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2019 - 2020
Contents
ABOUT KING’S 3Size and location
History
Facilities
JUNIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM 3Transition, first and second forms
Third and remove forms
SENIOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM 4Lower school
Fourth form
Fifth forms
Sixth form
School week and terms
PASTORAL CARE 5Forms, houses and tutor groups
Counselling
Chaplaincy
Learning enrichment
Pupil welfare 6
School medical service
Medicals
SIXTH FORM 6Entry requirements
Higher education and careers advice
THE WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITY 7The King’s Association
The Friends of King’s
The King’s Club
Old King’s Club
Arthur Wellesley Society
Partnerships and outreach
GOVERNORS AND MANAGEMENT 8
JUNIOR SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 9 Registration
Patterns of admission
Previous schooling
Selection procedure
SENIOR SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 10Entry at 11+ into year 7
Entry at 13+ via the pre-test
Entry to the sixth form from external schools
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES 12Bursaries
Scholarships at 11+
Scholarships at 13+
Scholarships at 16+
FEES FOR 2019-2020 14Registration fees
Tuition fees
Examination fees
Deposits
Books
Dining
School coaches
The school shop
VISITING THE SCHOOL 15Open events and tours
Directions and modes of transport
SITE MAP 16
CONTACT DETAILS 18
NOTES 19
About King’s
SIZE AND LOCATION
The school’s location in Wimbledon, facing the Common, combines convenient access with a peaceful environment and a strong sense of security.
There are currently over 435 boys aged 7 to 13 in the junior school and over 1,000 pupils aged 11 to 18 in the senior school, including approximately 100 girls in the sixth form.
The senior school opened its own lower school for boys aged 11-13 in 2016 and from September 2021, all boys will transfer from the junior school to the senior school at the start of year 7 (instead of the start of year 9 as has historically been the case). This new structure is one shared by almost all day schools in the UK.
HISTORY
The school was founded by royal charter in 1829 as the junior department of the newly established King’s College of the University of London. Based in the Strand, the school was an immediate success. Many early pupils became eminent in public affairs. Needing space to expand, the school moved to Wimbledon in 1897 and was separated constitutionally from the College by a 1908 Act, which created the present governing body. The junior school was established as a separate school in 1912.
FACILITIES
The school occupies nearly 20 acres on the south side of Wimbledon Common and owns a further 24 acres of playing fields nearby. The school’s boathouse is on the Tideway at Putney.
A £50m master plan began in 2012 with the opening of a £2.5m sports pavilion at our Kingsway Sports Ground. This was followed by a new reception beneath the 1899 Bannister Fletcher Great Hall, a new quadrangle and netball courts and a classroom block with multi-purpose hall, opened by the then Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP. A new RIBA award-winning music school, incorporating a 200-seater concert hall, was opened by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester in 2018, and a new sports centre, incorporating a second sports hall and six-lane swimming pool, was opened this year.
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Junior school curriculum
The curriculum of the junior school is designed to lead naturally into that of the senior school in content and style. All boys within a year group follow the same timetable.
TRANSITION, FIRST AND SECOND FORMS (years 3, 4 and 5)
English; Mathematics; Science; History; Geography; Religious Studies; Music; Drama; Art; Technology (year 3 only); ICT; Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHEE); Think Tank (in years 3 and 4); French (from year 5); three double sessions of Physical Education and Games.
THIRD AND REMOVE FORMS (years 6, 7 and 8)
English; Mathematics; Science; French; Latin; History; Geography; Religious Studies; Music; Drama; Art; Design and Engineering; ICT; Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHEE); Physical Education and two afternoons of Games.
Under the revised school structure from 2021, boys will leave the junior school to progress into the senior school at the end of year 6.
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Pastoral care
The school’s pastoral policy promotes individual attention for every pupil. The school complements the work of the family in developing the pupils’ moral views, sense of responsibility, self-reliance and awareness of themselves in relation to other people and the community, and in preparing them for the challenges of life. Personal and social development is a priority, putting into perspective the many areas of school activity (academic, spiritual, sporting and cultural, curricular and co-curricular) in which each pupil participates. We offer secure conditions that enable individuals to thrive among friends and we strive to create an environment that is stimulating, varied and challenging so pupils recognise the diversity and individuality of others and the importance and potential of their own attitudes and effort. Our pastoral policy encourages pupils to develop sound moral and practical philosophies. The school assists all pupils so they are able to deal successfully with practical matters affecting their academic life and also make the most of academic, sporting, cultural and other opportunities offered by the school, including those leading to higher education and careers. King’s offers a programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education, which deals with personal relationships, careers education, citizenship, illegal drugs, healthy living, alcohol, smoking, personal safety, finance and bullying. These issues may also be addressed as cross-curricular themes or in assemblies and lectures by visiting speakers. The school holds workshops for parents where many issues mentioned above are considered and practical solutions are advanced through group discussion and professional advice.
FORMS, HOUSES AND TUTOR GROUPS
Junior school
Pupils are placed in forms at the beginning of the academic year. The form teacher is responsible for each boy’s academic progress and pastoral well-being. If parents have concerns about any aspect of their son’s development, they should first contact the form teacher. In the junior school, there are also four houses, each under a head of house. Boys are placed in a house when they join which gives them the opportunity to be part of a smaller unit within the school and to take part in a variety of house events.
Senior school
Boys who join the lower school (years 7 and 8) are put into forms and cared for by their form tutor, who is responsible for each boy’s progress and pastoral care. Boys meet their form tutor each morning and twice a week for structured form periods. They also meet their form tutor individually as necessary. All
lower school pupils are also members of one of the lower school houses. On transition to the middle school (years 9-11) boys (whether from the junior school, lower school or other schools) are put in a tutor group within a house. There are six houses and pupils remain in that house for the rest of their time at King’s. The tutor group is vertical and contains around 12 pupils, at least two per year group, and is at the heart of the pastoral system. The tutor group gives continuity and stability, and enables pupils to build relationships across the school. Tutor groups meet twice a week at the start of the day, although the tutor is available at many other times to speak to your child.
Every pupil is also placed in a form group, registering with their form teacher each day. Unlike ‘vertical’ tutor groups, forms are ‘horizontal’: ie. they comprise pupils of the same age. Registration and a weekly form period ensure that form teachers have regular contact with their pupils and so become another key member of staff in each child’s life. Girls joining the school are placed in girls-only forms and exceptionally these include girls from both the upper and the lower sixth. These have proved very popular with the girls and help them to settle in well. Pupils are in coeducational sets for all academic subjects.
COUNSELLING
The school employs two on-site counsellors. One is a specialist in psychodynamic therapy, the other is a clinical psychologist.Both are experts in supporting pupils with a variety of issues and provide support in school for pupils, and on some occasions, for parents. Where appropriate, a referral in the senior school would be discussed with a pupil’s parents. For more details, please visit the school website. In the junior school the deputy head (pastoral) would always discuss issues with a boy’s parents first to consider what counselling support might be beneficial.
CHAPLAINCY
The chaplain’s role within the school is to provide worship, pastoral care and Christian nurture. The chaplain represents the Anglican tradition of King’s but is a pastor and teacher to the whole community, with responsibility for the weekly Hindu, Muslim and Jewish assemblies. The chaplain is responsible for beginning of term services, carol services, Remembrance Day services and a weekly Holy Communion.
LEARNING ENRICHMENT
The learning enrichment department supports each pupil in achieving their academic potential, whatever their learning need. Naming our department ‘learning enrichment’ stresses the
In the first five years, the curriculum offers a wide range of options while keeping open the maximum choice of subjects in the sixth form. A very wide range of subjects is available at GCSE and IGCSE (International GCSE). In the sixth form, pupils choose to study either A levels or the International Baccalaureate diploma programme (IB).
LOWER SCHOOL (years 7 and 8)
English; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; French; Latin; Geography; History; Art; Design and Engineering; Drama; Music; Computing; Theology and Philosophy; Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE); Games and Physical Education.
Boys normally have three subject homeworks each weekday evening and most assignments represent about twenty minutes’ work.
FOURTH FORM (year 9)
English; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; French; Latin or Latin with Greek; a second modern language (choose from German, Spanish and Chinese); Geography; History; two creative subjects (choose from Art, Music, Drama and Design and Engineering); Theology and Philosophy; Computing; PSHE and Games and Physical Education. Those choosing Latin with Greek take only one creative subject.
There are usually three homeworks set each night (Monday to Friday) and they are intended to take 30 minutes each.
FIFTH FORMS (years 10 and 11)
Seven core subjects are studied: English; English Literature; Mathematics; Biology; Chemistry; Physics and French. Three additional subjects are chosen from a number of options: Latin; Greek; German; Spanish; Mandarin; Geography; History; Art; Music; Design and Engineering; Drama; Theology and Philosophy; and Physical Education. Pupils often sit IGCSE French at the end of the lower fifth and in the upper fifth may continue with further study in French, take another language to GCSE (currently Russian or Italian) or take a non-examined computing course. About half the pupils pursue a more advanced qualification in Mathematics alongside IGCSE Mathematics. All boys have Physical Education in the lower fifth, Games, Theology and Philosophy and PSHE as part of their non-examined curriculum. All boys in the fifth forms
Senior school curriculum devote Friday afternoons to co-curricular activities (CCAs). CCAs on offer include our Combined Cadet Force (army, navy and RAF), community projects and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, alongside many other options.
There are usually three homeworks set each night (Monday to Friday) and they are intended to take 30 to 40 minutes each.
SIXTH FORM
Pupils choose to follow either the A level or the International Baccalaureate diploma programme.
Those who opt to take the A level programme choose four subjects in the lower sixth. All A level subjects are taught as linear courses, with examinations taking place at the end of the upper sixth. Pupils continue with at least three subjects throughout the upper sixth. Pupils also complete an extended project, the King’s Essay, on a subject of their own choice during the lower sixth.
In the International Baccalaureate diploma programme, students study six subjects: three at higher level and three at standard level. Students also take a course in the Theory of Knowledge, write an extended essay on a subject of their choice, and are assessed in a programme of creativity, action and service.
Other educational opportunities for all sixth form students are available, including lectures and activities, many of which cover moral and spiritual issues. There is a full programme of compulsory Games and the Friday afternoon programme of activities continues.
SCHOOL WEEK AND TERMS
The teaching week is from Monday to Friday with many sports fixtures taking place on Saturdays. Parents and guardians will be notified of the dates of terms and holidays well in advance. Parents or guardians are asked to inform the school immediately of their child’s absence and a letter explaining the absence must be received within three days.
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The wider school community
THE KING’S ASSOCIATION (KA)
The aim of the King’s Association is to provide everyone in the King’s community with opportunities to meet and to remain an active part of the school throughout their lives. It incorporates all members of the King’s community, including alumni, staff and parents. The King’s Association runs a number of events from networking to social events and reunions. To find out more visit www.kcs.org.uk/KA.
THE FRIENDS OF KING’S
The Friends is an independent charity established in 1976. It brings parents together through an extensive annual programme of social and fundraising events. The Friends provides support for a wide variety of projects and facilities which benefit pupils at King’s and its partner schools in the UK and overseas. Membership of The Friends is free to all current parents. An annual programme of events run by The Friends is displayed on the school website.
THE KING’S CLUB
The school’s new state of the art sports and fitness facilities are available to King’s parents and families during evenings and weekends and throughout the holidays, through membership of the King’s Club. The club operates a number of swimming and tennis courses as well as exercise classes and a holistic programme of yoga and pilates. Former and current King’s parents receive a 10% discount on membership. For further information call 020 8255 5401 or email [email protected].
OLD KING’S CLUB
The Old King’s Club is the school’s alumni association. All pupils of the school are invited to become lifelong members of the club on leaving King’s, free of charge. The club provides social and
principle that support must be available for all pupils during their time at King’s. The need for support may be short-term, typically for help with study skills, or long-term, for those with a disability, a specific learning difficulty or simply a less conventional learning style. Staff focus on developing pupils’ self-esteem, confidence and motivation as well as learning skills. A desire to learn is encouraged by an emphasis on greater self-awareness, and pupils are supported in developing their own strategies to overcome difficulties in school and in later life. Group screening is carried out from time to time to assess whether individual pupils may benefit from some targeted support, or require further individual assessment.
The department also helps staff to develop an understanding of specific learning difficulties and styles, and to implement differentiated teaching to maximise the learning potential of all pupils. It operates an open door policy, meaning that staff, parents and any pupil can seek support and advice whenever required.
PUPIL WELFARE
The school’s child protection policy encourages pupils to see the school as a safe place in which they are helped to understand the qualities they need to support themselves. The curriculum and the wider programme of the school provide a context in which issues of child welfare can be appropriately handled. Any allegations of abuse will be treated with the utmost seriousness. The school has specific procedures for dealing with bullying. The school has a statutory duty to refer any case that gives serious cause for concern to the appropriate professional agency. The school’s child protection policy is available on our website and from the school on request.
SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE
The school nurse is on duty from 8.00am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. The medical room has an open door policy, although pupils with minor ailments are advised to visit outside lesson times if possible. If a pupil needs to go to hospital, the nurse will initiate procedures and make every effort to contact parents. If contact cannot be made, the pupil will be accompanied in the ambulance by a staff member who will stay with the pupil until the parent arrives. In less serious cases when it is clearly not in the pupil’s best interests to remain in school, the nurse will contact parents and ask for him/her to be collected. If a pupil requires medical treatment, every effort will be made to obtain the consent of parents but, should this prove impossible, the school is authorised to sanction recommended medical treatment.
MEDICALS
The school nurse carries out a health assessment of every pupil
during their first year in the school. Details of these assessments are recorded in pupils’ medical files, and will be shared with parents if the school has any concerns.
Sixth form
The sixth form is accommodated in its own purpose-built centre, which acts as a focus for the pupils’ school life. Facilities include a fairtrade café, ICT facilities, the spacious Fitzpatrick reading room and a recently refurbished area for relaxation. The careers department is nearby. In addition, there are excellent study and research facilities available in the memorial library. The sixth form team provide friendly and consistent support, helping the pupils to balance their academic, extra-curricular and social lives and preparing them for the challenges of independent life after King’s.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The following entry requirements for the sixth form apply to boys from the middle school:
• Boys are expected to achieve a minimum of 22 points in full course linear (I)GCSEs. We do not include the further mathematics qualification or an (I)GCSE taken privately in a language spoken at home for the purpose of sixth form entry.
• Points are calculated as follows: five points for a 9, four points for an 8, three for a 7, and one for a 6.
• Pupils must achieve a grade 7, 8 or 9 at (I)GCSE in all A level or IB higher level choices, or in a closely related subject when a subject has not been studied at (I)GCSE.
• External applicants have their own programme of assessment on which entry offers will be based.
HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREERS ADVICE
All sixth formers are offered advice on both university entrance and future careers. In the lower sixth, they are encouraged to undertake work experience and attend the careers evening. Individual and group advice is given by subject specialists with regard to university choices. The UCAS process is introduced via presentations and individual interviews for all lower sixth pupils. Parents are also invited to attend two presentations on applying to university and medical schools and, more specifically, to Oxford and Cambridge. At the end of the summer term of the lower sixth, a number of days – called the UCAS forum – are set aside to help pupils make decisions about university entrance. Pupils use this time to prepare their personal statements and are
shown how to use the UCAS ‘Apply’ online system. Provision is also made for sixth form pupils to be made aware of options such as gap years, paid employment, apprenticeships and internships as alternate pathways to linear university progression. Before embarking on their life at university, the school also provides an evening workshop and presentation designed to help the most recent leavers make a success of their university courses.
sporting events, is owned by its members and is independent of the school. More information can be found on the Old King’s Club website: www.oldkingsclub.org.uk.
ARTHUR WELLESLEY SOCIETY
The Arthur Wellesley Society is a cultural society that organises a series of events each academic year to which the parent bodies of both the junior and senior schools are invited. These include occasional speeches at school, theatre or exhibition trips and, from time to time, a celebratory dinner. Former parents are also very welcome to join. To find out more, please visit www.kcs.org.uk/the-kings-community/the-kings-association/arthur-wellesley-society.
PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH
The school’s extensive outreach programme reflects its belief in the mutual benefit of educational partnerships and a long-standing commitment to sharing our resources with the local community. An outstanding feature of King’s, it fosters an ethos of understanding, social awareness and respect for difference. The partnership programme is generously supported by the Friends of King’s.
The programme includes the co-ordination of the Wimbledon independent-state schools partnership, which consists of eight secondary schools and their sixth forms, including King’s, and permanent arrangements with over 20 other maintained schools. The Head of the Coombe Academy Trust sits on the King’s governing body, while several members of our staff are governors at the partner schools. The partnership gives our staff the opportunity to attend shared management courses and complete teaching practice in the maintained sector.
King’s provides weekly GCSE revision classes for partner school pupils in the spring term and organises a three-year programme for pupils who will be first-generation university scholars. Every week in term, almost 400 King’s pupils gain valuable work experience in over forty community projects which include mentoring in subjects such as Latin, Chinese, English, Maths and Science at the secondary schools, working in special needs and primary schools and hosting a tea for the elderly. Joint creative projects lead to a spectacular community music and drama production. King’s also runs an annual arts and games scheme for primary schools in the summer holidays.
The unique depth and quality of our partnerships programme led to King’s being cited in a government green paper as a model for other independent schools.
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Head of IB Diploma, HE Advice and Careers Mr MD Allen MA (Loughborough University and University of Newcastle)
Head of Teaching and LearningMr BM Baulf MA (University College London)
Director of Overseas SchoolsMr K Gross MA (Karl-Franzens-Universität)
Head of Lower SchoolMr JS Gibson BA (University of Bath)
Head of Sixth FormMrs JM Lawton-Cook BSc (Loughborough University)
Head of Middle SchoolMr JH Renwick MA (Cantab)
Director of StudiesMr MP Stables MA (Oxon)
JUNIOR SCHOOL HEAD AND DEPUTIES
HeadmasterDr GA Silverlock (University of London, University of Bristol and King’s College London)
Deputy Head (Academic)Mr D Jones BA (University of Exeter)
Deputy Head (Pastoral)Mrs HJ Morren MA (Cantab)
Assistant Head (Communications)Mr JE Hipkiss BSc (University of Surrey)
GOVERNING BODY
The Archbishop of Canterbury (Visitor)The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark (Ex Officio)Lord Deighton KBE (Chairman of the governing body)GW James MA (Vice Chairman of the governing body)SA Bennett BASM Bourne BSc PGCEOL Carlstrand BSc.CEng.MICECG Hale MA LLMSAB Hobbs BA PGCEDG Ingram MASir Robert Jay QC BAProfessor DA Lievesley CStat AcSS CBEIA Macmillan BSc ACA MBARJ Parker MAJL Robinson BA PGCE M.EdJG Sarpong BSc MBAMDJ Sharp MAGC Slimmon MA MBAPJL Strafford BA MBAProfessor BB Szczepek ReedDA Walls BA
BURSAR AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNORS
Mrs AM Clarke MA (Oxon)
SENIOR SCHOOL HEAD AND DEPUTIES
Head MasterMr AD Halls MA (Cantab)
Principal DeputyMr JA Galloway BA Ed (University of Port Elizabeth)
Deputy HeadMiss MJ Clarke MA (Cantab)
Deputy HeadMs J Lowson MA (Cantab)
Deputy HeadMr JA Short Ring BA (University College London)
Governors and management Junior school admissions
REGISTRATION AND EXAM ENTRY FORM
Entry at 7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+ (Please note: no 10+ entry from September 2021 onwards)
Boys are admitted into the junior school on the understanding that their parents intend to move them up to the senior school at the age of 13 (at age 11 from 2021), subject to the usual entry requirements and the absence of unforeseen circumstances requiring a change of plan.
There are two stages that parents must undertake to ensure that their son is an exam candidate:
Stage 1: Please register interest in a place at KCJS by completing the online registration form on our website www.kcs.org.uk and paying the registration fee. This is a one-off payment and means that the registration of interest can be moved to another point of entry if necessary. Parents should register their interest a year before possible entry.
Stage 2: At the end of the September before possible entry parents who have registered their interest in a place via the online registration form will be prompted by email to complete the online exam entry form and pay the exam entry fee by the due date. The completion of this second stage confirms that the registered boy is an exam candidate. The exam entry form must be completed and the exam fee paid every year a parent who has registered their interest in a place wishes their son to sit our assessments.
A registered prospective pupil will not be an exam candidate if the exam entry form has not been completed and the exam fee received by the due date. Unfortunately, there can be no exception to this.
If you are unsure about any of these details, please do not hesitate to contact the JS Admissions office on 020 8255 5335/5336 where the staff will be happy to help.
PATTERNS OF ADMISSION
New boys enter the junior school at the start of each autumn term and admission at other times is rare. The junior school admits about 80 boys each year in four groups:
Transition about 54 boys aged 7+
First form about 14 boys aged 8+
Second form about six boys aged 9+
Third form about six boys aged 10+
From September 2021, the junior school will no longer be offering places at 10+ but will increase the number of places at 9+ from 6 to about 12. There is no entry to the junior school at the ages of 11+ and 12+; see below for details of 11+ entry to the senior school.
All groups are strictly determined by the boy’s age on 1st September in the year of admission; thus a boy born on 31st August will be the youngest in his year group and a boy born on 1st September will be the oldest in the following year group.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLING
Boys are admitted from both independent and maintained schools. Parents who intend to transfer their son from the pre-preparatory department of an IAPS school at the age of seven or eight will need to discuss their plan with his head well before the time of the junior school examination. Older pupils at IAPS preparatory schools where the normal leaving age is 13 can be considered for entry into the junior school but their current head should be consulted and will be asked for a reference.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
1. Interview
All 7+ and 8+ candidates are interviewed before the written papers, which are taken in November. Candidates for entry at 9+ and 10+ will be interviewed following the written papers in January, if their performance in these tests is sufficiently strong.
2. Report
In October the headmaster writes to the head of each candidate’s school asking for a general report covering the boy’s career there.
3. Activity mornings (7+, 8+, 9+ and 10+)
Candidates are required to attend an activity session during which they take part in a variety of activities and exercises that enable us to see different aspects of their personalities and abilities. There is no set formula to the content of the visit and no possibility of specific preparation.
4. Examinations
The entrance examinations take place in November and January,
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Senior school admissions
Boys from the junior school currently enter the King’s senior school at 13, having taken the scholarship examinations or the transfer examinations to qualify for a place. A boy’s place is normally assured, subject to both good behaviour and his reaching the required entrance level, unless we judge that it is not in his best interests to proceed to the senior school. Other pupils join us from a wide variety of schools. From 2021, boys will transfer from the junior school into the senior school at the start of year 7 and there will no longer be a transfer exam or any other qualifying exam for boys in the King’s junior school. These boys will not sit the 11+ exam (having already been assessed on entry to King’s) but they will still have the opportunity to be assessed for scholarships and details of these arrangements will be clarified at a later date. Further information about changes to the structure of the school from 2021 and the consequent change to the timing of boys’ transfer from the junior school to the senior school is in a separate leaflet supplied with this brochure.
ENTRY AT 11+ INTO YEAR SEVEN
The lower school (years 7 and 8) is an integral part of the senior school and has its own head, reporting to the head master. Boys should be registered by a given date when they are in year 6, which will be 4th November 2019 for 2020 entry. Registration is online via our website. Applicants will sit 11+ examinations on 11th January 2020 on the same day as the 13+ pre-test. The assessment consists of written papers in English, Mathematics and verbal reasoning. Specimens of the English and Mathematics papers for that particular year of entry are made available on the admissions pages of the school website by 1st September preceding the examinations. Close attention is also given to the head teacher’s reference, the end of year 5 report and any other information supplied in support of the application. Following this assessment, boys who do well and show promise and potential will be invited to interview. Successful candidates will be offered places in year 7 the following September. There is continual assessment of boys in the lower school. As long as they are meeting the required academic and social standards, they automatically progress to the fourth form in the senior school following their end of year progress tests in year 8.
ENTRY AT 13+ VIA THE PRE-TEST
Boys applying to join the fourth form (year 9) should be registered by the middle of November of year 6 (4th November 2019 for 2022 entry). Registration is online via our website. Applicants
for 2022 entry will sit a pre-test on 11th January when they are in year 6. The examination consists of papers in English, Mathematics and verbal reasoning. Specimens of the English and Mathematics papers for that particular year of entry are made available on the admissions pages of the school website. Close attention is also given to the reference from school heads and any other information supplied in support of the application. Following this examination, between one third and a half of the boys will typically be invited for interview. Successful candidates will be offered conditional places as set out below. Some boys may be placed on the waiting list.
If a boy is at a prep school which is no longer preparing pupils for Common Entrance:Following the King’s pre-test in year 6, a pupil who has received a conditional offer to join King’s College School in year 9 will be expected to continue at his prep school for years 7 and 8. King’s will remain in contact with the prep school head about the development and performance of the boy through these two years by means of two head’s reports – one at the end of year 7 and the second by 1st March of year 8. Subject to a boy’s progress and performance satisfying King’s requirements, we will confirm his offer of a place at King’s for entry into year 9 by 15th March in year 8. Very occasionally it is possible that the report from a prep school will lead to King’s College School being unable to confirm the place. If this is the case, King’s will be in touch with both the prep school and the family by 30th March in year 8. We would expect this situation to be extremely unusual.
If a boy is at a prep school which is preparing pupils for a “mixed economy” of some Common Entrance papers and some school-based assessments:When a prep school chooses to retain some aspects of the CEE, they should inform King’s of the subjects in which their pupils will sit CEE papers. For these subjects, the current conditions apply, i.e. a pass of 65%. In the other subject areas we would expect a head’s report at the end of year 7 and by 1st March of year 8. Subject to this report, we will conditionally re-confirm a boy’s offer of a place at King’s for entry into year 9 by March 15th in year 8. Final confirmation will then be given in mid June once our entry criteria have been met in the CEE examinations taken.
Common Entrance where applicable:Where a prep school chooses to retain the CEE, then the current conditions apply, i.e. a pass of 65% in both the core subjects of English, Mathematics, French and Science and the total is required for a place to be confirmed at King’s, along with a set of references from the headteacher.
Scholarships where applicable:If a boy takes the King’s scholarship exam in May of year 8 this would be specifically for the purpose of being considered for an award, not as a means of confirming his entry to the school since this will have occurred in March of year 8 (if not following the CEE route). If his prep school undertakes a mixed economy or retains CEE then the scholarship examination will also serve the purpose of confirming entry.
If a boy is at school overseas he will still be required to sit the examinations but only in the core subjects of English, Mathematics Level 3 (not including the oral paper), French (written papers only) and Science. Parents should register their sons with the ISEB as CEE candidates for King’s to take these papers. The examination scripts should be emailed to the admissions office at King’s at the end of each day and the originals sent by courier at the end of the last exam. If a boy is at a school which does not teach French, we would still require him to take French at CEE.
ENTRY TO THE SIXTH FORM FROM EXTERNAL SCHOOLS
Places are available at 16+ for entry into the sixth form for girls and boys. We take approximately 50 to 55 new pupils into the lower sixth each year. There is a programme of formal assessment and interviews in the autumn term prior to entry. For entry in 2020 the entrance tests take place on Saturday 9th November 2019. The registration deadline for 2020 entry is Monday 21st October 2019. For further information please see the 16+ entry pages on the website, or contact the admissions office.
For entry at 11+, 13+ or 16+, candidates with a long-term medical condition, a physical disability or a special educational need are required to make this known, and provide details, when they register for the entry tests. Failure to disclose any such condition at this stage may result in the school being unable to put in place appropriate provision for your son or daughter, should they be offered a place at the school.
In line with the Equality Act 2010, special arrangements can also be made for candidates with medical conditions, physical disabilities, special educational needs, or English as an additional language, in the school’s entrance examinations. Please see Special Arrangements and Access Arrangements in Entrance Examinations which can be accessed via the Admissions section of the school website.
depending on the year group. In each age group there are papers in English and Mathematics, together with a reasoning test and a listening test. The leaflet ‘Entrance Examination Notes’ gives details of these papers and is enclosed with the junior school prospectus. Candidates with disabilities and/or specific learning needs are asked to make this known to the school when they apply to sit entrance examinations. Special provision will be made available in accordance with the school’s learning enrichment policy.
5. Offer of places
In awarding places, the headmaster will take into account all the information that has been gathered during the selection process. Each year more boys qualify by their performance than the junior school has places to admit. Such boys and others not quite ready are welcome to return as candidates in a subsequent year.
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Scholarships and bursaries
A system of scholarships helps us to set high academic standards and bursaries create opportunities for pupils from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from everything the school has to offer. Please check our website for updates on precise amounts available for scholarships. Bursaries provide up to 100% of full fees and other necessary costs as outlined below.
BURSARIES
King’s College School is committed to broadening access by offering to eligible parents/guardians means-tested financial support with the payment of school fees. The school offers a number of entrance bursaries at 11+, 13+ and 16+ of up to 100% of tuition fees, inclusive of any scholarships. Further financial assistance, up to 100% of all costs, is also available for the expense of daily school lunch, transport, uniform, relevant trips and so forth.
Parents should always make their initial application at registration. The deadline for receipt of the completed documents will be clearly communicated to you, but it is always before the entry tests. More information on bursaries can be found on the school website: www.kcs.org.uk/admissions/help-with-fees.
SCHOLARSHIPS AT 11+
11+ academic scholarships
After the 11+ examinations and interviews, a number of boys who have performed exceptionally well and shown the greatest promise and potential are awarded academic scholarships. Every boy who takes the 11+ examination is automatically considered for an academic scholarship and there is no need to apply separately. Rogers scholarships for 2020 entry are currently worth £400 per annum and Cayley Scholarships £200 per annum.
11+ music scholarships
One or more music scholarships currently worth £400 per annum plus free instrumental tuition on two instruments may be awarded each year. One or more exhibitions, typically attracting free tuition on two instruments may also be awarded. As a guideline, a boy of at least Grade 5 standard is considered a promising candidate. Auditions are held in January following the 11+ examinations but only those boys who perform well enough academically to be invited to interview are auditioned.
11+ sport scholarships
There are typically two sport awards made each year. Sport scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and sport exhibitions £200 per annum. Sport scholars should have exceptional talent in one or more sports, normally at least two. There is a sport scholarship assessment day in early December for all sport scholarship applicants. A further assessment will take place one week later for a smaller group of boys, identified as having particular skills.
SCHOLARSHIPS AT 13+
13+ academic scholarships
Up to 15 academic scholarships may be awarded. The number varies according to the quality of the candidates. Boys sit the scholarship examinations at King’s College School in May of year 8. Major scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and smaller awards £200 per annum. All additional financial benefits are means tested, so that any award is supplemented by fee remission of up to 100% inclusive of the scholarship.
13+ art scholarships
There are typically two art awards made each year to boys of high artistic ability or potential. Art scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and art exhibitions £200 per annum. Selection is by folio inspection and invitation to a half day of practical work in an informal and friendly atmosphere in the King’s studios in the spring term of year 8.
13+ drama scholarships
There are typically two drama awards made each year following a drama scholarship workshop day held in the spring term of year 8. Drama scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and drama exhibitions £200 per annum. The school’s intention is to offer awards to drama enthusiasts of outstanding ability and potential as performers, technicians or practitioners.
13+ music scholarships
One or more music scholarships currently worth £400 per annum plus free instrumental tuition on two instruments may be awarded each year. One or more exhibitions, attracting free tuition on two instruments may also be awarded. Formal auditions are held at the end of January of year 8. As a guideline, a boy of at least Grade 6 standard on his first instrument is considered a promising candidate.
13+ sport scholarshipsThere are typically two sport awards made each year to boys of exceptional ability or potential, determination and enthusiasm.
Sport scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and sport exhibitions £200 per annum. Sport scholars should have exceptional talent in one or more sports, normally at least two. An assessment day is held in the spring term of year 8.
SCHOLARSHIPS AT 16+
16+ academic scholarshipsOur academic scholarships are awarded to pupils who perform exceptionally well in the entrance examinations. Rossetti scholarships are currently worth £3,000 per annum and Fawcett scholarships £1,500 per annum. There is no application process for the academic scholarships - they are awarded automatically to those who perform best in our sixth form entrance procedure.
16+ music scholarshipsOne or more music scholarships currently worth £400 per annum plus free instrumental tuition on two instruments may be awarded each year. One or more exhibitions, attracting free tuition on two instruments may also be awarded. The school’s intention is to offer awards to instrumentalists of outstanding ability. As a general guideline, those of grade 8 standard on their first instrument are considered promising candidates. The auditions take place alongside the sixth form interviews, and applications must be received by Friday 1st November 2019. Application forms are available on our website.
16+ drama scholarships
There are typically two drama awards made each year to suitable candidates who have accepted a place for the following September. Drama scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and drama exhibitions £200 per annum. Applications and assessments will take place in the spring term before entry.
16+ art scholarships
There are typically two art awards made each year to suitable candidates who have accepted a place for the following September. Art scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and art exhibitions £200 per annum. Applications and assessments will take place in the spring term before entry.
16+ sport scholarships
There are typically two sport awards made each year to suitable candidates who have accepted a place for the following September. Sport scholarships are currently worth £400 per annum and sport exhibitions £200 per annum. Applications and assessments will take place in the spring term before entry.
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Fees for 2019-2020
REGISTRATION FEES
Junior school £150Senior school £150
TUITION FEES
Junior school (transitions and £6,250 per termfirst forms)Junior school (second and third £6,730 per termforms and removes)Lower school (years 7 and 8) £6,730 per term Fourth form, lower fifth, upper fifth, £7,445 per termlower sixth and upper sixth (years 9-13)
EXAMINATION FEES
Junior school entrance examinations £25
Reassessment for the senior school £50unless recommended by King’s College School (I)GCSE, IB and A Level as laid down by the examining body
DEPOSITS
An acceptance deposit as set out below is payable when parents accept the offer of a place at the school.
Sixth form £1,000All other years £2,000
Details of how and when the deposit is refunded are contained in the school’s Terms and Conditions, a copy of which is available on the school website.
BOOKS
The school provides all the necessary books and standard stationery, the majority of which is included in the termly tuition fee (except in the sixth form, where stationery and textbooks are charged separately).
DINING
The school runs its own catering service. The dining hall offers a self-service system with a wide choice of hot and cold dishes including vegetarian options. Most pupils take lunch this way and it is charged against the termly account. Pupils are issued with a swipe card in order to gain entry to the dining hall.
Junior school (transitions and first forms)
Autumn term £285.00Spring term £251.75Summer term £218.50
Junior school (second and third forms and removes) and senior school
Autumn term £331.70Spring term £283.55Summer term £246.10
SCHOOL COACHES
We operate various coach routes to and from school. School coaches are provided on a termly basis and are charged based on the number of days in the term. Charges for 2019-20 are as follows:
Both directionsAutumn term £613.10Spring term £526.08Summer term £457.88
One wayAutumn term £409.17Spring term £350.72Summer term £305.25
THE SCHOOL SHOP
All items of school uniform can be bought in the school shop, which also stocks a wide range of sports kit and equipment. There are occasional sales of second-hand uniforms run by The Friends of King’s when there is sufficient stock.
Tram
The Tramlink provides an excellent service between Wimbledon Station and Croydon. Monday-Saturday trams run every 7-10 minutes and every 15 minutes at other times. The Tramlink extends to Beckenham, Elmers End and New Addington.
Train
There are excellent main line connections from Wimbledon Station, with many services running at intervals of 15 minutes or less. South Western Railway runs trains from Wimbledon to Clapham Junction and Waterloo and from Wimbledon to Surbiton, Kingston and the South West. Thameslink trains run directly to and from the City of London.
Tube
District line trains run from Wimbledon Station to Earls Court, giving easy connections to the Piccadilly line and central London.
Journey time from Wimbledon Station to King’s College School is 20 minutes on foot, five minutes by taxi or 10-15 minutes via the 200 or 93 bus.
Bus
93 Putney - South Wimbledon - Morden (stops at the junction of High Street with Ridgway, by the Common and at Wimbledon Station). 131 Hampton Court - Wimbledon (stops at the junction of Worple Road and Edge Hill). 200 Raynes Park Station - Ridgway - Wimbledon Station - Mitcham (stops at the junction of Ridgway and Edge Hill).
Approximate journey times to Wimbledon are as follows: 15-20 minutes from Epsom, Weybridge, Teddington, Waterloo; 30 minutes from Croydon East (via tram), Hammersmith, Pimlico, Twickenham and Victoria; 40 minutes from Croydon South/West and Guildford.
Coaches
There are a number of coach services to and from the school. At present, these serve Chelsea/Fulham, Barnes, Hammersmith, Turnham Green/Chiswick, Battersea/Tooting/Wandsworth, Bayswater/Kensington/New King’s Road, Banstead/Sutton, Oxshott/Esher, Richmond/Ham, Kew/Sheen/West Putney and Kingston. Details of routes are available from the head of support services (020 8255 5436). Further services may be provided if there is sufficient demand.
Cycling
Pupils are permitted to cycle to school, where an area to secure bicycles is provided.
OPEN EVENTS & TOURS
There is an annual open morning for all prospective parents in the first half of the autumn term. This takes place on Saturday 14th September in 2019 from 9.00am-12.30pm. All are most welcome and there is no need to book.
The junior school headmaster regularly meets and shows around small groups of prospective parents. Parents are strongly advised to book a place on a tour. Further details are available from the admissions office (020 8255 5335). There is also an annual open morning in June for those considering entry into the junior school. All are welcome and there is no need to book.
The senior school holds regular Monday afternoon forums for parents considering either 11+ or 13+ entry for their sons to King’s. Places at the forum must be booked in advance through the admissions office, [email protected]. Prospective parents and their children (if they wish) are taken on a tour of the school after which there is a question and answer session with the head master and another senior member of staff. There are also numerous admissions open evenings throughout the year for parents considering 11+ and 16+ entry for their children. Further details are available from the admissions office.
DIRECTIONS AND MODES OF TRANSPORT
Directions from the west/south
From the M25 join the A3. Ignore the A298 sign to Wimbledon - continue until the Coombe Lane exit (for Merton/Kingston), as if for the petrol station. Take the slip road going left behind the petrol station (signposted Wimbledon) and turn left at the bridge at the top. Continue over a zebra crossing, then at the mini-roundabout turn left (signposted Wimbledon Village). You are now on Copse Hill. Continue until you reach a double mini-roundabout then turn left into Woodhayes Road. As this climbs towards Wimbledon Common you will see King’s on your right.
Directions from the north
Leave the A3 at Tibbet’s Corner roundabout and take the road signposted Wimbledon. Follow this road for a mile and a half, then turn right into Cannizaro Road. Follow this road for 600 yards - it becomes West Side Common - and you will see the main entrance to King’s on your left. There is pay and display parking available on Woodhayes Road and Clifton Road as well as around the Common.
Visiting the school
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Nothing stated in this prospectus nor in any of its inserts gives rise to a legally binding agreement between the school and parents. Anyone who wishes to rely on a statement made in this prospectus or its inserts should seek confirmation in writing from the school before entering into any agreement with it.
Contact details
JUNIOR SCHOOL RECEPTIONE: [email protected]
T: 020 8255 5335
SENIOR SCHOOL RECEPTIONE: [email protected]
T: 020 8255 5300
7+, 8+, 9+ AND 10+ ENTRY (JUNIOR SCHOOL)
T: 020 8255 5336
11+ ENTRY (LOWER SCHOOL)
T: 020 8255 5352
13+ ENTRY (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
T: 020 8255 5352
16+ ENTRY (SIXTH FORM)E: [email protected]: 020 8255 5320
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