Kingsmead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 3 2024 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
- 879 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 81%
Unclassified 12.1%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 1.6%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 169 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
| French | GCSE | 47 |
| Geography | GCSE | 98 |
Admissions
Kingsmead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 72 79 |
| Year 8 | 181 105 76 |
| Year 9 | 179 82 97 |
| Year 10 | 198 108 90 |
| Year 11 | 170 77 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |