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 [email protected]
- 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: £18,975 pa
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- 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. No hothouse – ‘we're not here to turn it into a mini Winchester,’ say staff. 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
Acting head
Since September 2024, Dr Alison Oliver (acting head). She has been a member of the foundation’s leadership team at the school for six years and senior deputy for two, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the senior school. An English and American literature graduate from Warwick University, she has a master’s in educational leadership and an education doctorate.
Entrance
About two-thirds of the 11+ intake (124 places) from the two prep schools, King’s St Alban’s and King’s Hawford, the rest from a 50/50 mix of independent and maintained schools. The number of middle schools in the area mean that 13+ is an increasingly popular entry point (24 places). Exams in maths, English and verbal reasoning (including for prep pupils). Around 20-30 join at 16+ - pupils need 6s at GCSE in the subjects they...
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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 | 2024 | 9 | 7 | Academic Scholarships (4); Sports Scholarship; Music Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
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