Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,930
Capacity used
Has space88%
2,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
290 of 397 families who put it first got an offer
317
Places offered
884
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 397 | 290 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 250 | 16 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 164 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 73 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 884 | 317 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 303 applications came from outside the council area (26 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 converter
- 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
- Simon Bennett
- Address
- Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
- Phone
- 01926859421
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kenilworth Park Hill · Kenilworth and Southam
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146697
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KENILWORTH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,930 pupils · 2,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,476 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
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 | 54.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.48 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.12 | — | — |
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 | 57.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 86.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 53.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 269 | — |
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 | 39.63 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 226 | — |
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 | 268 | 37% | 73% | 88% | |
| English Language | 268 | 29% | 74% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 267 | 24% | 70% | 90% | |
| History | 153 | 39% | 71% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 150 | 6% | 55% | 77% | |
| Business | 131 | 32% | 73% | 84% | |
| Geography | 124 | 32% | 67% | 80% | |
| Biology | 116 | 54% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 116 | 59% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 116 | 67% | 97% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 115 | 30% | 87% | 95% | |
| French | 56 | 55% | 80% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 84 | 21% | 54% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 60 | 15% | 38% | 57% | |
| Business Studies | 60 | 8% | 25% | 68% | |
| Biology | 48 | 10% | 42% | 71% | |
| History | 42 | 5% | 21% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 3% | 49% | 80% | |
| Economics | 35 | 17% | 46% | 74% | |
| Physics | 34 | 3% | 32% | 62% | |
| Geography | 33 | 3% | 12% | 55% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 26 | 27% | 54% | 77% | |
| Sociology | 25 | 0% | 20% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 23 | 26% | 48% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13195: Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 62% | — | — |
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 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.