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The Kingston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PE · thekingstonacademy.org · 020 8465 6200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 62.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Kingston upon Thames 59.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.77 mi
- 1.24 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kingston upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,213
- 25 over 1,188 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 29.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.77 mi (1.24 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.81 mi (1.30 km). Source: Kingston upon Thames Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 306 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 210 | 306 | 1.5▲ | 49% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 225 | 313 | 1.4▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 257 | 1.3▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 194 | 273 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 194 | 325 | 1.7▲ | 50% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.77 mi1.24 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.75 mi1.20 km | |
Cut-off distance on National Offer Day.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 62.8, and 78.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 59.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲62.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲78.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲88.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲74.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.89 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.1 | +3.9 |
| Sixth form college | 6.8 | −8.7 |
| Further education | 22.2 | +6.7 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −2.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 students | B- (37.1) | Above average +0.23 | |
| 86 students | B- (37.2) | Above average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | B (38.6) | +0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 95 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 89 | B- (37) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 65.7 | −5.1 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | — |
| Further education | 1 | — |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | — |
| Employment | 12.7 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Kingston Academy was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (245 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 245
- 21% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 74 parents (30%) with SEND