Secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Kingston upon Thames has 11 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,893 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 95% stayed in education (England 86%): 64% in a school sixth form, 11% at a sixth form college, 18% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
2% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 37% of students in Kingston upon Thames went to university (England 37%), and 24% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Kingston upon Thames against England
| Measure | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,893 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 64% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 18% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (11)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chessington SchoolAcademy converter | 653 | 84% | 24% | 43% | 1% | — | 43.4 | 37% |
| Coombe Boys' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,007 | 94% | 66% | 20% | 1% | 63% | 54.8 | 67% |
| Coombe Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,500 | 94% | 65% | 15% | 2% | 64% | 55.3 | 64% |
| Richard Challoner SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,079 | 98% | 66% | 29% | 1% | 68% | 59.4 | 75% |
| Southborough High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 935 | 94% | 56% | 23% | 1% | 38% | 48.3 | 51% |
| The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,212 | 90% | 49% | 16% | 1% | 57% | 53.8 | 61% |
| The Holy Cross SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 994 | 99% | 70% | 17% | 1% | 72% | 59.2 | 74% |
| The Kingston AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 1,213 | 92% | 51% | 21% | 2% | 72% | 62.8 | 79% |
| The Tiffin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,267 | 100% | 88% | 2% | 0% | 80% | 85.3 | 99% |
| Tiffin SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,478 | 100% | 99% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 79.1 | 98% |
| Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,529 | 95% | 65% | 15% | 1% | 63% | 57.5 | 62% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Thames Colleges Groupcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | — | — |
| Kingston Grammar Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,006 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.5 | 0% |
| Surbiton High Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,540 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.1 | 0% |
| Canbury Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.2 | 0% |
| Bedelsford Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 169 | 83% | 0% | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Dysart Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 199 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| St Philip's Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 187 | 93% | 0% | 81% | 0% | — | 2.8 | 0% |