King's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 139409
- Address
- Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 903 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 20.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 64.8%
Mixed 11.3%
Other White 7.9%
Other 5.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Asian 2%
Other Black 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.6
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.7
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 277
- 3rd preference
- 216
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 8 | 172 73 99 |
| Year 9 | 178 92 86 |
| Year 10 | 178 81 97 |
| Year 11 | 160 78 82 |
| Year 12 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 13 | 16 8 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |