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Kingfisher School

Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Worcestershire

Clifton Close, Redditch, B98 0HF

Website 01527502486

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

56.1%

80.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

150

Capacity used

Over capacity

107%

140 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
7–18
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jay Hart
Address
Clifton Close, Matchborough, Redditch, B98 0HF
Phone
01527502486
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward / constituency
Matchborough & Woodrow · Redditch
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
140404

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals69%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support7%——
85% boys (127)15% girls (23)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST

150 pupils · 140 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    03 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementStrong standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionStrong standard
  2. 22

    03 February 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 129 pupils

Attendance

56.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

43.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

80.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

44.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

8.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

76%
20/21
79%
21/22
75%
22/23
80%
23/24
81%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard6%
-69% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score93
-13 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score86
-19 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score86
-19 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

5.320192.420222.420232.720243.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 83.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.164.1
Pupils in cohort20—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2022/2023)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.84
Low prior attainers
-1.37

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language130%0%0%
Mathematics110%0%0%
Biology90%0%0%
History70%0%0%
Computer Science20%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.