Kingsdown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 145139
- Address
- Hyde Rd, Stratton St Margaret, SN2 7SH
- Website
- www.kingsdownschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1029 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 81.3%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4%
African 3.1%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| French | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Kingsdown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 228 116 112 |
| Year 8 | 234 113 121 |
| Year 9 | 228 118 110 |
| Year 10 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 11 | 154 90 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 19.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 19.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |