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Kingswood Secondary Academy

Corby, NN18 9NS · North Northamptonshire · secondary school

Ofsted: Good · 2025 Inspected 1 year ago Mixed Secondary
4.4/10 Broadly average

10th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire we can score, 21 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.7/10 against 725 of them, against 3.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 34.3 · 26 30% 0.79
Progress 8 2023/24 0.1 · 57 25% 1.43
Attainment 8 2024/25 42.9 · 34 10% 0.34

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 34.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 42.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.1 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.9 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2025.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Emergency Services Cadets, and basketball. Trips include visits to Krakow, the Somme, Iceland, and a ski trip.

Getting in. There are 1226 pupils in a school with 1302 places, leaving 76 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall below the national median in Attainment 8? What specific support is available for students aiming for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award? How does the curriculum prepare pupils for the Progress 8 measure?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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