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Feb 26, 2020 · cakeisalwaystheanswer · 28/02/2020 12:30. St Pauls is very slightly ahead of KCS on the govt tables for 2019 with an average A level grade point of 52.05 compared to 51.92, both are A* average. To be fair in DS1's year at KCS all the super keen sat IB and A levels were for the idle (DS1!).
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May 16, 2022 · Insight into Kings College Wimbledon. 2 replies. funmumofthree · 16/05/2022 22:49. Hi everyone, Could anyone please share any insight you might have about the culture at Kings College Wimbledon? While several of the schools we are considering for 13+ seem quite easy to characterize, I don't feel I have a clear sense of the ethos/vision/vibe at ...
Feb 20, 2023 · In my opinion KCS is ideal for clever, sporty, quite alpha boys. DS loved it; DD's bf a quieter, non sporty and sensitive boy detested it and was bullied. The school is likely to change as they all do when a Head changes and I believe Andrew Halls is about retire.
King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a private day school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was established in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London and had part of the school's premises in Strand , prior to relocating to Wimbledon in 1897.
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King’s follows a self-developed curriculum which, it says, allows it to be“free from the constraints imposed by the national curriculum”. In Rushmere, (Years 3 - 4), boys are taught by their form teacher for the majority of their subjects, but they have specialist teachers for Art, Music, and Sport. In Priory (Years 5 -8), teaching moves to a broad...
King’s not only has the facilities to broaden students’ horizons with extra-curricular activities, it has the time. Every Friday afternoon is dedicated to co-curricular activities in the drama, sport, and music departments; there are extended lunch breaks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which are filled with clubs and societies; and secondary students c...
King’s has a charming, relaxed and green campus with a blend of heritage and modern architecture overlooking part of Wimbledon Common. A Victorian red-brick building and beautiful old Great Hall with traditional organ stand alongside a state-of-the-art music school with a 200-seat concert hall, a new sports complex with a six-lane swimming pool, an...
King’s excels in A Levels and GCSE. In 2020, 99% of students were graded 9 - 7 at GCSE; 90% were A*/A at A Level; in 2019 (the last year when exams were taken), 95% were 9 - 7 at GCSE and 79% were A*/A at A Level. King’s is also one of the UK’s top performing IB schools. In 2023, he school maintained a high average score of 41 (out of a maximum sco...
An education at King’s is not cheap, but it does offer up to 100% bursary assistance at 11+, 13+ and 16+, and scholarships for academic achievement, music and sport. Term fees range from £6,250 in junior school to £7,445 in Year 9 and above.
• Choice of IB or A Levels • High academic achievers with willingness to learn • City-based, London education
Nov 20, 2022 · Term fees: £8,085. Oxbridge: 20%. Admission: School’s own exam and interview. Alumni: Khalid Abdalla, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Marcus Mumford. Prep head: Ted Lougher. Prep Pupils: 286 day boys. Prep Ages: 7-11. Prep Term fees: £7,310. Read the King’s College School review in the Tatler Schools Guide 2023.
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Since 2022, Dr Anne Cotton, previously head of Portsmouth Grammar. Double first in classics from Christ Church, Oxford, where she later did MSt in classical languages and literature and DPhil. Her books, Platonic Dialogue and Education of the Reader, are published by Oxford University Press.
