Kingsdown School is a secondary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hyde Rd, Swindon

School Information

Address: Hyde Rd, Swindon, SN2 7SH
Website: www.kingsdownschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01793822284
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Leigh-Bennett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145139

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1260
Number of Pupils: 893
Number of Boys: 484
Number of Girls: 409

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.04 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.22
Of the 209 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 206 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
Davenwood , Upper Stratton SN2 7LL 		3out of 4 171 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ruskin Junior School
Wordsworth Drive , Upper Stratton SN2 7NG 		2out of 4 445 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Beechcroft Infant School
Beechcroft Road , Upper Stratton SN2 7QE 		3out of 4 957 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Grange Infants' School
Delamere Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4XE 		2out of 4 1,132 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Grange Junior School
Grange Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4JY 		1out of 4 1,805 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue , SN2 1JR 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS 		1out of 4 1,051 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ 		3out of 4 1,732 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN 		- not rated 2,422 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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