The Kingsway School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 23 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
- 1292 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 61.1%
Pakistani 12.9%
Mixed 7.3%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other White 2.5%
Other 2.3%
African 2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 53 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 117 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
The Kingsway School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 301
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 106
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 41
- To another Local Authority
- 62
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 244 120 124 |
| Year 8 | 262 137 125 |
| Year 9 | 258 119 139 |
| Year 10 | 265 120 145 |
| Year 11 | 263 132 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 34.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 8.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 35.0% 41.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |