Kingswood School A GSG School
- Kingswood School
Lansdown Road
Bath
BA1 5RG - Head: Andrew Gordon-Brown
- T 01225 734200
- F 01225 734305
- E [email protected]
- W www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils: 900; sixth formers: 278
- Religion: Methodist
- Fees: Day £22,050; Boarding £34,827 - £47,751 pa (last updated on 21/01/2025)
- Open days: Year 7 Open Day: June; Senior School Open Day: September; Sixth Form Information Event: October. Please visit the website to register your interest for our events and tours.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Kingswood Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pastoral care is ‘exemplary’, say parents, who enthuse about the quality of pupil and staff relationships and the overall sense of ‘being part of a community that cares about each other’. Locally viewed as ‘the caring, pastoral and holistic choice’, the school’s modesty belies the fact that it does rather well academically. While definitely not an academic hothouse, parents are…
What the school says...
Kingswood is a happy, vibrant and forward-looking school. Our distinction as a Top 10 school in the Southwest region of the Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024 solidifies our standing as the best performing 11-18 co-educational day and boarding school in the region. While a Kingswood education extends beyond traditional classroom learning, our commitment to academic excellence remains unwavering - we consistently rank in the top 5% nationally for added value. With a broad and balanced curriculum supported by outstanding pastoral care, we empower every pupil to find and ignite their potential. ...Read more
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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.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2020, Andrew Gordon-Brown, formerly headmaster at Truro School for seven years. A warm, considered and visionary South African. Educated at Hyde Park High School in Johannesburg, studied commerce at University of Cape Town and then qualified as a chartered accountant. Spent 12 years in financial services both in South Africa and the UK for the likes of Deloitte, UBS and JPMorgan Chase. A rowing fanatic, he competed for South Africa in the 1992 Olympics (coming a commendable eighth) then set his heart on Oxbridge rowing. Taking a study break from his thriving finance career, he completed an MSc in agricultural economics and a diploma in social studies at Keble College, Oxford; met his now wife, Harriet, and earned a rowing blue in the 1994 Boat Race. In 2003, he made a benevolent midlife...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Whilst we are a mainstream school and not a specialist one, we do support children with a variety of SEN as much as is reasonably possible.
| 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 |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert Park School | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 All-Rounder |
| Heywood Prep | 2024 | 5 | ||
| Kingswood Preparatory School | 2024 | 61 | 15 | 5 Academic Scholarships; 4 Art Scholarships; 2 Music Scholarships; 2 Drama Scholarships; 1 DT Scholarship; 1 Sport Scholarship |
| Rokeby School | 2024 | 1 |
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