Kingswinford Academy is a secondary school located in Kingswinford. 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 16/07/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Water Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Website: http://www.kingswinford.windsoracademytrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01384296596
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tom Macdonald
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137773

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 899
Number of Pupils: 908
Number of Boys: 466
Number of Girls: 442

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.08 Confidence interval -0.11 to 0.28
Of the 173 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 173 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School
Queen Street, DY6 7AQ 		180 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dawley Brook Primary School
Dubarry Avenue, Valley Fields DY6 9BP 		541 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blanford Mere Primary School
Mimosa Walk, DY6 7EA 		658 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
New Street, Wall Heath DY6 9AH 		934 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Glynne Primary School
Cot Lane, DY6 9TH 		1,471 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Kingswinford Academy
Water Street, DY6 7AD 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Summerhill School
Lodge Lane, DY6 9XE 		1,223 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford DY6 8QG 		1,584 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley DY8 5SP 		2,643 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Brier School
Bromley Lane, DY6 8QN 		1,535 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site, Buckpool Way DY8 5ST 		2,218 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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