Kingswood Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 12 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
- 32.3%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 34 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 202 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 199 |
| 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 | 82.0% 83.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 38.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 44.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 6.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% n/a 1.7% |