Kingsmead School is a secondary school located in Cannock. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kings Avenue, Cannock, WS12 1DH
Website: http://www.kingsmeadschool.net
Telephone: 01543227320
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Maria Mincher
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142313

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1257
Number of Pupils: 1180
Number of Boys: 573
Number of Girls: 607

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.04
Of the 200 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 199 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:23%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hednesford Nursery School
Eskrett Street , Hednesford WS12 1AR 		3out of 4 810 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hill Top , Hednesford WS12 1DE 		3out of 4 254 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
Reservoir Road , Hednesford WS12 1BE 		3out of 4 473 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Poppyfield Primary Academy
Bishop Street , Hednesford WS12 4RY 		- not rated 1,082 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
Kingsway , Chadsmoor WS11 6EU 		4out of 4 1,140 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Five Ways Primary School
Langholm Drive , Heath Hayes WS12 2EZ 		3out of 4 1,184 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsmead School
Kings Avenue , WS12 1DH 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Staffordshire University Academy
Marston Road , Hednesford WS12 4JH 		1out of 4 1,981 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cannock Chase High School
Hednesford Road , WS11 1JT 		3out of 4 2,321 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cardinal Way , Stafford Road WS11 4AW 		3out of 4 3,092 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hednesford Valley High School
Stanley Road , WS12 4JS 		3out of 4 1,615 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sherbrook Primary School
Grainger Court , WS11 5SA 		3out of 4 2,778 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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