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King's College London (KCL) Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location London, UKEstablished 1829Interviews (2027 entry) November 2026 - May 2027Decisions (2027 entry) By the end of May 2027
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What the King's College London (KCL) medicine course is like
Integrated, 5 years (6 with intercalation), placements across London and the south east of England.
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About King's College London (KCL)
One of London's premier medical schools with excellent teaching hospitals and research facilities.
What makes King's College London (KCL) different
Strong clinical focus with emphasis on London healthcare system.
How the King's College London (KCL) interview runs
Format: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
MMI format with stations covering ethical scenarios, communication and clinical problem-solving. No offer is made without an interview, and King's runs them across an unusually long window - November to May - so a late invitation is normal rather than a bad sign.
King's College London (KCL) intake
Around 300 places on A100, within roughly 410 across all of King's medicine programmes.
King's College London (KCL) at a glance
Founded in 1829. Based in London.
Programmes offered:
- Medicine
- Dentistry
- Biomedical Sciences
TrueScore
Predicted UCAT for King's College London (KCL)
TrueScore
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at King's College London (KCL) for 2027 entry entry — based on its published cut-offs and recent admissions data. Treat it as a target to aim past, not a guarantee.
- Home2150
- Contextual1900
- International2300
King's College London (KCL)'s TrueScore is 2150. Build a week-by-week UCAT plan that works back from your test date — free for the first two weeks.
Entry requirements
What you need to apply to King's College London (KCL)
A-Level requirements
A*AA including grade A in Biology and Chemistry. General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted, and a pass in the science practical endorsement is required. The EPQ is not considered at any point in the assessment process.
Required A-Level subjects
Biology and Chemistry both required
A-Level resit policy
Resits accepted - KCL has clarified via FOI that "a first resit is considered equally to applicants taking their first sittings" (19 resit applicants received an interview in 2024, 16 received offers)
GCSE requirements
Minimum grade 6/B in GCSE English Language and Mathematics
International Baccalaureate
38 points overall (including TOK/EE), or an aggregate of 19 from three Higher Levels, and must include grade 6 in Higher Level Biology and Higher Level Chemistry
Graduate-entry degree requirement
Graduate applicants typically hold 2:1 or above in any honours degree, plus required A-level Chemistry and Biology grades. KCL accepts graduates onto the standard 6-year MBBS A100.
UCAT Selection at King's College London (KCL)
Weighting
King's publishes only that it considers A-level grades, UCAT, personal statement and GCSE grades when shortlisting, with exam results and UCAT the most important factors. The detailed /150 points breakdown circulated by prep providers (UCAT /100, GCSE /40, SJT /10) is not published by King's and should not be treated as its official model.
SJT band
Band 4 automatically rejected. Band 3 riskier - only 37/360 band 3 applicants received interview in 2024.
Contextual / WP eligibility
King's lists contextual requirements for A100 as "not specified" - there is no separate reduced contextual offer for the standard course, though achievement is read in the context of educational background. The POLAR/ACORN/IMD, care-experienced and K+ criteria often quoted against King's are the eligibility rules for the separate Extended Medical Degree Programme (A101), not for A100.
King's shortlists on A-level grades, UCAT, personal statement and GCSE grades together, and says exam results and UCAT are "perhaps the most important factors". Its published UCAT statistics stop at the 2024 cycle and sit on the retired /3600 four-subtest scale, so they cannot be restated on the current /2700 scale. On that retired /3600 scale, 2024 entry interviewees averaged 3,007 (UK) and 3,078 (non-UK). The widely circulated /150 points model is not published by King's.
SJT Band
Band 4 automatically rejected. Band 3 riskier - only 37/360 band 3 applicants received interview in 2024.
Specialities offered
Medicine, Dentistry, Biomedical Sciences
Interview
How King's College London (KCL) interviews applicants
Format
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Interview window (2027 entry)
November 2026 - May 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)
By the end of May 2027
Post-interview chances
Strong. In the 2024 cycle King's interviewed 982 applicants and made 762 offers (78%) - 609 offers from 796 UK interviews (77%) and 153 from 186 non-UK interviews (82%). The 2023 cycle was tighter at 645 offers from 1,116 interviews (58%).
Tutor insight
A solid grasp of core NHS values, current healthcare issues and ethical dilemmas is essential - read around famous medical-legal cases. For "why King's", research the curriculum, anatomy teaching style and clinical exposure specifically. Interviews run from November to May, so keep your preparation warm well into the spring.
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Checked field-by-field against King's College London's official course page on 11 September 2026.
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King's College London (KCL) — frequently asked questions
Home applicants: No cut-off published. King's states that the minimum scores of interviewees and offer-holders "are not cut-off scores".. International applicants: No separate cut-off published.. King's shortlists on A-level grades, UCAT, personal statement and GCSE grades together, and says exam results and UCAT are "perhaps the most important factors". Its published UCAT statistics stop at the 2024 cycle and sit on the retired /3600 four-subtest scale, so they cannot be restated on the current /2700 scale. On that retired /3600 scale, 2024 entry interviewees averaged 3,007 (UK) and 3,078 (non-UK). The widely circulated /150 points model is not published by King's.
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