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Independent all-through school in Worcestershire

The King's School

5, College Green, Worcestershire, WR1 2LL

Independent Sixth form Church of England
School website 01905721700

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
B+

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
1272
Places
1525
How full
83% full — 1272 of 1525 places taken
Girls / boys
594 / 678

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Worcester 011F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
37%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
18%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
28%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
27%

England 17%

Households with no car
42%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
36%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
All-through
Ages
Ages 2–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Ben Charles
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward
Cathedral
Constituency
Worcester
URN
117037

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest all-through schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeAcademy converter Good 2023 43.8 0.5 mi
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school Good 2022 53.1 0.6 mi
Kimichi WorcesterOther independent school No grade 0.8 mi
Royal Grammar School WorcesterOther independent school No grade 0.9 mi
Bishop Perowne CofE CollegeAcademy converter Good 2024 40.3 1.2 mi
Nunnery Wood High SchoolAcademy converter Good 2022 49.7 1.3 mi
Tudor Grange Academy WorcesterAcademy sponsor led No grade 45.9 1.8 mi
The River SchoolOther independent school No grade 2.7 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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