Kingswood School
Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5RG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 940
- Pupils on roll
- 886
- URN
- 109346
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225734200
About this school
Kingswood School is a Methodist independent school in Bath. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 886 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Kingswood School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Kingswood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1920, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 142 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 22.9 | 23.0 | 26.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kingswood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.9 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 23 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 26.3 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 857 |
| 2023/24 | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 894 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 259
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal High School GDST0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Kingswood Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Bath Academy1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
King Edward's School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Bath
Other schools in Bath
- Bath Academy Independent schools
- Kingswood Preparatory School Independent schools
- Monkton Combe School Independent schools
- The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College Independent schools
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingswood School teach?
- Kingswood School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingswood School?
- The headteacher of Kingswood School is Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kingswood School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Kingswood School?
- Kingswood School has 886 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Kingswood School full?
- Kingswood School has capacity for 940 pupils and 886 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingswood School a faith school?
- Yes. Kingswood School is designated Methodist.
- How have Kingswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 22.9 in 2022/23 and 26.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kingswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingswood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.