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Kidsgrove Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4DL · kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk · 01782 948259
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 394
- 48% of 829 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 97 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 | 97 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | 104 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | 89 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.9, and 15% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade C- (25.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼41.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.15 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139708)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.6 | — |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | −10.3 |
| Further education | 62.3 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.1 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 6.6 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 8 | C- (25.1) | -0.77 |
| All academic | 8 | C- (25.1) | -0.77 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139708)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 83 |
|---|---|
| Not in a lasting destination | 17 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 139708)
Ofsted
Kidsgrove Secondary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139708), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139708)
Feb 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139708)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 51
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied