Kingston Grammar School, a royal independent school, is seated opposite the Hampton Court Palace on the bank of the Thames.
450 years EDUCATIONAL INHERITANCE
Kingston Grammar School dates its origins back to the 16th century, established in 1561 by Queen Elizabeth I and known as Queen Elizabeth School. Kingston Grammar School was renamed in 1904. In 1961, HM Queen Elizabeth II visited Kingston Grammar School on the 400th anniversary of the Royal Charter and again in 2005 to open the Queen Elizabeth II building.
Queen Elizabeth II visited Kingston Grammar School in 1961
Queen Elizabeth II visited Kingston Grammar School in 2005
Over 77% of all grades achieved were A*/A at A Level. Above 81% of graduates from Kingston Grammar School were successfully admitted to Russell Group universities, Cambridge University and Oxford University, with 92% of graduates achieving A*-B in 2022.
77%
Over 77% of all grades achieved A*/A in 2022
81%
On average, over the past 5 years, 81% of students have achieved places at Russell Group universities
90%
of KGS Upper Sixth students attained their first or second choice of course and university in 2022
25
A Level subjects offered
17
In 2022, 17 students achieved a clean sweep of A*s
92%
Over 92% of all grades achieved A*-B in 2022
SEVEN CATEGORIES WITH MORE THAN 100 ITEMS, COVERING READING, SPORTS AND ART THAT ARE THE MOST VALUABLE IN LIFE
Nearly 100 co-curricular activities of Kingston Grammar School are divided into seven categories, and various kinds of courses are integrated with each other and are in harmony with academic curriculum system of Kingston Grammar School.
Life is like a book. Only reading and literature are the most valuable. Unlike many British schools, literature and English at Kingston Grammar School is regarded as a discipline that is complementary. This long-standing curriculum tradition has been followed since its alumni Edward Gibbon (the Father of British Literature and History) entered the school.
As the two cores of the seven core courses, the competitive and challenge courses aim to continuously hone the will of the students and build their spirit of teamwork.
Rowing is the trump card in the literacy course of Kingston Grammar School. It is a sport event between world-class Oxford University and Cambridge University for nearly 200 years, which is regarded as the oldest inter-school rowing competition in the world. Next to the Hampton Court Palace on the bank of the Thames, Kingston Grammar School is particularly outstanding in rowing, a traditional British sport. As an outstanding graduate of Kingston Grammar School, James Cracknell served as the main player of Cambridge University Rowing Team and was the Olympic rowing gold medalist. Kingston Grammar School has proved by facts that sports and education are complementary and inseparable.
From creative writing to rowing clubs; From science and technology innovation courses to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Kingston Grammar School is based on a holistic education, empowering each student to meet the challenges of tomorrow through a combination of academic and quality education.
A GATHERING OF TALENTS FROM THE FATHER OF LITERATURE AND HISTORY TO THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS
Kingston Grammar School, has cultivated a number of British literary giants, among which the most famous alumni is Edward Gibbon, the Father of Literature and History.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was an outstanding historian in modern Britain. He graduated from Kingston Grammar School. He was an outstanding representative of historiography in the Enlightenment era in Europe in the 18th century, and was known as the Father of British Literature and History.
Kingston Grammar School has trained dozens of Olympic gold medalists (including Stanley Shoveller, Olympic hockey gold medalist of 1908 and 1920; James Cracknell and Sophie Hosking, Olympic rowing gold medalists).
Kingston Grammar School Alumni: James Cracknell, Olympic rowing gold medalist; Sophie Hosking, Olympic rowing gold medalist; Richard Dodds, Olympic hockey gold medalist and captain of Olympic gold medal hockey team
SUZHOU AND THAMES, AN INTERPRETATION OF EDUCATION CLASSICS ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
A magnificent chapter will be created by Kingston Grammar School, an educational classic for five centuries along the Thames, and Mountain Kingston Bilingual School Suzhou, a school located in Suzhou as the millennium-old capital.
