Every year Kings students are accepted by the very best universities in the UK.
These universities consistently recognise the quality of our students that have progressed to study with them, and the expert support they have received in their preparation at Kings.
The ranking used in the table below is according to the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
The pink ticks are for universities that have accepted our Degree Pathway Programme students and the purple ones are for the ones that have accepted our A-level students.
| 1 | London School of Economics | 
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| 2 | University of St Andrews |
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| 3 | Durham University |
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| 4= | University of Oxford |
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| 4= | University of Cambridge |
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| 6 | Imperial College London |
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| 7 | University of Bath |
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| 8 | University of Warwick |
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| 9 | University College London |
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| 10 | University of Bristol |
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| 11 | University of Strathclyde |
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| 12 | Loughborough University |
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| 13 | University of Sheffield |
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| 14 | University of Exeter |
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| 15 | Lancaster University |
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| 16 | University of Birmingham |
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| 17 | University of Southampton |
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| 18 | University of Liverpool |
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| 19 | King's College London |
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| 20 | University of York |
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| 21 | Queen's University Belfast |
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| 22 | University of Glasgow |
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| 23= | University of Aberdeen |
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| 23= | University of Dundee |
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| 25 | University of Edinburgh |
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| 26 | University of Leeds |
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| 27 | University of Manchester |
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| 28= | Cardiff University |
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| 28= | University of Leicester |
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| 30 | University of Nottingham |
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Our Degree Pathway
The Degree Pathway Programme is an intensive one-year academic programme, developed specifically by Kings.
The rigorous syllabus is recognised by leading UK universities as ideal preparation for degree study. The Programme is assured by Pearson and overseen by an independent advisory board comprised of UK academic experts.
Outcome: Direct progression to a top UK university.
GCSE and A-levels
Kings also delivers UK national qualifications which UK students take at aged 16 and aged 18.
A-levels are recognised throughout the world as the “Gold Standard” for pre-university education and evidence of the best possible preparation for degree study.
Outcome: Direct progression to an elite UK university.
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