2024-12-07

British private school | King's College School

King‘s College School Wimbledon is located in the south of Wimbledon Park, with a unique geographical position. The campus covers an area of nearly 20 acres, combining natural beauty with modern architecture to create a unique teaching and learning environment for teachers and students.

Founded in 1829.

Location: Wimbledon

Nature of school: day school/mixed school

Age range: 7-18 years old for boys and 16-18 years old for girls.

Total number of students: about 1400.

Academic achievement: GCSE 9-8 89.8%

(2023) A level A*-A 82.8%

Learning and school introduction

King's College School Wimbledon is located in the south of Wimbledon Park, with a unique geographical position. The campus covers an area of nearly 20 acres, combining natural beauty with modern architecture to create a unique teaching and learning environment for teachers and students.

Campus facilities are readily available, brand-new teaching buildings have sprung up, and the spacious and bright new hall has become an ideal place to hold various activities. The library is rich in books and is a treasure house of knowledge, where students can enjoy the sea of books and explore the unknown world. Multi-functional gymnasium has advanced facilities. No matter whether it is ball games such as basketball and volleyball, or other sports such as gymnastics and martial arts, it can be carried out smoothly here. The gym is equipped with professional equipment to meet the exercise needs of different students and help them keep fit. The six-lane swimming pool has clear water and provides an excellent training and leisure venue for swimmers.

For music students, the school provides unparalleled support. In addition to the regular rehearsal room and teaching room, a well-equipped recording studio has been carefully built to enable students to record their musical inspiration and talents perfectly. The 210-seat concert hall is a highlight. The hall is equipped with a two-handed indoor organ, a harpsichord and a D-type Steinway grand piano. When students play here, wonderful music echoes in the hall, as if bringing people into the sacred music hall.

Not only that, the sports ground resources around the school are also extremely rich. The 24-acre playground is close at hand, which provides a broad space for students to carry out outdoor sports such as football and track and field. The boathouse on Putney embankment is unique, where students can enjoy boating and other water sports, sweat their youth in the rippling blue waves, and cultivate teamwork spirit and perseverance.

Such excellent campus facilities have created diversified learning and growth space for the students of King's College Wimbledon, so that they can fully exercise and develop in many aspects such as academics, art and sports, and lay a solid foundation for their future life.

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Achievement in learning skills

On the stage of the A-Level exam in 2024, the students of King's College Wimbledon handed over an amazing answer sheet with solid academic foundation and unremitting efforts. Among all A-Level candidates, there are 52 academic stars shining, and they have won at least three A* s, showing deep knowledge reserves and superb learning ability. What's more, there are 26 students who are like academic masters, winning four or five A's in one fell swoop, which is undoubtedly a powerful testimony to their in-depth study and accurate grasp of subject knowledge. It is worth mentioning that nearly half of the students got A's in two A-Level subjects. Such brilliant achievements fully demonstrate the outstanding achievements of the school in the field of A-Level teaching, and also reflect the students' balanced development and outstanding talent in multidisciplinary learning.

When the time goes back to the IB test results published in July, the students in this grade group continue to write brilliant chapters. As many as 51% of students have won A or equivalent IB scores (Grade 7) in all exams. This data is like a bright star, shining in the vast academic starry sky. Not only that, 87% of the students got A/A or equivalent IB scores (7/6) in all the exams, which means that the vast majority of students stand out from the fierce competition in IB exams. With their comprehensive knowledge system, excellent thinking ability and excellent comprehensive quality, they shine brilliantly on the stage of international education.

Wimbledon, King's College School, with its excellent teaching quality and rigorous academic atmosphere, has built a solid bridge for students to reach the academic peak, helped them to make great achievements in A-Level and IB exams, added a great deal of color to the academic reputation of the school, and laid an incomparable solid foundation for students' future academic study and life development.

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Curriculum setting

In Year 9, the school carefully constructed a rich and comprehensive curriculum framework, aiming at laying a solid academic foundation for students and stimulating their diverse interests and potentials. Science courses such as biology and chemistry help students explore the mysteries of nature and the material world; Computer science keeps pace with the times and cultivates students' digital literacy and programming thinking; English courses focus on improving students' language expression and literary appreciation ability; Modern language courses such as French open the window of international cultural exchange for students. Games and physical education courses ensure that students have a healthy body and teamwork spirit; Geography and history courses lead students to cross time and space and appreciate the vastness and changes of the world; Latin or Latin and Greek courses inherit the essence of classical culture; The two creative courses selected from art, music, drama, design and engineering provide a stage for students to release their creativity and show their talents, so that they can cultivate their innovative ability and aesthetic interest in practice.

Entering the GCSE stage, the core subjects of biology, chemistry, English, English literature, French, mathematics and physics constitute the core pillars of students' knowledge system, ensuring that they have solid knowledge and skills in the basic disciplines. At the same time, a variety of optional subjects such as art, computer science, design and engineering provide students with personalized learning paths to meet their different interests and academic pursuits. In terms of language learning, students have a unique arrangement. They usually take the IGCSE French exam at the end of the Fifth Form semester, and continue to study French in the Fifth Form semester. After that, they can choose another language to take the GCSE exam, such as Russian or Italian, or choose a computer or Italian course that does not take the exam. This flexible arrangement fully considers students' individual differences and language learning needs.

When students step into Sixth Form, they are faced with the independent choice between A-Level courses and IB courses. Students who choose A-Level courses can choose four subjects in Year 12, continue to study at least three subjects in Year 13, and need to complete an extended thesis on their own topics. This process not only tests the depth of students' subject knowledge, but also exercises their independent research and thesis writing ability.

A level subjects cover art and design, biology, chemistry and many other fields, providing students with a wide range of professional choices. Students who choose IB course need to study three advanced courses and three standard courses, at the same time, they need to study the course of epistemology, write extended papers on their own topics, and complete the course of "Creativity, Action and Service".

IB subjects are also rich and diverse, both those that focus on logical thinking and those that emphasize humanistic quality and artistic creativity. This diverse and in-depth curriculum system fully reflects the importance attached by King's College Wimbledon to students' all-round development, and provides students with broad development space and unlimited possibilities in academic exploration, personal growth and future career planning.

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Humanistic care

PSHE course occupies an important position in both primary and secondary schools and is carried out regularly every week. The core form of this course is discussion and debate. Under the professional guidance of teachers, students can freely share their inner thoughts and listen to others' opinions with respect. In primary school, the head teacher leads the class with no more than 25 students to teach. This kind of small class teaching is helpful to the formation of class cohesion and the construction of good teacher-student relationship and classmate relationship. Entering the middle school and Lower Sixth stage, there are about 10-12 students in each class taught by specialized PSHE teachers according to the curriculum, which creates an ideal atmosphere for in-depth and inclusive discussion. In the Upper Sixth stage, PSHE-related topics are integrated into the Student Development Plan (PDP), which is carried out in various forms such as external lectures, seminars, gatherings and group discussions, so that students can organize folders covering personal reflection and diverse life experiences and discuss various issues in depth. Moreover, PSHE courses of all grades are strongly supplemented by expert-led guest lecturers, seminars and seminars, which broaden students' horizons in an all-round way and enhance their comprehensive quality and social cognitive ability.

The lower grades (grades 7-8) create an extremely friendly and caring environment. Each student has his own tutor, and teachers and students meet and communicate in fixed class time every morning and twice a week. Students can also communicate with the tutor alone if they have special needs. Students are divided into different dormitories and participate in a variety of activities. Most of the courses are carried out in the form of class groups. The seventh and eighth grade classes are arranged in a mixed way to help students make new friends. Changing class tutors every year also brings new inspiration and guidance to students. Class tutors take care of students in an all-round way, actively encourage them to grasp the many opportunities provided by the school, and cooperate with junior directors and grade directors to provide accurate guidance for students and parents at all levels of school life. After joining the dormitory, Grade 7 students can participate in gatherings, various regular dormitory activities and competitions, and have the opportunity to serve as members of junior dormitory committees and other important positions, and will stay in the same dormitory throughout the junior stage, feeling a stable and continuous sense of collective belonging.

In the middle school (grades 9-11), from the fourth school year (grade 9), students are assigned to classes and tutor groups associated with six dormitories in the school (Alverstone, Glenesk, Kingsley, Layton, Maclear and Major). As the core of the pastoral system, the tutor group consists of about 12 students from different grades. This cross-grade combination helps students expand their social circle and establish extensive and profound campus interpersonal relationships. Tutors usually accompany the same group of students for five years, providing stable and continuous support for their growth. The tutor group meets and communicates in the early morning two days a week, and the tutor can provide extra help at any time if students need it. The class group to which students belong mainly undertakes administrative functions, and the class teacher conducts registration management every morning.

In senior high school (grade 12-13), freshmen are also assigned to classes and tutor groups associated with dormitories, and girls will be placed in all-girl classes, but the overall high school education environment is completely coeducated.

The school has also carefully arranged a partnership system for new students aged 3+and 16+. New students will establish close contact with their partners in the same grade and dormitory, and get intimate support from their partners in their first year at King's School. Inside the dormitory, senior high school students will provide informal but valuable support and advice to the students in the new fourth year as tutors, helping them to successfully spend the adaptation period in King's School and open a full and wonderful chapter in campus life.

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Graduation destination

In today's higher education pattern full of variables and challenges, Wimbledon, King's College School, with its excellent educational quality and profound academic accumulation, has made remarkable achievements in the field of university studies, and there are sufficient reasons to feel proud and proud of the brilliant achievements of its graduates.

The school is particularly outstanding in sending high-quality students to Oxford University and Cambridge University, and its proportion of students entering these two top universities in the world is among the highest. In the past seven years, the average enrollment rate of Sixth Form students has stabilized at a high level close to 25%. This data not only shows the remarkable achievements of the school's teaching achievements, but also reflects its key leading role in helping students move towards a higher stage of higher education. At the same time, with the increasing international influence of the school and the deep excavation and integration of global diversified educational resources, more and more students have successfully knocked on the gates of top universities in North America, making their mark on the international education stage, showing the excellent style and unlimited potential of Wimbledon students at King's College.

Looking back on the main destinations of graduates in 2023, it can be said that there are many famous schools in Starlight Glimmer. In Britain, Many students have entered Durham University (22 students), Imperial College London (12 students), KCL(7 students), London School of Economics and Political Science (2 students), Edinburgh University (10 students), UCL(35 students), Bath University (7 students), Bristol University (14 students), Cambridge University (21 students) and Exeter University (21 students). The halls of world-renowned universities such as St Andrews University (4 people) and Warwick University (12 people) have opened a new journey of their academic exploration and personal growth. With their profound academic background, cutting-edge scientific research strength and rich educational resources, these universities provide Wimbledon graduates from King's College with vast development space and unlimited opportunities, helping them to dig deep into their favorite professional fields, pursue their dreams and forge ahead.

It is worth mentioning that a considerable number of students have turned their attention to overseas universities and actively participated in the wave of international education. They were successfully admitted to top international universities such as Brown University, Southern University, McGill University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale University, etc. In foreign campuses, they exchanged ideas with outstanding students around the world, learned the essence of multiculturalism, broadened their international horizons, improved their comprehensive quality, and laid a solid and solid foundation for their future career development and personal achievements under the background of globalization.

The graduates of King's College Wimbledon have won wide acclaim and high recognition in the field of global higher education with their excellent academic achievements, comprehensive personal qualities and rich practical experience. Their successful footprints are not only a vivid portrayal of the school's educational and teaching achievements, but also a powerful testimony to the school's educational philosophy and training model, which inspires the younger brothers and sisters to aim high, work hard and forge ahead bravely towards their ideal universities.