Kingsdale Foundation School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Southwark
Alleyn Park, London, SE21 8SQ
95
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
35%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.3%
16.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,550
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
2,455 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
35%
1st preference success rate
336 of 965 families who put it first got an offer
432
Places offered
2779
Total applications
6.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 965 | 336 | ● 35% |
| 2nd preference | 686 | 62 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 547 | 16 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 581 | 18 | ● 3% |
| Total | 2779 | 432 | 16% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 2046 applications came from outside the council area (317 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Morrison
- Address
- Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ
- Phone
- 02086707575
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Dulwich Wood · Dulwich and West Norwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136309
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE KINGSDALE FOUNDATION
2,550 pupils · 2,455 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 2,131 pupils
Attendance
93.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.11 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 86.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 80.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 429 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 42.79 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 219 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 455 | 30% | 68% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 451 | 40% | 71% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 429 | 39% | 79% | 89% | |
| Combined Science | 292 | 17% | 57% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 260 | 33% | 70% | 83% | |
| Social Studies | 251 | 37% | 78% | 88% | |
| Geography | 243 | 37% | 66% | 78% | |
| History | 187 | 48% | 73% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 158 | 60% | 99% | 99% | |
| French | 156 | 50% | 81% | 89% | |
| Spanish | 143 | 34% | 57% | 71% | |
| Biology | 133 | 74% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 96 | 19% | 43% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 54 | 13% | 37% | 80% | |
| Biology | 43 | 19% | 33% | 53% | |
| Geography | 40 | 8% | 33% | 80% | |
| Economics | 39 | 10% | 26% | 77% | |
| Psychology | 39 | 33% | 46% | 77% | |
| Physics | 37 | 8% | 35% | 51% | |
| History | 36 | 3% | 42% | 81% | |
| Sociology | 32 | 28% | 56% | 75% | |
| Film Studies | 29 | 10% | 24% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 25 | 16% | 48% | 76% | |
| Government and Politics | 25 | 8% | 56% | 96% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17710: Kingsdale Foundation School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 19 |
| Offers | 8 |
| Success rate | 42% |
| Accepted offers | 7 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southwark council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.