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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy

Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth CV8 2AL · ksn.org.uk · 01926 859421

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.4
average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,930
88% of 2,200 places
Local authority
Warwickshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
10.4%
First language not English
11%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 385 families put the school first and 319 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 324 (Places 266)324September 2023: 326 (Places 295)326September 2024: 331 (Places 323)331September 2025: 397 (Places 317)397September 2026: 385 (Places 319)385Places 319
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263193851.2▲75%
September 2025Sept 20253173971.3▲73%
September 2024Sept 20243233311▲89%
September 2023Sept 20232953261.1▲83%
September 2022Sept 20222663241.2▲76%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.4, and 65.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 57.1 (England 46.3)57.12017/18: 57.5 (England 46.5)57.52018/19: 58.6 (England 46.7)58.62021/22: 60.7 (England 48.8)60.72022/23: 59.5 (England 46.3)59.52023/24: 54.7 (England 45.9)54.72024/25: 57.4 (England 46.0)57.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.446.0
▲65.8%45.4%
▲86.2%64.8%
▲53.9%40.5%
▲5.314.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125747)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form61−11.8
Sixth form college0.3—
Further education25+3.7
Other education0.7+0.3
Apprenticeship2.7+0.5
Employment2.3+0.4
Not in a lasting destination4.7+3.2
Activity not captured3.3—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.4 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 35.8 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 36.4 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 38.2 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 43.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.4 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 38.1 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 39.6 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
226 studentsB (39.6)Above average +0.19
226 studentsB (39.6)Above average +0.19
36 studentsDist (34.5)Above average +0.31
25.5%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24211B- (38.1)+0.17
2022/23206B (39.4)—
2021/22222B+ (43.1)—
2018/19202B- (38.2)+0.33
2017/18201B- (36.4)+0.28
2016/17223B- (35.8)+0.17
2015/16213B- (36.4)+0.10

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University62.9+4.8
Further education1.4−2.1
Apprenticeship3.3+1.6
Employment22.5−5.4
Not in a lasting destination4.7−0.5
Activity not captured5.2+1.7

Ofsted

Kenilworth School and Sixth Form was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
7 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125747), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125747)

  • Feb 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125747)

What parents said

84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (310 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
84%
Replies
310
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼47% agreeEngland 67%

based on 81 parents (26%) with SEND

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