Kingswood Secondary Academy

Kingswood Secondary Academy is performing well, building on the strengths identified in its previous inspection. The school has fostered a positive and inclusive culture that emphasizes ambition and high expectations for all students. Most pupils achieve commendably, gaining admission to suitable colleges, universities, or employment post-graduation. The support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is particularly notable, with tailored learning pathways ensuring they can participate fully in the curriculum alongside their peers. Although the school has made significant improvements in its curriculum and pastoral support under new leadership, areas still require attention. Notably, while teachers generally demonstrate strong subject knowledge, there are occasions when they do not check students’ understanding effectively enough to adapt lessons or provide corrective feedback when misconceptions arise. Overall, Kingswood Secondary Academy is on a solid trajectory, though there remains room for enhancing teaching practices to ensure every pupil achieves their best potential.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on ambition and high expectations for students.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Well-designed curriculum that supports deep understanding of subjects.
• Variety of extra-curricular activities contributing to wider pupil development.
• High standards of behavior and a safe environment for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding by teachers.
• Some teachers do not provide enough feedback to correct misconceptions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kingswood Secondary Academy attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.4% of pupils at Kingswood Secondary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kingswood Secondary Academy had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.1% of pupils at Kingswood Secondary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Kingswood Secondary Academy received £8,187 and spent £8,037 for each of its 1,228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,636,000 (£1,332 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Kingswood Secondary Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Danesholme Junior Academy Corby
• Danesholme Infant Academy Corby
• Kingswood Primary Academy Corby
• Hazel Leys Academy Corby
• Corby Primary Academy Corby
• Studfall Junior Academy Corby
• Studfall Infant Academy Corby
• Rushden Primary Academy Rushden
• Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton
• Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton

What is Kingswood Secondary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingswood Secondary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Kingswood Secondary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingswood Secondary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Kingswood Secondary Academy have?

Kingswood Secondary Academy has 1,208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingswood Secondary Academy cover?

Kingswood Secondary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Kingswood Secondary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.0, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Kingswood Secondary Academy?

Kingswood Secondary Academy is at Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NS.