Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road, Corby, NN18 9NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Matthew Gamble
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,302
- Pupils on roll
- 1,208
- URN
- 139957
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536741857
About this school
Kingswood Secondary Academy is a secondary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,208 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 205 | 202 | 201 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 43.4 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.03 to +0.36 | +0.10 -0.10 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 42.6% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 61.4% | 56.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 16.8% | 28.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
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 Kingswood Secondary 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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.1 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,240 |
| 2023/24 | 1,232 |
| 2024/25 | 1,226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingswood Secondary Academy compares
Kingswood Secondary Academy ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | — |
| Brooke Weston Academy | 50.5 | 5.9% | 18.6% | 1,154 | 1.2 miles |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 1.7 miles |
| Corby Technical School | 45.8 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 952 | 1.9 miles |
| Corby Business Academy | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | 4.4 miles |
| Weldon Village Academy | — | 6% | 20.5% | 475 | 4.9 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)
- 32.97%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brooke Weston Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Great Oakley
-
Lodge Park Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Technical School1.9 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Business Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Weldon Village Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
- Corby Business Academy Secondary
- Corby Technical School Secondary
- Lodge Park Academy Secondary
- Weldon Village Academy Secondary
- Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families Nursery
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingswood Secondary Academy teach?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Corby.
- Who is the principal of Kingswood Secondary Academy?
- The principal of Kingswood Secondary Academy is Mr Matthew Gamble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingswood Secondary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingswood Secondary 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 big is Kingswood Secondary Academy?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy has 1,208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kingswood Secondary Academy full?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy has capacity for 1,302 pupils and 1,208 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Kingswood Secondary Academy a faith school?
- No. Kingswood Secondary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingswood Secondary Academy a selective school?
- No. Kingswood Secondary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kingswood Secondary Academy?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kingswood Secondary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Kingswood Secondary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kingswood Secondary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 42.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingswood Secondary Academy rank locally?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingswood Secondary Academy's absence rate?
- Kingswood Secondary Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingswood Secondary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingswood Secondary 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.