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Kingsmead Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE · kingsmeadacademy.clf.uk · 01984 623483
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 892
- 85% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 141 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 167 | 141 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 151 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 154 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 168 | 155 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 179 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 39.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲75.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 47.8 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 30.4 | −7 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kingsmead Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (170 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 170
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (22%) with SEND