The King's School
Other independent school · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Elmfield, Harpenden, AL5 4DU
86
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
169
Capacity used
Has space75%
225 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew J Reeves
- Address
- Elmfield, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4DU
- Phone
- 01582767566
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Harpenden North & Rural · Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117650
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
169 pupils · 225 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 60.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 96% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.46 | — | — |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 23 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 43% | 83% | 91% | |
| English Language | 23 | 43% | 78% | 87% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 41% | 68% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 41% | 65% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 15 | 20% | 67% | 80% | |
| Geography | 12 | 42% | 58% | 83% | |
| Business | 11 | 45% | 82% | 91% | |
| French | 9 | 33% | 67% | 78% | |
| Biology | 8 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 8 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 8 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 88% | 88% | 100% |
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.