The King's School Canterbury
Other independent school · Mixed · Kent
25 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2ES
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
985
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,060 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Jude Lowson
- Address
- 25 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2ES
- Phone
- 01227595501
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Westgate · Canterbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 118996
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 32% | — | — |
985 pupils · 1,060 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 17.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.15 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.69 | — | — |
Average grade: B+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 17.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.99 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 37.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 198 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 65 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 63 | 67% | 97% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 68% | 98% | 100% | |
| French | 48 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 38 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 28 | 64% | 96% | 100% | |
| Music | 22 | 77% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 20 | 75% | 80% | 90% | |
| Russian | 19 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 15 | 67% | 100% | 100% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 14 | 21% | 93% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 93 | 28% | 59% | 84% | |
| Economics | 77 | 8% | 42% | 77% | |
| Physics | 39 | 28% | 44% | 77% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 21% | 50% | 88% | |
| Psychology | 31 | 13% | 26% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 28% | 48% | 83% | |
| Government and Politics | 27 | 19% | 33% | 67% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 22 | 45% | 86% | 95% | |
| Russian | 21 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 20 | 25% | 60% | 90% | |
| Fine Art | 18 | 39% | 83% | 94% | |
| French | 16 | 13% | 50% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11271: The King's School Canterbury
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 25 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 24% |
| Accepted offers | 6 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.