Kingsdown School welcomes new applications from students living within the local community. Applications can be made for students moving from Year 6 to into the new academic year in September or throughout the year into all year groups.
Year 4, 5 & 6 tours are available for prospective parents, please contact head@kingsdownschool.co.uk for details on dates and booking. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to Kingsdown.
Please also visit our ‘Choose Us’ page for our prospectus.
We will be holding an open evening for prospective parents on 28th September 2023 starting at 5.00pm. No booking required.
There will be Headteacher talks at 5:00pm and 6:00pm with the event finishing at 7:30pm.
The deadline for those wishing to transition in 2024 from primary school to the Swindon secondary school of your choice is typically the 31st of October 2023. Contact Swindon Council if you need to make a late application.
We provide an excellent transition package for new Year 6 students who join the school. The transition package includes numerous visits to Kingsdown for taster days, transition activities including technology days, the Summer School and performances such as literacy festivals and concerts. Our staff and students also visit the Primary schools in order to familiarise them with the Kingsdown Community. Additionally, Kingsdown staff meet with primary teachers to ensure we are aware of all students needs that are joining us, and put support packages in place where appropriate.
We accept new applications and assess them in line with our admissions criteria. The admissions criteria include the following:
We are happy to offer parents and students a tour of the school and the opportunity to speak to staff and students. Please contact our Admissions Officer Mrs K Ridley on 01793 822 284 or email kridley@kingsdownschool.co.uk for more information. We look forward to your application.
Applications are made with the local authority, Swindon Borough Council, and the link to their admissions site is below.
Swindon Borough Council Admissions
Our current admission policies can be viewed by clicking the links below:
Variation_Determined_Admission_Arrangements_and_Rules_2021-22.pdf
Variation_Determined_Admission_Arrangements_and_Rules_2022-23.pdf
Admissions Policy ‘Year 6 into 7’ 2023-24
Admissions Policy ‘In Year’ 2023-2024
Admission Appeals Timeline 23/24
Admissions 2024-25 Year 6 into Year 7
Admissions 2024-25 In Year
14 May 2021
6 December 2023
5 December 2023
Hyde Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon SN2 7SH
Tel: 01793 822284
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Kingsdown School is an academy which is a part of the River Learning Trust which is an exempt charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with registered company number 7966500 and its registered office is C/O Gosford Hill School, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT