Kingham Hill School A GSG School
- Kingham Hill School
Kingham
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 6TH - Head: Pete Last
- T 01608 658999
- F 01608 658 658
- E registrar@kinghamhill.org
- W www.kinghamhill.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and North Oxfordshire and South Oxfordshire
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 351; sixth formers: 105
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £22,320 - £25,305; Boarding £31,485 – £42,885 pa
- Open days: October, March and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
One parent, heralding the transformation of his son since joining the school felt 'he would have been lost in the London day school system but is instead thriving and loving school'. History, DT, animal management and engineering are popular amongst the 31 subjects currently taught with A levels, BTec and CTec offered to suit all abilities. Another parent marvelled that her son could be so excited by CCF drills, and several parents wonder if there is 'something in the water at Kingham' that promotes such fun and enjoyment from previously …
What the school says...
Kingham Hill School is in the heart of the glorious Cotswold countryside, just 80 minutes from London Paddington, in a 100 acre estate where pupils have a safe place to explore and make their home. With over 350 pupils, Kingham Hill remains small to allow the school to sustain its caring, home-from-home community where every child is nurtured, challenged and inspired to succeed academically and within their personal lives. Named recently as a 'Top Small Independent School' for highest A level results by The Telegraph.
Highly qualified, specialist staff offer a broad and challenging curriculum (27+ courses at A level) to ensure every pupil has opportunities to learn, excel and realise their potential. Top class facilities, including a new £4m Maths and Science building and a new £1.5m library and £6m Sports facility ensure pupils have the best amenities to enhance their learning. Small class sizes deliver a bespoke learning experience that can be tailored to individual needs to help discover the talent in every child. ...Read more
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Curricula
EPQ - EPQ
Other features
Music and dance scheme - government funding and grants available to help with fees at selected independent music and dance schools.
International Study Centre - school has a linked, international study centre for overseas students wishing to improve their English.
Sports
Unusual sports
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since April 2023, Peter Last BA MEd, previously head of Kingsley School Bideford. Educated at Alleyn’s then Cambridge where he read geography, he taught at Hebron School in India where he and his wife were also houseparents. After six years – and with three little ones in tow – the family returned to the UK where he taught at Lord Wandsworth College for nine years, moving to Stowe for a further 11 years, ending up as deputy head (pastoral) and head of boarding. He is clearly a busy man: inspecting for ISI, vice chair of a large multi-academy trust in Devon and doing a spot of executive coaching and consulting on the side.
Entrance
Non-selective, no formal entrance exams but prospective pupils sit the short CAT4 test to provide a measure of 'typical' performance. School offers...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham College Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 Sports awards |
| Spratton Hall | 2023 | 1 | 2 | Sports Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Thomas's Battersea | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Woodcote House School | 2023 | 1 |
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