Kingsdale Foundation School, London

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Kingsdale Foundation School

Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London SE21 8SQ

http://kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk/

Kingsdale Foundation School is a non-selective academy. It has about 2,510 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances, Attendance, Attainment and Sixth form. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		The Norwood School
0.9		The Elmgreen School
1.1		Sydenham School
1.2		St Joseph's College
1.4		St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls
1.4		Harris Academy Beulah Hill
1.4		City Heights E-ACT Academy
1.5		Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
1.6		Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
1.6		Dunraven School
1.6		Forest Hill School
1.7		The Charter School North Dulwich

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is excellent, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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