Kingswood School and Kingswood Prep School, Bath

Senior: Kingswood School, Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 5RG Prep: Kingswood Prep School, College Road, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5SD

Head Teacher senior school: Mr Andrew Gordon-Brown Head Teacher prep school: Mr Mark Brearey Admissions: admissions@kingswood.bath.sch.uk Senior: +44 (0)1225 734200, Prep: +44 (0)1225 734460

GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 9 months – 18 years

FEES: Nursery (day) from £37, weekly from £185, pre-prep (day) from £34, weekly from £170, prep (day) from £3,783 per term, senior (day) from £5,744 per term, weekly from £9,030 per term, flexi boarding from £61 per night, full boarding from £10,337 per term.

TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 12-15, senior – 15-18, sixth form – 12-15

FAITH: Kingswood welcomes pupils from all faiths and none.

MOTTO: In The Right Way Quickly.

ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see website for details.

School philosophy: Founder John Wesley’s philosophy was: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” This belief is still shared amongst the Kingswood community and students excel on a personal level while also making a real difference to the lives of others.

Academic record: At Kingswood, learning is not confined to the classroom and the school has been ranked in the top 5% nationally for added value, with consistently excellent academic results. In 2022, 96% of pupils achieved A*-B/9-5 grades at GCSE and more than three quarters of sixth form pupils were awarded A*-B grades at A-level.

Extracurricular: Kingswood School believes that every individual has talents to be discovered and nurtured, with interests often becoming a lifelong passion. With an extensive co-curricular programme offering more than 100 activities a week, pupils achieve astonishing successes as they constantly progress well beyond their natural potential.

Notable achievements and alumni: There are many former pupils at Kingswood School who have been extremely successful in their chosen field. For example, David Blow was an influential British biophysicist,

Sir Kenneth Cross was a Senior Royal Air Force commander, Roger Saul founded the Mulberry fashion label and Tim Curry has appeared in a diverse range of film, television, and theatre productions.