UK Schools
The King Alfred School
The King Alfred School is a mixed independent school in London, London Borough of Barnet, teaching 718 pupils aged 4 to 19. The 2025–2026 school year runs from 24 October 2025 to 21 July 2026.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The King Alfred School.
- 2 Year 7 & Year 12 start school
- 3 All other years return
- 24 End of Term 1
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 4 Start of Term 2
- 19 End of Term 2
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 6 Start of Term 3
- 13 End of Term 3
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 24 Start of Term 4
- 2 End of Term 4
- 3–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 Start of Term 5
- 22 End of Term 5
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1 Start of Term 6
- 21 End of Term 6
- 22–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Year 7 & Year 12 start school Sep 2, 2025 Event
- All other years return Sep 3, 2025 Event
- End of Term 1 Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Start of Term 2 Nov 4, 2025 Term
- End of Term 2 Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Start of Term 3 Jan 6, 2026 Term
- End of Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Start of Term 4 Feb 24, 2026 Term
- End of Term 4 Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Start of Term 5 Apr 20, 2026 Term
- End of Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
- Start of Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 Term
- End of Term 6 Jul 21, 2026 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16–20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Apr 3–17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25–29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 22 – Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
Independent schools mostly enter international GCSEs, which the DfE does not count in Attainment 8 or the English and maths measures. The GCSE figures below will look far lower than a state school’s and are not comparable with them.
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The King Alfred School with London Borough of Barnet and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 28 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Barnet England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 42.02 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school London Borough of Barnet England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The King Alfred School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The King Alfred School than to any other school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.