The King's CofE Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 148402
- Address
- First Avenue, Kidsgrove, ST7 1DP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 765 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 87.8%
Mixed 3.1%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other White 2.2%
African 1.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.62
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 62 |
Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 21 |
Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
Biology | GCSE | 20 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
English Language | GCSE | 145 |
Admissions
The King's CofE Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 136 63 73 |
Year 8 | 139 62 77 |
Year 9 | 144 71 73 |
Year 10 | 154 87 67 |
Year 11 | 138 73 65 |
Year 12 | 39 18 21 |
Year 13 | 14 2 12 |
Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 78.0% 83.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 40.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 38.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 5.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |