The Kingston Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Kingston upon Thames
Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
89
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
No graded inspection
Application demand
56%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
16.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,213
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,188 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
56%
1st preference success rate
176 of 313 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
1305
Total applications
5.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 313 | 176 | ● 56% |
| 2nd preference | 378 | 36 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 273 | 12 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 341 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1305 | 225 | 17% |
1st preference success by year
Kingston upon Thames lets families list 6 preferences. 314 applications came from outside the council area (25 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sophie Cavanagh
- Address
- Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
- Phone
- 02084656200
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Ward / constituency
- Tudor · Richmond Park
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141862
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KINGSTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,213 pupils · 1,188 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
18 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 999 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 62.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 88% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.64 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 62.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 78.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.07 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 86 | — |
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.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 56% | 82% | 91% | |
| English Language | 209 | 42% | 78% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 51% | 87% | 95% | |
| History | 134 | 49% | 78% | 84% | |
| Spanish | 119 | 33% | 66% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 109 | 16% | 54% | 80% | |
| Biology | 97 | 67% | 97% | 99% | |
| Physics | 94 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 94 | 74% | 99% | 100% | |
| Business | 76 | 47% | 87% | 92% | |
| Geography | 68 | 54% | 81% | 88% | |
| French | 50 | 42% | 70% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 48 | 10% | 40% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 6% | 16% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 18% | 50% | |
| Biology | 21 | 5% | 14% | 33% | |
| Physics | 17 | 18% | 29% | 53% | |
| Economics | 17 | 0% | 41% | 76% | |
| Government and Politics | 17 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| History | 15 | 27% | 47% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 18% | 36% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 18% | 36% | 64% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 38% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 20543: The Kingston Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 71% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kingston upon Thames council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.