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Kingswinford Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Water Street, Kingswinford DY6 7AD · kingswinfordacademy.org.uk · 01384 296596

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.3
average Attainment 8 score. Dudley 43, England 46
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
917
18 over 899 places · 102%
Local authority
Dudley
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.1%
First language not English
8.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Windsor Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 161 (Places 186)161September 2023: 159 (Places 196)159September 2024: 144 (Places 186)144September 2025: 103 (Places 177)103September 2026: 113 (Places 179)113Places 179
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261791130.6100%
September 2025Sept 20251771030.6100%
September 2024Sept 20241861440.897%
September 2023Sept 20231961590.891%
September 2022Sept 20221861610.998%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.3, and 41.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dudley it was 43, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.5 (England 46.3)46.52017/18: 47.6 (England 46.5)47.62018/19: 49.4 (England 46.7)49.42021/22: 51.3 (England 48.8)51.32022/23: 47.4 (England 46.3)47.42023/24: 46.1 (England 45.9)46.12024/25: 46.3 (England 46.0)46.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.346.0
▼41.3%45.4%
●66.5%64.8%
▼38.0%40.5%
●4.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form6.7+0.6
Sixth form college16.3−5.2
Further education60.1+4.3
Other education0.60
Apprenticeship5.1+1.2
Employment0.6−3.3
Not in a lasting destination5.6−1
Activity not captured5.1+3.4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingswinford Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
66%
Replies
76
8% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●67% agreeEngland 68%

based on 21 parents (28%) with SEND

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