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Kineton High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Banbury Road, Kineton, Warwick CV35 0JX · kinetonhighschool.org.uk · 01926 640465

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.3
average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,082
99% of 1,090 places
Local authority
Warwickshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.1%
First language not English
3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 192 (Places 199)192September 2023: 204 (Places 185)204September 2024: 207 (Places 169)207September 2025: 201 (Places 173)201September 2026: 192 (Places 172)192Places 172
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261721921.1▲78%
September 2025Sept 20251732011.2▲78%
September 2024Sept 20241692071.2▲67%
September 2023Sept 20231852041.1▲82%
September 2022Sept 2022199192185%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 36.2% 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 C- (26.3 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: 47.8 (England 46.3)47.82017/18: 50.7 (England 46.5)50.72018/19: 48.3 (England 46.7)48.32021/22: 47.5 (England 48.8)47.52022/23: 47.2 (England 46.3)47.22023/24: 48.6 (England 45.9)48.62024/25: 44.3 (England 46.0)44.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.346.0
▼36.2%45.4%
●65.8%64.8%
▼34.9%40.5%
●3.994.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125734)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form54.4+3.7
Further education32.6−1.6
Apprenticeship3.6—
Employment2.6−2.2
Not in a lasting destination2.1−3.4
Activity not captured4.7+2

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: 26.7 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 28.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 29.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 27.4 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 34.0 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 34.7 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 29.3 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 26.3 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
50 studentsC- (26.3)Below average -0.31
50 studentsC- (27.1)Below average -0.27
23 studentsMerit+ (28.1)Average -0.30
0%AAB or better
91.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2455C (29.3)-0.29
2022/2369C+ (34.7)—
2021/2253C+ (34)—
2018/1942C- (27.4)-0.28
2017/1863C (29.6)-0.19
2016/1764C- (28.2)-0.24
2015/1667C- (26.7)-0.36

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.5−2.5
Further education1.7−0.2
Apprenticeship6.8−0.6
Employment32.2−8.5
Not in a lasting destination6.8—
Activity not captured5.1—

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kineton High School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
30 Jan 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2011

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125734), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125734)

  • Sept 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125734)

What parents said

76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (148 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
76%
Replies
148
14% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼68% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼52% agreeEngland 67%

based on 41 parents (28%) with SEND

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