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
- 876 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 67.5%
Mixed 10%
Other White 7.1%
Other 5.1%
Unclassified 3.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.86
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 121 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 121 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 223
- 3rd preference
- 201
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 77 104 |
| Year 8 | 176 90 86 |
| Year 9 | 176 81 95 |
| Year 10 | 162 80 82 |
| Year 11 | 165 91 74 |
| Year 12 | 16 7 9 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 89.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 16.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 15.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 63.0% 56.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |