The Kingsway School is a secondary school located in Cheadle. 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 11/04/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Foxland Road, Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Website: http://www.kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Telephone: 01614287706
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Lowe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142509

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1570
Number of Pupils: 1430
Number of Boys: 727
Number of Girls: 703

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.19 to 0.12
Of the 289 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 273 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:48%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.29
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lum Head Primary School
Troutbeck Road , Gatley SK8 4RR
3out of 4 671 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gatley Primary School
Hawthorn Road , Gatley SK8 4NB
4out of 4 850 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
North Cheshire Jewish Primary School
St Ann's Road North , SK8 4RZ
4out of 4 960 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cheadle Primary School
Ashfield Road , SK8 1BB
3out of 4 1,252 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crossacres Primary Academy
Crossacres Road , Wythenshawe M22 5AD
4out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Kingsway School
Foxland Road , SK8 4QX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Road , SK8 5GB
- not rated 1,779 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parrs Wood High School
Wilmslow Road , East Didsbury M20 5PG
3out of 4 2,532 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Simonsway , M22 9RH
3out of 4 3,278 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 5HA
- not rated 1,777 yd Further education No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lady Barn House School
, Schools Hill SK8 1JE
- not rated 931 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashcroft School
The Together Trust Centre , Schools Hill SK8 1JE
- not rated 1,134 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Inscape House School
Together Trust Campus , Schools Hill SK8 1JE
3out of 4 1,134 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
North West Hospital School
100 Wilmslow Road , SK8 3DG
- not rated 1,510 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Crossacres Road , M22 5DR
4out of 4 1,589 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.