Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Warwickshire
Unique reference
146697
Address
Glasshouse Lane, CV8 2AL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1880 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
10%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.6%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.8%
Unclassified 9%
Mixed 6%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 3.7%
Chinese 3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 1.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 54%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 65%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 57.3
Local authority average 47.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 5.29
Local authority average 4.27
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award18
Sports StudiesTechnical Award18
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE48
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE55
BiologyGCSE116
Business Studies:SingleGCSE131
ChemistryGCSE116
ChineseGCSE6
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
317
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
397
2nd preference
250
3rd preference
164
From another Local Authority
303
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
290
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
26
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
330
180
150
Year 8
305
158
147
Year 9
275
128
147
Year 10
267
128
139
Year 11
269
140
129
Year 12
208
103
105
Year 13
226
112
114
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
86.2%
85.5%
Further education
19.0%
33.9%
36.9%
School sixth form
68.0%
44.6%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
7.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.0%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
81.0%
59.5%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
44.0%
20.9%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
SP
2.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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