Kingswood Secondary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 18 2025 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
1226 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
23.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Unclassified3.6%
African4.5%
Mixed5.1%
Other White16.7%
White British64.4%
Other
1.5%
Other Black
1.1%
Other Asian
0.9%
Indian
0.6%
Irish
0.4%
Caribbean
0.4%
Bangladeshi
0.3%
Chinese
0.3%
Gypsy/Roma
0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

AreaResult
School
29%
Local authority average
37%
England average
41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

AreaResult
School
34%
Local authority average
38%
England average
45%

Attainment 8 score

NameValue
School
42.9
Local authority average
42.9
England average
46

EBacc average point score

NameValue
School
3.72
Local authority average
3.82
England average
4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award17
Speech & DramaTechnical Award33
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE19
English LanguageGCSE201
English LiteratureGCSE199
FrenchGCSE23
GeographyGCSE71
GermanGCSE1
HistoryGCSE125
ItalianGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kingswood Secondary Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
211
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
150
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
88
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
150
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
210
101
109
Year 8
213
112
101
Year 9
263
134
129
Year 10
218
111
107
Year 11
203
112
91
Year 12
61
27
34
Year 13
58
30
28
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
85.5%
85.5%
Further education
57.0%
44.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
31.0%
40.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
3.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.7%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.8%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
2.8%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
67.0%
70.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
16.0%
20.8%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.5%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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