Kingsmead Academy is a secondary school located in Taunton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/07/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.7%, which is 2.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wiveliscombe, Taunton

School Information

Address: Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2NE
Website: http://www.kingsmead-school.com/
Telephone: 01984623483
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Williams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136639

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 916
Number of Boys: 440
Number of Girls: 476

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.06 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.12
Of the 184 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 182 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wiveliscombe Primary School
North Street , Wiveliscombe TA4 2LA 		3out of 4 764 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsmead Academy
Wiveliscombe , TA4 2NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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