KWC Statistical Data held by DESC

Summary

A request was made for statistical data on King William's College and The Buchan School from 2017/18 to 2024/25, but the appeal was not upheld; the response provided detailed Annual Return data for King William's College for the 2019/20 academic year only.

Key Facts

• The FOI appeal regarding statistical data for KWC and The Buchan School was not upheld on 2025-09-10.
• The disclosed document is an Annual Return for King William's College for the 2019/20 academic year.
• Total pupil enrollment at KWC for 2019/20 was 381, comprising 203 males and 178 females.
• There were 97 boarding pupils at KWC in 2019/20, with 54 males and 43 females.
• The school reported 49 pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs.

Data Disclosed

• 2019/20
• 381
• 203
• 178
• 97
• 49
• 11417
• 7500
• 9750
• 10417
• 6083
• 6750
• 166
• 301
• 329
• 2025-09-10
• 2025-07-10
• 1st January 2020
• 3 July 2019
• 4 July 2019

Original Request

I seek such statistical information held by the DESC which relates to King William's College and The Buchan School for each academic year from 2017/18 up to and including the current 2024/25 academic year. This includes but is not limited to pupil numbers (broken down day/boarding scholars and by Year Group/Key Stage if so recorded) together with any other data and the date the such information was compiled/received (if held).

Data Tables (46)

Full Response Text

Annual Return – Academic Year 2019/20 Date of Return: 1st January 2020 Name of School King William’s College DfEE Number 5956000 Registered Charity Numbers KWC Company Ltd: 615; Bishop Barrow’s Foundation: 1196 School Address Castletown, Isle of Man, IM9 1TP Name of Principal

Name of Deputy Head Academic

Name of Deputy Head Pastoral Stuart Corrie Name of Proprietor/Chair of Governing Body

Clerk to the Governing Body

Telephone Number 01624 820428 E-mail Address principal@kwc.im

Pupils Number of pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 32 24 27 36 30 25 29 203 Female 21 19 30 49 24 23 32 178 Total 53 43 57 75 54 48 51 381

Number of boarding pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 1 3 3 9 11 13 14 54 Female 0 3 5 10 7 8 10 43 Total 1 6 8 19 18 21 24 97

Youngest boarding pupil: years months Oldest boarding pupil: years months Number of pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs: 49
Teachers Number of Full Time Teachers

Number of Part Time Teachers

Male Female Total Male Female Total 19 29 48 0 7 7 Aggregate number of hours a week normally worked by part time teachers during term time: 0 133.5 133.5

Termly Fees Year Group Boarding (including tuition)
Day

Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Sixth Form (Years 12 – 13) 11417 11417 7500 7500 Senior School (Years 7 – 11) 9750 10417 6083 6750

Fire Brigade Inspection Fire brigade inspection Inspection made by Station Officer on 3 July 2019 All requirements of the fire certificate are being met and a letter confirming compliance was issued on 4 July 2019 It was also noted that the premises were being more effectively and proactively managed and that the College now has a qualified fire safety engineer on staff. It was decided that because of this the premise would now move from an annual inspection to a two yearly inspection on the fire service risk register programme Number of pupils resident for more than 295 days in a year: 0 (zero) Does the school intend to provide pupil accommodation for more than 295 days in a year: No Admission Policy The formal entrance requirement for the Sixth Form is five GCSE subjects at grade C or above (or the equivalent).
Number of pupils by age (15+)

Boys Girls Total

Boarding Day Boarding Day

18

0

0 6 17 13 16 8 12 49 16 14 11 5 16 46 15 9 19 12 16 56

Public Examinations All pupils in Years 10 and 11 are pursuing GCSE/IGCSE courses. All pupils in Years 12 and 13 are pursuing International Baccalaureate courses. Number of pupils aged 15+ who attend school without pursuing courses for public examinations: 0

GCSE/IGCSE Results August 2019 Subject A* A B C D E F G U Total Biology 27 Business Studies 24 Chemistry 28 Chinese 2 Co-ordinated Science 36 Music 4 PE 15 Physics 28 Russian 2 Total 16 37 53 48 5 5 1 0 1 166

Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Total Art 10 Computer Science 9 Drama 5 DT 11 English Language 43 English Literature 42 ESOL 3 French 24 Geography 23 History 19 Latin 3 Maths 45 Photography 11 RS (Full Course) 32 RS (Short Course) 6 Spanish 15 Total 23 43 55 57 59 43 20 1 0 0 301

IB Results July 2019
Subject Points Score

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total English L&L HL 30 English L&L SL 13 English Lit HL 9 English Lit SL 3 German Lit HL 5 French ab initio 7 French B HL 2 French B SL 19 German ab initio 3 Latin SL 1 Spanish ab initio 8 Spanish B HL 1 Spanish B SL 11 Business Management HL 11 Business Management SL 2 Economics HL 14 Economics SL 13 Environmental Systems and Societies SL 12 Geography HL 9 Geography SL 2 History HL 19 History SL 3 Biology HL 14 Biology SL 4 Chemistry HL 3 Chemistry SL 1 DT HL 7 DT SL 1 Physics HL 5 Physics SL 6 Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL 10 Sports, Exercise & Health Science SL 1 Maths Studies SL 35 Maths SL 17 Maths HL 3 Music HL 3 Theatre HL 5 Visual Arts HL 13 Visual Arts SL 4 Total 45 101 106 53 20 4 0 329 Staffing The following have become employed at the School since the last return: First Name Surname Previous names Gender Qualifications Hours FT/PT Position Held Security Porter Chef Food Assistant Junior IT Technician Sports Graduate Assistant Teacher Teacher Teacher Sports Graduate Assistant Language Assistant Administrator Teacher

The following have ceased to be employed at the School since the last return:

First Name Surname Previous names Gender Qualifications Hours FT/PT Position Held Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Language Assistant Assistant Sports Graduate Assistant Sports Graduate Administrator Porter Chef Food Assistant

Annual Return – Academic Year 2021/2022 Date of Return: 1st January 2022 Name of School King William’s College DfEE Number 5956000 Registered Charity Numbers KWC Company Ltd: 615; Bishop Barrow’s Foundation: 1196 School Address Castletown, Isle of Man, IM9 1TP Name of Principal

Name of Deputy Head Academic

Name of Deputy Head Pastoral Stuart Corrie Name of Proprietor/Chair of Governing Body Peter Clucas Clerk to the Governing Body

Telephone Number 01624 820428 E-mail Address principal@kwc.im

Pupils Number of pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 19 27 37 28 30 24 29 194 Female 26 23 25 28 32 35 19 188 Total 45 50 62 56 62 59 48 382

Number of boarding pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 0 3 5 5 6 13 16 48 Female 0 0 3 9 7 15 5 39 Total 0 3 8 14 13 28 21 87

Youngest boarding pupil:

Oldest boarding pupil:

Number of pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs: 66 Teachers Number of Full Time Teachers

Number of Part Time Teachers

Male Female Total Male Female Total 19 31 50 0 7 7 Aggregate number of hours a week normally worked by part time teachers during term time:

149 149

Termly Fees Year Group Boarding (including tuition)
Day

Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Sixth Form (Years 12 – 13) 3465 4620 7200 9600 Senior School (Years 7 – 11) 5625 8300

Fire Brigade Inspection Fire brigade inspection Next inspection booked for 22nd January 2022. Number of pupils resident for more than 295 days in a year: 0 (zero) Does the school intend to provide pupil accommodation for more than 295 days in a year: No Admission Policy The formal entrance requirement for the Sixth Form is five GCSE subjects at grade C or above (or the equivalent).
Number of pupils by age (15+)

Boys Girls Total

Boarding Day Boarding Day

18 7 7

7

17 16 8 12 17 53 16 10 16

21

15 6 22 12 20 60

Public Examinations All pupils in Years 10 and 11 are pursuing GCSE/IGCSE courses. All pupils in Years 12 and 13 are pursuing International Baccalaureate courses. Number of pupils aged 15+ who attend school without pursuing courses for public examinations: 0

GCSE/IGCSE Results August 2021 Subject A* A B C D E F G U Total French 28

German 2 Spanish 40 Total 29 14 10 11 4 2 0 0 0 70

Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Total Art 13 Biology 44 Business Studies 31 Chemistry 41 Computer Science 10 Drama 11 DT 23 Dual Award Science 58 English Language 72 English Literature 66 ESOL 1 Geography 45 History 22 Latin 3 Maths 73 Music 7 Photography 22 Physical Education 17 Physics 43 RS (Full Course) 46 RS (Short Course) 7 Total 76 105 133 113 110 88 28 4 1 0 655

IB Results July 2021
Subject Points Score

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total English L&L HL 14 English L&L SL 8 English Lit HL 14 English Lit SL 9 German Lit HL 2 French ab initio 6 French B SL 7 German ab initio 6 Latin HL 1 Latin SL 1 Spanish ab initio 13 Spanish B HL 3 Spanish B SL 7 Business Management HL 6 Business Management SL 3 Economics HL 11 Economics SL 7 Environmental Systems and Societies SL 14 Geography HL 12 Geography SL 4 History HL 12 History SL 6 Biology HL 8 Biology SL 7 Chemistry HL 5 DT HL 4 DT SL 2 Physics HL 7 Physics SL 1 Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL 5 Maths AA HL 4 Maths AI HL 12 Maths AI SL 30 Music HL 1 Music SL 2 Theatre HL 5 Visual Arts HL 11 Visual Arts SL 2 Total 43 92 81 50 8 0 0 272

Annual Return – Academic Year 2023/2024 Date of Return: 1st January 2024 Name of School King William’s College DfEE Number 5956000 Registered Charity Numbers KWC Company Ltd: 615; Bishop Barrow’s Foundation: 1196 School Address Castletown, Isle of Man, IM9 1TP Name of Principal Damian Henderson Name of Deputy Head Academic Mike Roberts Name of Deputy Head Pastoral Stuart Corrie Name of Proprietor/Chair of Governing Body Peter Clucas Clerk to the Governing Body Moira Mackie Telephone Number 01624 820428 E-mail Address principal@kwc.im

Pupils Number of pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 25 21 22 29 43 23 17 180 Female 14 15 24 28 27 17 19 144 Total 39 36 46 57 70 40 36 324

Number of boarding pupils in each relevant age group: Year Lower 4 Upper 4 Lower 5 Middle 5 Upper 5 Lower 6 Upper 6 Total N.C. Year 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 xx Male 0 0 0 4 10 7 4 25 Female 0 1 0 1 7 9 6 24 Total 0 1 0 5 17 16 10 49

Youngest boarding pupil:

Oldest boarding pupil:

Number of pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs: 102 Teachers Number of Full Time Teachers

Number of Part Time Teachers

Male Female Total Male Female Total 13 29 42 0 8 8 Aggregate number of hours a week normally worked by part time teachers during term time: 0 133.5 133.5 Termly Fees Year Group Boarding (add day fee tuition)
Day

Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Minimum (£) Maximum (£) Sixth Form (Years 12 – 13) 4379 5837 8099 10797 Senior School (Years 7 – 11) 6104 9817

Fire Brigade Inspection Fire brigade inspection Last inspection was 22 January 2022. An inspection is due in February 2024. Number of pupils resident for more than 295 days in a year: 0 (zero) Does the school intend to provide pupil accommodation for more than 295 days in a year: No Admission Policy The formal entrance requirement for the Sixth Form is five GCSE subjects at grade C or above (or the equivalent).
Number of pupils by age (15+)

Boys Girls Total

Boarding Day Boarding Day

19

0

0

18

0

17

14

12 34 16 7 17 9 11 44 15 8 31 6 19 64

Public Examinations All pupils in Years 10 and 11 are pursuing GCSE/IGCSE courses. All pupils in Years 12 and 13 are pursuing International Baccalaureate courses. Number of pupils aged 15+ who attend school without pursuing courses for public examinations: 0

GCSE/IGCSE Results August 2023 Subject A* A B C D E F G U Total French 23

German 2 Spanish 21 Total 22 8 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 46

Subject 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U Total Art 10 Biology 33 Business Studies 35 Chemistry 33 Computer Science 11 Drama 7 DT 12 Dual Award Science 27 English Language 60 English Literature 52 ESOL 1 Geography 35 History 18 Italian 1 Latin 6 Maths 62 Music 3 Photography 26 Physical Education 19 Physics 34 RS (Full Course) 39 RS (Short Course) 12 Total 74 84 99 104 75 53 28 14 3 2 536

IB Results July 2023 Subject Points Score

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total English L&L HL 16 English L&L SL 9 English Lit HL 13 English Lit SL 14 German Lit HL 2 French ab initio 6 French B HL 3 French B SL 6 German ab initio 9 Latin HL 0 Latin SL 2 Spanish ab initio 8 Spanish B HL 4 Spanish B SL 11 Business Management HL 13 Business Management SL 3 Economics HL 11 Economics SL 12 Environmental Systems and Societies SL 18 Geography HL 12 Geography SL 1 History HL 10 History SL 4 Biology HL 10 Biology SL 2 Chemistry HL 3 Chemistry SL 1 DT HL 2 DT SL 3 Physics HL 5 Physics SL 2 Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL 8 Maths AA HL 4 Maths AA SL 3 Maths AI HL 10 Maths AI SL 29 Music HL 1 Music SL 0 Theatre HL 4 Visual Arts HL 5 Visual Arts SL 4 Total 36 78 104 49 17 1 0 283 Staffing The following have become employed at the School since the last return: First Name Surname Previous Name Gender Qualification Hours
FT/PT Position Held Temporary Supply Teacher Activity Camp Leader Electrician Temporary Supply Teacher School Nurse Teaching Assistant Temporary Supply Teacher Activity Camp Leader Activity Camp Assistant Cleaning Assistant Activity Camp Assistant Relief Security Porter IT Technician Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Chef Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Exam Invigilator Marketing Assistant Catering Assistant Catering Assistant Catering Assistant Catering Assistant Cleaning Assistant Nursery Classroom Assistant Cleaning Assistant Activity Camp Leader Activity Camp Assistant Activity Camp Assistant Activity Camp Assistant Activity Camp Assistant Teacher Teacher Language Assistant (temporary)

Temporary Supply Teacher Language Assistant (temporary) Learning Support Assistant Cleaning Assistant Kitchen Assistant Supply Teacher Graduate Sports Assistant Teacher Chef (temporary)

The following have ceased to be employed at the school since the last return: First Name Surname Previous Name Gender Qualification Hours
FT/PT Position Held Teacher Security Porter Temporary Supply Teacher School Receptionist Teacher Chef Cleaning Assistant Shop Assistant Cleaning Assistant Lab Technician Chef Temporary Supply Teacher Language Assistant (temporary) Marketing Assistant School Nurse School Registrar Cleanin

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