The Kingston Academy

Term dates

Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Kingston upon Thames council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Kingston upon Thames's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 306 families put this school as their first choice, and 210 places were offered. 151 of the families who put it first got a place (49%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Roar Kids Academy, Fern Hill. Ofsted report
• Stagecoach, Fern Hill Primary. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 18 April 2024: School remains Outstanding.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–19

Pupils

1213 (capacity 1188)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

KINGSTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Phone

02084656200

Address

Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE

Website

thekingstonacademy.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports