The Kingston Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 16 2018 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
- 1176 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.6%
- Girls
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 24.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 39.7%
Other White 16%
Mixed 11.3%
Unclassified 9%
Other 7.7%
Chinese 5.6%
Indian 4.3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Pakistani 1.4%
African 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
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 | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
The Kingston Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 346
- 3rd preference
- 254
- From another Local Authority
- 259
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 97 86 |
| Year 8 | 215 125 90 |
| Year 9 | 212 118 94 |
| Year 10 | 180 90 90 |
| Year 11 | 183 104 79 |
| Year 12 | 109 76 33 |
| Year 13 | 94 67 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 94.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 13.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 69.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 9.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 4.0% 1.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 2.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
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