School Description
Learn more about the opportunities at Kings, meet the Principal and get to know the college.
1. Student-centred ethos
- Highly personalised approach to learning and pastoral development
- Friendly and empowering college community — on a human scale
2. Exceptionally small classes and personalised attention
- Just 4 – 10 in a class at GCSE and A-level
- Maximum contact time with subject specialists
3. Outstanding exam results
- Outstanding ‘value-added’
- 39% exceeding predictions by 2 or more grades
- 2019 45% A*A at A-level
- A* 75% above national average
- 2019 GCSEs 82% Grades 9 – 4 (A* – C)
4. Personalised study plans
- Two-year and one-year intensive programmes
- Flexibility to combine courses e.g. A-levels with GCSE resits
- Resit and Retakes
- EPQ and Trinity Arts Award
5. Support and personal development
- Extensive personal tutor and pastoral care team
- Wide range of extra-curricular activities
- Engagement in work experience projects and research
6. Leading university destinations
- 86% A-level students with offers from Top 20 universities
- Extensive and individually tailored support for university degree selection and application
- Full UCAS guidance
- Specialist preparation for additional university assessments including: UCAT, BMAT, TSA, LNAT, Personal Statements and Interviews
- Work experience and research opportunities
- Make the most of your talents and achievements whatever your ambitions including: Oxbridge, Medicine, Law, Art and Design; the choice is entirely yours and we will support and guide you every step of the way.
7. Global reach and opportunities
- Develop a global outlook for your future
- Assess opportunities for further study in the UK or overseas
- Share ideas and concepts with students from across the globe
Kings has an extensive enrichment programme through which students can learn new skills, develop existing hobbies and interests and add to their UCAS applications.
We know that getting into a good univeristy is more than about just good grades.
Activities vary throughout the year, making the most of relevant opportunities, and are detailed in a monthly enrichment calendar. These include:
· Sport and fitness clubs
· Creative clubs
· Academic Clubs
· Duke of Edinburgh's Award
· Student Council
· Model UN
· Kings Business Enterprise
· The Kings Community Award
· National Citizen Service
· Work Experience and Volunteering
· Trinity Arts Award
· Academic visits and weekend excursions
· Lecture programme and guest speakers
Discover Kings School of Art and Design, London
• Well-equipped art school within Kings main college
• Safe, friendly neigbourhood with easy access to central London
Discover King School of Art and Design, Brighton
• UAL Approved Centre for UAL Diploma in Art and Design
• Excellent facilities for painting, illustration, photography, fashion graphic design, and fine art
Kings Flagship School of Art and Design, Oxford
• An Approved Centre to deliver the UAL Level 3 and 4 Diplomas in Art and Design.
• Art and Design Foundation
• Fast-track Art and Design pathway
• A-level Art and Design
UNIVERSITY PLACES
All students benefit from a structured and personally tailored University Application Programme. They are supported throughout the whole process by our team of experienced expert academics and counsellors.
Students’ choice of university may be influenced by a range of factors and are encouraged to explore their opportunities in detail. They are assisted to identify the most appropriate degrees and specialist institutions to meet their individual ambitions in their chosen subject and professional areas.
University Offers continue to be confirmed and it is interesting to see the A to Z range of subjects, prestigious universities and leaders in their fields for which our student have already received Offers. These include:
Subjects:
Accounting and Finance; Architecture; Automotive Engineering; Business and Management; Computer Science; Drama, Applied Theatre and Education; Drama and English; Economics; Education; English Literature and Drama; Fashion Accessory and Textiles Futures; Fashion Design; Fashion Textiles; Fashion Marketing and Management; Illustration Animation; Illustration and Visual Communication; International Business and Management; International Tourism and Hospitality Management; Marketing and Management; Mechanical Engineering; Motorsport Engineering; Neuroscience; Neuroscience with Cognitive Science; Pharmacy (Master of; 4 Years); Photography; Politics and International Relations; Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science; Zoology (with a year abroad) and many more!
Leading and Specialist Universities:
Bath; Birmingham; Brighton; Bristol; Brunel; Coventry; Durham; East Anglia (UEA); Exeter; Istituto Marangoni; Kent; Kings College London (KCL); Kingston; Lancaster; Leeds; Loughborough; Manchester; Newcastle; Queens’s Belfast; Queen Mary; Ravensbourne; Richmond, The American University in London; Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London); Royal Holloway; Sheffield; Southampton; Surrey; Sussex; University for the Creative Arts (UCA); University College London (UCL) and more.
Danny Carroll was appointed Principal of Kings London in January 2023. Danny has a wealth of experience in international education, having worked across the world as a teacher, trainer and consultant. He has been part of the Kings London team for over 10 years, during which time he has led both English Language and Academic departments. Danny is passionate about helping all students to develop academically and personally, and to become increasingly more intellectually curious about the world.
Who/what inspired you to become a teacher?
I first began teaching overseas, working for the British Council in a number of capacities around the world. This work gave me a privileged insight into the huge impact that good teachers can have on the lives of young people, not only in relation to knowledge and skills acquisition but also in terms of building confidence, autonomy, resilience and intellectual curiosity.
What achievement are you most proud of as Head?
I gain the greatest satisfaction from the achievements of my students and the wonderful team of teachers and other staff. We are an aspirational community, with high standards and expectations. We face challenges together, we learn from one another and we certainly celebrate together. As an international school, this focus on community and togetherness is critical and something of which I am very proud.
What does a successful school look like to you?
A successful school has a palpable sense of relaxed urgency, it values time as the most valuable resource we have and the power of shared experiences. In order to be successful, it is first necessary to understand and commit to one’s goals and recognise the metrics by which their completion will be measured. A successful school prizes personal bravery, open-mindedness and mutual support. A successful school looks like a community because it is a community.
What is the most important quality you want every child to have when they leave your school? And why?
An understanding that education is a lifelong process and that learning is not always about preparing for what comes next, but an experience in and of itself which should be prized as such. Seeing the world as a series of delicious questions rather than answers.
Please give 5 words to describe the ethos of your school.
This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.
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