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In 2026-27, the last place at Kingsdown School went to an applicant living 1.03 miles from the school. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, Kingsdown School received 393 applications for 232 places — around 1.7 per place. 237 named it as a first preference, or about 1.0 first choice per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-28 | — | 232 | — | — |
| 2026-27 | 1.03 mi | 232 | 393 | 237 |
| 2025-26 | — | 232 offered | 338 | 206 |
| 2024-25 | — | 233 offered | 364 | 217 |
| 2023-24 | — | 230 offered | 338 | 233 |
| 2022-23 | — | 225 offered | 255 | 173 |
| 2021-22 | — | 174 offered | 229 | 142 |
| 2020-21 | — | 164 offered | 197 | 137 |
| 2019-20 | — | 172 offered | 221 | 151 |
| 2018-19 | — | 187 offered | 255 | 157 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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