The King's A-Team

The School is run in partnership with King's College London, supporting students with a fascination for Maths to achieve.

All King's Maths School pupils have different stories to tell. Here, the class of 2018 talk about the difference the school has made to their lives and their hopes for the future. 

Ife

Ife has made King’s Maths School history, becoming the first student from the school to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.

The 18 year old from Epsom, secured a place at the prestigious institute with A* grades in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ), and an ‘Outstanding’ in the Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP 1), the Cambridge University Maths entrants exam.  

Ife hasn’t decided whether to focus her studies on Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science, and MIT's subject flexibility was part of what attracted her to apply, as the university offers scope to try different subjects before making a final decision. 

After her four years at MIT, Ife’s keen to undertake research into artificial intelligence, and possibly to undertake a Masters or a PhD - as she’s a fan of academia!

Levi

Levi is a young carer from South London, whose time at Kings Maths School has inspired him to choose a career in teaching, helping change the lives of other young people like him. 

With an A in Maths, B in Physics and C in Further Maths, Levi has secured a place at Newcastle University to study Theoretical Physics.  

As the first in his family to attend university, basketball loving Levi is hoping that his educational success will encourage his nine-year-old brother to pursue further education when he's older.

Siana

Siana always knew that maths was the subject for her, and set her sights on a maths focused education from King's Maths School when she was in Year 11. 

She is quick to praise the teachers who helped her achieve a place at Cambridge University to study Computer Science with Mathematics, having attained 4 A* in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and the EPQ, alongside an A in AS Further Additional Maths.  

"My time at King’s Maths School was genuinely amazing. We have a set of outstanding teachers who have helped us throughout the two years and challenged us academically in lessons and this really helped when we took on more challenging exams like STEP."

"One thing that was really helpful was the assistance and support they provided us ahead of university entrance interviews. They organised a lot of mock interviews to ensure our interview skills and confidence were high."

After university, Siana is considering a career in system engineering, although she is also curious to explore research into artificial intelligence.  

Taiwo

Amateur footballer Taiwo will be joining her twin sister at Oxford University to study engineering, after securing A* grades in Maths, Further Maths and Physics. 

Although her family were initially concerned about the school, Taiwo is sure that she made the right decision  

"My family were apprehensive about me attending King’s because it’s made up of such a select group of people and subjects. There were concerns that everyone would be the same and that they wouldn’t have a wide range of interests."

“The reality is that everyone here likes maths and were all really interested in maths, and that means that we can talk about it at depth with each other.  That said, everyone at the school has other hobbies and other things they’re interested in, so you still get exposed to a broad range of different experiences and interests."

Before heading up to Oxford to study engineering Taiwo has a message for those students who aren’t sure about attending King’s Maths School: "Definitely come to KMS, everything that you think this school is going to be it surprises in so many different ways."

"Everyone comes in with some preconceptions, but you get here and you realise it’s fun and stimulating. I’m going to miss it."

Jim

King's Maths School prides itself on raising pupil's aspirations, and Jim from North West London is no exception. 

Although Jim accepts he's never done badly in exams, both he and his family were still shocked by his success. With A* grades in Maths, Further Maths and Physics, and an A in the EPQ, Jim’s results place him among the highest achievers in the country. Although he's secured a place at Oxford University to study Engineering Science, for Jim his achievements weren't a given.

"When it came to applying to university I originally didn't think I was good enough to apply to Oxford, but the school encouraged me to apply. Throughout the entire process they were very supportive, giving us all preparatory sessions for the PAT (physics assessment test) as well as mock interviews."

"The teachers are all really friendly, and I feel like I knew them all, even though there were some who never taught me, and I probably only spoke to rarely. I also liked that teachers weren't afraid to teach things that went beyond the syllabus, just to interest students, rather than teaching for the exams."

Katherine

When Katherine's mum heard her daughter's outstanding A Level results, she was hugging anyone and everyone with joy.

The teenager, who gained an A* in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and the EPQ, an A in Further Additional Maths AS, and top marks in the Cambridge Mathematics exam, described her time at King’s Maths School as "utterly amazing".  

Of her time at the School, she said: "They have been two years of exceptional teaching in the most supportive community around people who like the same things and therefore find it very easy to work together."

"King’s Maths School was definitely the right school for me. I didn’t know it was possible to be as happy anywhere as I have been here."

Katherine will be studying Mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge.