Katharine Lady Berkeley's School, Wotton-under-Edge

Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Kingswood Road
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8RB
Head: Mr Timothy Rand
T 01453 842227
F 01453 845480
E [email protected]
W klbschool.org.uk/
A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
Boarding: No
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Pupils: 1,470; sixth formers: 214
Religion: None
Open days: See website for virtual tours
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good ¹
- ¹ Full inspection 9th May 2017
Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 3rd October 2012
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What The Good Schools Guide says..

‘Just fantastic: can’t fault it – the school or its teachers,’ is the verdict of the parents we spoke to. Although totally non-selective, the principle is one of grouping by ability ‘with a reasonable degree of refinement – another advantage of a large school. Particularly good for maths,’ so says the head. This is a sporty place – make no mistake – with an extensive fixture list against the many state and independent schools in the area. Minority sports such as table tennis and badminton also appear to nail the competition locally, but it is heartening to see that the less sportingly inclined are also encouraged...

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What the school says...

Converted to an academy 2011.

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Headteacher

Since April 2019, Timothy Rand, previously deputy head at Sheldon School in Chippenham. Has also been head of sixth form and assistant head at Farmor's School and deputy head at Archway School in Stroud.

Entrance

Around 250 arrive into year 7 from local and not-so-local primary schools and a handful from independent prep schools, which recommend KLB. School's reputation goes before it, and it is oversubscribed. At sixth form, a minimum of 50 places are offered to external candidates, who must meet the same entry criteria as those staying on after GCSEs: three passes at grade 5 and two at grade 4; grade 4 in English also required. Certain subjects eg languages and maths demand higher GCSE grades to access A level courses.

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Further reading

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Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.

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