King's High School
Banbury Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6YE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head Master
- Dr Stephen Burley
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 815
- URN
- 125788
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926494485
About this school
King's High School is a girls' independent school in Warwickshire. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 815 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected King's High 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
King's High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, 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 | 112 | 138 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 16.7 | 16.0 | 16.6 |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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 King's High 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 794 |
| 2023/24 | 827 |
| 2024/25 | 820 |
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
- 166
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warwick Preparatory School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Warwick
-
Warwick School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Warwick
-
The Emscote School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Warwickshire
-
Evergreen School1.3 miles
Academies · Warwick
-
The Kingsley School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Warwickshire
- The Emscote School Independent schools
- Exhall Junior School Primary
- Arc School Napton Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does King's High School teach?
- King's High School teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is an independent school in Warwickshire.
- Who is the head master of King's High School?
- The head master of King's High School is Dr Stephen Burley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King's High 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 King's High School?
- King's High School has 815 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is King's High School full?
- King's High School has capacity for 850 pupils and 815 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's High School a faith school?
- No. King's High School has no designated religious character.
- Is King's High School a selective school?
- Yes. King's High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have King's High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 16.7 in 2022/23 and 16.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King's High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's High 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.