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Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury B78 2LF · kingsburyschool.co.uk · 01827 872316
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 604
- 96% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Castle Phoenix Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 101 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 | 101 | 95 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 115 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 125 | 110 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 133 | 140 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 138 | 130 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 27.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.97 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141744)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.3 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 19.3 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 50.7 | +11.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | −2.5 |
Ofsted
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125735), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125735)
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 130
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (28%) with SEND