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Kingsmead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kings Avenue, Hednesford, Cannock WS12 1DH · kingsmeadschool.net · 01543 227320
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.15 mi
- 1.85 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,427
- 170 over 1,257 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- John Taylor Mat
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.15 mi (1.85 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 285 families put the school first and 254 places were offered; 88% 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 | 254 | 285 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 315 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 256 | 383 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 317 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 298 | 296 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.15 mi1.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 39.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37 | −17.7 |
| Further education | 49.3 | +15.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | B- (37.8) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 77 students | B- (38.3) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 67 students | Dist+ (37.1) | Average +0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 | B- (36.4) | +0.19 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | B- (35.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 38 | B (39.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 51 | C- (28.2) | -0.56 |
| 2017/18 | 71 | C (30) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | C- (25.2) | -0.50 |
| 2015/16 | 87 | C- (26.5) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51 | +9.4 |
| Further education | 1 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | −2 |
| Employment | 29.6 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kingsmead School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124397), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124397)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Positive
- 86%
- Replies
- 116
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on 28 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 26 parents (22%) with SEND