Canbury School
Canbury School is an independent special school in Kingston upon Thames for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 75 pupils and room for 80.
Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7LN020 8549 8622canburyschool.co.ukMrs Philippa Rich headmistressAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
25 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Kingston upon Thames | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 26.6 | 33.6 | 20.4 | 25.6 | 59.9 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 70% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 84% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 1.15 | 1.24 | 2.42 | 2.82 | 1.74 | 2.36 | 5.58 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 5 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 10 | 60% | 80% | 90% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 9 | 33% | 67% | 89% | 36% | – |
| Art and Design | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | – |
| History | 6 | 17% | 67% | 67% | 52% | – |
| Geography | 6 | 17% | 50% | 100% | 51% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| Average A level grade | z | – | z | – | NE | NE |
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kingston upon Thames council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 65 | 64 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 18% | 24% | 23% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 81% | 82% | 76% | 75% | 75% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 6 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Preparatory School | Independent | 660 m | 289 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rokeby School | Independent | 800 m | 376 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Marymount International School | Independent | 870 m | 178 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Kingston Hill | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 334 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Alexandra Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 462 | Outstanding 2023 | 94 | Compare |
| Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 155 | Good 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Coombe Hill Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 271 | No overall grade 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Coombe Hill Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 357 | Outstanding 2023 | 94 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Canbury School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Canbury School yet.
How good are Canbury School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 15.2, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Canbury School have?
75 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 94% full.
Does Canbury School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7LN
- Telephone
- 020 8549 8622
- Website
- www.canburyschool.co.uk
- Headmistress
- Mrs Philippa Rich
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward
- Coombe Hill
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 September 1982
- URN
- 102620 · LAESTAB 3146068 · UKPRN 10015408
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.