School Profile

The King's School Canterbury

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South EastBoardingIndependentGBP 0-69k/yrEstimateISI · GoodTier 1Sixth Form
Profile Notes
The King's School Canterbury is a fee-paying independent school for ages 13-19 with boarding in Canterbury, South East. Currently has 958 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: Church of England. Admissions policy: z. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Canterbury • CT1 2ES • National Curriculum
958 pupils (93% of 1,030 capacity) • 505 boys / 453 girls
Official URN 118996 • LAESTAB 8866048
www.kings-school.co.uk
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseNot applicable
Establishment typeOther independent school
Statutory age13 - 19
Opened 01-01-1908 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
University College London27%2024
Durham University26%2024
University of Cambridge10%2025
University of Cambridge8%2024
University of Oxford8%2025
University of Oxford6%2024
Imperial College London5%2024
The University of Edinburgh5%2024
University of St Andrews5%2024
Inspection & quality signals
ISI inspection
ISI · GoodStandards: Met
Last inspected: 2025-06-20
Prestige score
229.3 / 233
How calculated →
A-Level (estimate)
~65% AAB+
HMC oldest school in England estimate
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence TrailCurated senior school destinations
School Path AI • senior_destinations_curated
Curated from each school's annual destinations report. Numbers are best-faith multi-year averages.
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 200 students
Avg points / entry45.09
% achieving AAB+37.2%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 817.6
EBacc avg points1.16
Eng & Maths 5+0.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425 • AcademicAverage
Students 200 • APS 45.09 • Value added 0.02
202425 • A levelAverage
Students 200 • APS 44.99 • Value added 0.01
202425 • Applied generalAverage
Students 200 • APS 32.33 • Value added 0.05
202425 • E/M measuresz
Students 200 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 195 • APS n/a • Value added n/a
202425 • Tech levelz
Students 200 • APS n/a • Value added n/a