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The Kingsway School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Foxland Road, Cheadle SK8 4QX · kingsway.stockport.sch.uk · 0161 428 7706
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockport 47.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,260
- 80% of 1,570 places
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 19%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 121 families put the school first and 268 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 | 268 | 121 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 301 | 117 | 0.4 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 293 | 128 | 0.4 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 266 | 194 | 0.7 | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 258 | 194 | 0.8 | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.5, and 50.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockport it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.16 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 106141)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.8 | +0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 35.2 | −13.2 |
| Further education | 42 | +10.2 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 4 | +2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Kingsway School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Positive
- 68%
- Replies
- 163
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 37 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 47 parents (29%) with SEND