Kingswood Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 139957
- Address
- Gainsborough Road, NN18 9NS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1232 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 23.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 65.5%
Other White 16.8%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 3.7%
African 3.6%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.48
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
Biology | GCSE | 2 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 2 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
English Language | GCSE | 202 |
English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Kingswood Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 214 112 102 |
Year 8 | 270 137 133 |
Year 9 | 214 110 104 |
Year 10 | 211 114 97 |
Year 11 | 205 95 110 |
Year 12 | 63 31 32 |
Year 13 | 55 21 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 84.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 58.0% 40.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 42.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 66.0% 72.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 26.0% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.2% |