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The King's School Canterbury
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 13–19 · Independent school
25 The Precincts, Canterbury CT1 2ES · kings-school.co.uk · 01227 595501
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B+
- average result (45 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 985
- 93% of 1,060 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (45 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼17.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼1.16 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 198 students | B+ (45) | Average +0.01 | |
| 198 students | A- (45.1) | Average +0.02 | |
| Applied general14 students | Dist- (32.3) | Average +0.05 |
37.2%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 159 | B+ (44.7) | +0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 215 | B+ (44.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 167 | A- (45.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 177 | B+ (42.8) | -0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 178 | B+ (43.7) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 191 | A- (45.4) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 189 | B+ (43.5) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.1 | +10.7 |
| Further and other education | 3.2 | −2.7 |
| Further education | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Other education | 2.5 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 8.8 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 15 | −4.6 |
ISI
The King's School Canterbury is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Not recorded
- Inspected
- 20 June 2025
- Non-routine inspection
Previously: standards met, routine inspection, Feb 2024
Earlier inspections
Feb 2024RoutineMet
Quality of education Met Health and emotional wellbeing Met Social and economic education Met Safeguarding Met Leadership and governance Met - Nov 2022Short Visit 2022
- Jan 2020Regulatory compliance
- Mar 2017Compliance Inspection 2017
- Mar 2017Educational Quality 2017