Kingston Grammar School 11 Plus (11+) Exam Guide

Kingston Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school in Kingston upon Thames, London for 11 to 18-year-olds. It was founded by royal charter in 1561 but its history roots back all the way to the 13th century. Today, it supports over 800 students.

The school boasts fantastic academic results with over 75% of all grades achieved at GCSE being grades 9-8, 92% of all grades achieved at A Level being A*-B. 90% of leavers were also able to attain their first or second choice of course and university in 2022.

Further, Kingston Grammar has been shortlisted in three Independent Schools’ Admissions, Marketing and Communications (AMCIS) Awards this year: The Digital Impact Award, The Branding Impact Award and The Admissions Award. Additionally, in their most recent report from 2017, the ISI graded the school ‘excellent’ in multiple categories and wrote that ‘Pupils are determined to live up to the school motto ‘Work well and be happy’, and in this they are conspicuously successful’.

The school has on offer great facilities like a library, chapel, theatre, 22-acre playing fields with courts, cricket squares, astro-turf and a boat house. You can take a virtual tour of these extensive facilities on their website.

Lastly, they have a well-rounded extra-curricular programme with over 70 different clubs. Over 90 students are currently enrolled in their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award and over 20 students are enrolled in their Gold DofE Award. The school is also proud to have had 28 of their alumni appear in the Olympic Games.