The King's School (Worcester) A GSG School
- The King's School (Worcester)
5 College Green
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LL - Head: Gareth Doodes
- T 01905 721700
- F 01905 721710
- E info@ksw.org.uk
- W www.ksw.org.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with linked junior schools
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Worcestershire
- Pupils: 870; sixth formers: 266
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £17,295 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: King's Hawford School, King's St Alban's School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Few walk away on exams results day with anything other than the a spring in their step – these hardworking, diligent, aspirational pupils do their parents proud year after year. Previous head worked hard to raise the academic profile of the school, with current head seeing his job as continuing on this trajectory while expanding wider opportunities. No hothouse – ‘I’m not here to turn it into a mini Winchester,’ he told us. One full-time and one part-time member of staff run the learning skills department. However, school is…
What the school says...
Entrance examinations consist of: 11, 12 & 13+: Maths, English & VR. 16: Minimum of 8 grades (6 Bs & 2 Cs) or equivalent at GCSE, entry test and interview.
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Performing arts specialist school
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2020, Gareth Doodes (40s), previously head of Dover College for five years. Before that, head of Milton Abbey in Dorset. Started his career at Taunton as a history teacher and then as a housemaster at Oakham. He has coached sport and has always been involved with drama and music; plays the piano and organ and has extensive choral singing experience. Also a Church of England lay minister of communion. Educated at Eastbourne College, where he was a music scholar; MA in modern history from University of St Andrews.
Dapper, dynamic and glass half full. ‘Lives up to his name – a real dude,’ said more than one parent (who could resist?). ‘Enthusiastic,’ ‘personable,’ ‘highly sociable’ and ‘finger on the pulse,’ we also heard. ‘Speaks to the students in...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The school takes seriously the importance of catering for pupils who have identified special needs. There is a new Learning Skills department run by a trained expert assisted by another specialist. All pupils are screened on entry. The department works very closely with partoral staff and helps to monitor and interpret academic progress. Pupils are rarely withdrawn from lessons but receive extra help from trained staff in a variety of ways during lunchtimes or after school. The school also has a Special Needs Coordinator who is a member of the English staff and liaises with teaching staff. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Downs Malvern | 2023 | 2 | 3 | Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarships (2) |
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