Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy

Kingsbury School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains in its recent inspection. The school has established a positive culture where both staff and pupils are committed to high ambitions, which are shared throughout the school community. Warm relationships and an emphasis on personal development contribute to a supportive learning environment, with various extracurricular activities that enhance student engagement and growth. Although ongoing improvements have been noted, particularly in how teachers deliver the curriculum, outcomes at key stage 4 have yet to show consistent upward trends.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development.
• Teachers demonstrate effective pedagogy and subject knowledge.
• Positive relationships among staff and students.
• Diverse extracurricular activities are available.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Well-planned and sequenced personal, social, health and economic curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not behave well during unstructured times.
• High levels of absence affecting pupil achievements.

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 Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy attended 90.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.9% 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, 5.9% of pupils at Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% 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 Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy received £8,248 and spent £9,028 for each of its 640 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £301,000 (£470 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Castle Phoenix Trust, income was £7,224 and spending £7,468 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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Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Foxford Community School Coventry
• Hill Farm Academy Coventry
• Little Heath Primary School Coventry
• Charter Academy Coventry
• Potters Green Primary School Coventry
• Caludon Castle School Coventry
• Richard Lee Primary School Coventry

What is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy have?

Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy has 604 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy cover?

Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.3, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy?

Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is at Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF.