The King's School Canterbury
25 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2ES ·
At a glance
An independent Church of England secondary school for ages 13–19 in Canterbury. As an independent school, it is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), outside Ofsted's state-school data. Results aren't compared with the England average for independent schools, as many take qualifications the DfE's measures don't count.
- Ages
- 13–19
- Pupils
- 985
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Ms Jude Lowson
- Opened
- Jan 1908
- Boarding
- Boarding school
Inspection
Independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). These inspections are not part of Ofsted's state-school data.
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Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 195 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Independent schools run their own admissions (often with entrance assessments), so they are not part of council application data.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)0%
- English as an additional language–
- SEN support21.9%
- Education, Health and Care plan0%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.