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Kingston Grammar School A GSG School

  • Kingston Grammar School
    London Road
    Kingston
    Surrey
    KT2 6PY
  • Head: Mr Stephen Lehec
  • T 020 8546 5875
  • F 020 8974 5177
  • E [email protected]
  • W www.kgs.org.uk
  • An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
  • Boarding: No
  • Local authority: Kingston Upon Thames
  • Pupils: 918; sixth formers: 279
  • Religion: Non-denominational
  • Fees: £24,870 pa (last updated on 15/07/2024)
  • Open days: June - Sixth Form Open Evening & 11+ Open Mornings. September - Whole School Open Day.
  • Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review

What says..

Diverse curriculum ensures lessons inspire and engage. ‘There’s not one subject my daughter dislikes’, said a parent. Contemporary texts by Nigerian authors are read alongside classic canons in English, whilst in the sciences Christmas trees are made from salt candles and candy canes dissolved in solvents. Chemistry teacher’s molecule of the month and weekly chemistry jokes are widely anticipated across the school community. Parents say teachers are ‘delightful’ and ‘really know’ their children. ‘If things slip, they are on it,’ said one mother. Encouragement rather than pressure to succeed. A few grumbles that...

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What the school says...

We are an academic school that welcomes creativity and believes in independent learning at all ages. We pride ourselves not only on our academic results but on the supportive and positive atmosphere in the School and the opportunities we provide for individual talent to flourish and find expression through the rich blend of academic and co-curricular opportunities on offer. ...Read more

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Curricula

Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.

Sports

Rowing

Fencing

Shooting

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head master

Since 2014, Stephen Lehec, previously head of Aylesbury Grammar School. History and English degree from Southampton, PGCE from Oxford and, most recently, a plethora of pre-MBA qualifications from Harvard Business School. Handy for the half head, half CEO role he finds himself in as school embarks on ambitious expansion plans, both locally and internationally, to ‘take advantage of the demand’.

Beyond the hard hat, he’s clearly still a teacher at heart. Gets to know all pupils from the off by delivering year 7 history lessons, as well as leading ‘totally inspirational’ whole-school assemblies. ‘I’ll never not go on the year 7 residential,’ he adds. No wonder we found this open and authentic head conversing so naturally with pupils, who are clearly relaxed in his company, describing him as ‘a...

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Who came from where

Who goes where

Special Education Needs

All pupils are screened on arrival and may be added to a register of those requiring special attention from subject teachers, who will receive detailed advice on how they can help pupils appropriately in class. If necessary pupils are withdrawn from a lesson weekly to have a special class with the SEN teacher, either individually or in a pair/small group. Pupils are allowed to use laptop computers should this be deemed necessary by an educational psychologist. 09-09

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder
Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment
Please note: this may not provide a complete picture of all student movements, as not all schools contribute this information.

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