kingsdale Foundation School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 389
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 933
- 2nd preference
- 741
- 3rd preference
- 495
- From another Local Authority
- 1978
Offers
- 1st preference
- 296
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 299
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 447 233 214 |
Year 8 | 413 194 219 |
Year 9 | 424 217 207 |
Year 10 | 395 199 196 |
Year 11 | 426 218 208 |
Year 12 | 221 112 109 |
Year 13 | 187 88 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 96.0% 93.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 21.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 78.0% 59.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 11.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 83.0% 83.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 34.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 41.0% 32.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 1.7% |
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