Data profile
The King's School, Chester
- Rank #324
- Fees £19.8k/yr
- co-ed
- Chester
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 110
- Oxbridge
- 5
- Russell Group
- 10
- US Ivy
- 0
- Medicine
- 5
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- [{"name": "Durham University"—
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 85%
- GCSE 9–7
- 96%
- Oxbridge rate
- 5%
- Russell Group rate
- 9%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+MAIN | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam, interview | £19.8k |
| 16+ | Year 12 | — | school_own_exam, interview | £19.8k |
| 4+ | Reception | — | school_own_exam | £19.8k |
| 7+ | Year 3 | — | school_own_exam, verbal_reasoning, non_verbal_reasoning | £19.8k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
72
/ 100
National rank #324
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
—
Inspected 2025-09-01
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Head Of Willow Lodge & The King'S Junior School
Michelle Dewhurst
Bursar
Hayley Jordan
Director Of Marketing, Communications And Partnerships
Selena O'Donnell
Director Of HR
Andrea Millard
Head Of Sixth Form
Josh Carter
MA
Headmaster
George Hartley
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £16.4kA*-A 90%Oxbridge 6%Rank #344
The Queen's School, Chester is a local girls' day school with similar fees and a high academic standard, making it a plausible Plan B for a family targeting The King's School, Chester.
- Fees £18.1kA*-A 67%Oxbridge 9%Rank #306
Manchester High School for Girls shares the day-only pattern, similar fee bracket, and strong Oxbridge destination rate, fitting as a reasonable alternative within the same selectivity tier.
- Fees £20.5kA*-A 88%Oxbridge 8%Rank #288
Sheffield High School for Girls offers a day-only environment, slightly higher fees but overlapping selectivity tier and strong academic results, making it a plausible Plan C option despite the longer commute.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
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