The Kingston Academy, Kingston upon Thames

In its own words: "At The Kingston Academy we uphold and teach pupils about fundamental British Values as part of our wider commitment to the spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development of our young people. We recognise and celebrate our community of people from diverse cultures, communities and countries."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great honour as Head Teacher to welcome you to The Kingston Academy. This year is particularly special, as it marks 10 years since we first welcomed pupils to our school in 2015. It has been a decade of remarkable progress, during which we have not only built a school, but a thriving, highly valued community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Kingston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 64.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 60.2 in Kingston upon Thames and 47 across England.

83% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 69% in Kingston upon Thames and 47% in England.

That is up from 62.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.16: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 52.8, against 67.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Spanish, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 306 families put The Kingston Academy as their first choice and 1344 named it as one of their preferences, for 210 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 155 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Kingston Academy are The Tiffin Girls' School (0.1 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 86); Teddington School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.8); Tiffin School (0.9 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 83.1); and Grey Court School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.7).

The Kingston Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Kingston Academy is one of 2 schools run by Kingston Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 102 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 66% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 39% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 29.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Mixed (13%) and Chinese (12%).

In 2026, 114 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 50 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The Kingston Academy has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment and physical disability: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Kingston Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Durlston Road, 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Kingston Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 498 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and violence and sexual offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kingston upon Thames (240), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Kingston Academy issued 86 suspensions, 7.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Kingston Academy are Fern Hill Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Latchmere School (0.3 miles), St Agatha's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.