Kingsmead School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C65
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cannock, WS12 1DH
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Staffordshire University Academy
Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4JH
Local ranking59th of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 33.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 12.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 27.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 107
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 35.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 41.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
18
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 21.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 49
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 673
- Boys
- 341 (48%)
- Girls
- 368 (52%)
- Capacity
- 900 (79% full)
- SEND
- 21.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.5%
- EAL
- 2.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,497/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.0%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.3%
92.0%
White British
1.8%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Marston Road
Cannock, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137164
- UKPRN
- 10034973
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIES TRUST
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