Kingswinford Academy
Water Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Moreton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 899
- Pupils on roll
- 917
- URN
- 137773
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384296596
About this school
Kingswinford Academy is a secondary academy in Kingswinford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 917 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingswinford Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 178 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | 46.1 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.02 to +0.45 | +0.12 -0.09 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 48.3% | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 61.2% | 66.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 30.9% | 38% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kingswinford Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.4 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.3 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 909 |
| 2023/24 | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 919 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingswinford Academy compares
Kingswinford Academy ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.3 | 7.4% | 21.8% | 917 | — |
| Summerhill School | 51.6 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 1,093 | 0.7 miles |
| The Crestwood School | 38.9 | 9.5% | 36.2% | 1,023 | 0.9 miles |
| The Wordsley School | — | — | — | 906 | 1.5 miles |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | 43.1 | 9.3% | 28.5% | 1,038 | 2.4 miles |
| Pegasus Academy | 44.4 | 8.8% | 46.2% | 697 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.76%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerhill School0.7 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
The Crestwood School0.9 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
The Wordsley School1.5 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Ellowes Hall Sports College2.4 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Pegasus Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Dudley
Other schools in Kingswinford
- Summerhill School Secondary
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primary
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- The Brier School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Kingswinford Academy teach?
- Kingswinford Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Kingswinford.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingswinford Academy?
- The headteacher of Kingswinford Academy is Mr Ian Moreton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingswinford Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingswinford Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kingswinford Academy?
- Kingswinford Academy has 917 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kingswinford Academy full?
- Kingswinford Academy has capacity for 899 pupils and 917 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingswinford Academy a faith school?
- No. Kingswinford Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingswinford Academy a selective school?
- No. Kingswinford Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kingswinford Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kingswinford Academy is part of WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingswinford Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.4 in 2022/23 and 46.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingswinford Academy compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Kingswinford Academy ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingswinford Academy's absence rate?
- Kingswinford Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingswinford Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingswinford Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.