Kingsmead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 21 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136639
- Address
- Wiveliscombe, TA4 2NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 925 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 32.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 82.2%
Unclassified 11.5%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.8%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 73 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 185 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
| French | GCSE | 30 |
| Geography | GCSE | 112 |
| German | GCSE | 69 |
Admissions
Kingsmead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 104 81 |
| Year 8 | 185 86 99 |
| Year 9 | 199 106 93 |
| Year 10 | 172 78 94 |
| Year 11 | 184 98 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 82.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |