Results & Destinations • Senior King's School, Canterbury

Results & Destinations

“The dedicated careers centre forms the backbone of a strong programme of higher-education support. On average around 80% of leavers head to Russell Group universities, but others go off to drama schools, art colleges, music conservatoires, join the armed forces or sign up for computer science apprenticeships.”

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A Level

A/A*

54 pupils achieved at least 3 A or A* grades and 15 were awarded three or four straight A* grades.

1st

Over 140 of our students have confirmed places at their first-choice university this year.

81%

81% of King’s leavers this year have places at Russell Group universities. 13 pupils hold offers at US universities.

9

9 King’s pupils were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge, twenty at University College London and nineteen at Durham University.

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Year 13 A-Level Results 2024

Congratulations to the King’s 2024 leavers on their excellent A-Level results. These were achieved across a remarkably wide range of 32 academic A-Level courses offered at King’s.

Almost a quarter of grades achieved by our pupils this year were at A*, the second highest seen outside the pandemic affected years, with the percentage of A* & A grades combined also a significant increase on 2023. Seven pupils achieved four or more A*s with 15 achieving three or more A*s, and 40% of the cohort earnt at least one A*.

King’s pupils are prepared for a wide range of competitive courses. In 2024, 81% of pupils went on to study at Russell Group universities including nine who are going to Oxford or Cambridge, and a wide range of other excellent institutions in the UK including three to St Andrews, three to Imperial, three to Edinburgh, 19 to Durham, and 20 to UCL. In addition, 20 pupils will head to US and European universities including Caltech, NYU, Berklee College of Music and Bocconi.

We are very proud of the achievements of this talented cohort, who worked hard to achieve their excellent results alongside busy involvement in co-curricular activities and leadership roles building up to an outstanding King’s Week 2024 at the end of the Summer Term.

GCSE

88%

88% of grades awarded to pupils at King’s were grades 9, 8, 7 and 6 (equivalent to A*s, As and Bs).

72%

72% of grades were grades 9, 8 or 7 (equivalent to A*s and As).

54%

54% of grades were grade 9 or 8 (equivalent to the former A*).

31%

31% of grades were at grade 9 level. 22 pupils achieved at least 9 grade 9s, with eleven gaining 10 grade 9s and four pupils an outstanding 11 grade 9s.

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Year 11 GCSEs/IGCSEs Results 2024

Congratulations to all of our Year 11 pupils on their outstanding 2024 GCSE results.

This year has seen remarkable achievements across all 29 subjects – a testament to our pupils’ hard work, resilience and enthusiasm, as well as to the dedication and support of their teachers and families.

Results at the top end are particularly impressive, with over half of the year achieving five grade 8 or 9s (A* equivalent grades).

31.7% of grades were at grade 9 level – with grade 9 being the most common grade across all results.

53.5% of grades were at grade 8 or grade 9 level (equivalent to A*)

Both of these are record results for the school. 22 pupils achieved at least 9 grade 9s, with eleven gaining 10 grade 9s and four pupils an outstanding 11 grade 9s.

Jude Lowson, Head of The King’s School, commented:

 “I am extremely proud of all our pupils who have received their GCSE results today. They should be delighted with their achievements, which reflect their hard work and determination. Pupils have achieved these results alongside a plethora of other activities this year. Our teachers have worked incredibly hard to support them every step of the way, and pupils in this cohort have also encouraged and supported one another – and it is a joy to see this individual and collective success. These results give them a fantastic springboard into the Sixth Form where they will be able to embark on what we understand to be the widest range of options of any school, and where I look forward to seeing them continue to flourish.”

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