The Kingston Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 141862
- Address
- Richmond Road, KT2 5PE
- Website
- www.thekingstonacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1168 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.4%
- Girls
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 38.4%
Other White 15%
Mixed 11.8%
Chinese 8.8%
Unclassified 8.3%
Other 7.9%
Indian 4.1%
Other Asian 2.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
African 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.58
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 67%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 72%
Local authority average 67%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.6
Local authority average 58.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.37
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 4 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
The Kingston Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 347
- 3rd preference
- 237
- From another Local Authority
- 239
Offers
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 106 77 |
| Year 8 | 187 93 94 |
| Year 9 | 211 127 84 |
| Year 10 | 216 121 95 |
| Year 11 | 176 88 88 |
| Year 12 | 94 54 40 |
| Year 13 | 101 70 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 93.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 16.0% 14.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 70.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 7.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% |