Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Warwickshire
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, B78 2LF
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
604
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
630 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
107 of 107 families who put it first got an offer
115
Places offered
228
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 107 | 107 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 83 | 6 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 29 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 228 | 114 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 68 applications came from outside the council area (21 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin Clarke
- Address
- Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury, B78 2LF
- Phone
- 01827872316
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kingsbury · North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145019
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
604 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 674 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 43.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 128 | — |
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.
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 | 128 | 7% | 31% | 59% | |
| English Language | 128 | 13% | 48% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 125 | 10% | 39% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 91 | 4% | 23% | 53% | |
| History | 68 | 7% | 22% | 31% | |
| Design & Technology | 44 | 0% | 7% | 14% | |
| Geography | 41 | 2% | 22% | 29% | |
| Biology | 29 | 17% | 41% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 17% | 41% | 55% | |
| Physics | 27 | 15% | 56% | 67% | |
| Social Studies | 27 | 19% | 52% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 21 | 0% | 19% | 38% |
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 Warwickshire 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.