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Canbury School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formKingston upon Thames, London · Kingston upon Thames KT2 7LNSchool website
Pupils on roll
75of 80 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
25
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Canbury School’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish add up to 12% of the year group, and 0% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).

Canbury School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 15.2, 0% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kingston upon Thames and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureCanbury SchoolKingston upon ThamesEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)15.259.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%69%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%83%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%66%41%
EBacc average point score1.155.524.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort16%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils42.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils62.450.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language31%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language1040%89%60%20%90%
Combined Science936%65%33%9%89%
Geography624%41%17%25%100%
History624%41%17%26%67%
Photography520%6%19%
Spanish312%19%27%
Business Studies312%18%20%
Art and Design312%7%24%
Statistics28%5%20%
Drama28%7%27%
English Literature14%86%21%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies5
Computer Appreciation / Introduction5
Tourism3

Other secondary schools in Kingston upon Thames

Chessington School

Academy converter · 653 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.4

Coombe Boys' School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,007 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.8

Coombe Girls' School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,500 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.3

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.