The Kingsway School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Unique reference
- 142509
- Address
- Foxland Road, SK8 4QX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1308 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 61.2%
Pakistani 11.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Unclassified 5%
Other White 3.3%
Other Asian 2.4%
African 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.9
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.23
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 66 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
The Kingsway School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 293
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 156
- From another Local Authority
- 138
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 51
- To another Local Authority
- 70
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 254 133 121 |
| Year 8 | 266 125 141 |
| Year 9 | 270 124 146 |
| Year 10 | 265 133 132 |
| Year 11 | 253 137 116 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 35.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 7.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 41.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |