Kingsmead School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Enfield
Unique reference
136327
Address
196 Southbury Road, EN1 1YQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1559 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
34.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.5%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 28.9%
African 14.2%
White British 13.6%
Mixed 12.4%
Bangladeshi 7.8%
Unclassified 6.6%
Other 6.2%
Caribbean 4.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.41
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 91%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.64
Local authority average 4.3
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE6
Art & DesignGCSE28
BiologyGCSE40
Business Studies:SingleGCSE77
ChemistryGCSE40
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE46
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE77
Design & TechnologyGCSE36
DanceGCSE12
EconomicsGCSE39
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Kingsmead School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
252
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
264
2nd preference
203
3rd preference
210
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
208
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
275
133
142
Year 8
267
143
124
Year 9
262
135
127
Year 10
253
143
110
Year 11
249
114
135
Year 12
126
50
76
Year 13
127
59
68
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
91.1%
85.6%
Further education
27.0%
22.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
59.0%
59.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
5.0%
8.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
1.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
79.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
32.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
0.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021