Kingfisher School
Clifton Close, Matchborough, Redditch, B98 0HF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jay Hart
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 140404
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527502486
About this school
Kingfisher School is a special academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 150 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 8 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 10% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93.0 | 97.0 | 93.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | 84.0 | 86.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.04 -2.76 to -1.33 | -1.96 -2.80 to -1.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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 Kingfisher School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.4 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 45.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 43.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 43.87%
- Persistent absence
- 80.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Your Ideas School0.5 miles
Special schools · Redditch
-
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit0.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Redditch
-
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School1.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Redditch
-
Chestnut Place2.0 miles
Special schools · Sambourne
-
Pitcheroak School2.8 miles
Academies · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
- Pitcheroak School Academies
- The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- The Forge Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Your Ideas School Special schools
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingfisher School teach?
- Kingfisher School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingfisher School?
- The headteacher of Kingfisher School is Mr Jay Hart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingfisher School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingfisher School, 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 Kingfisher School?
- Kingfisher School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Kingfisher School full?
- Kingfisher School has capacity for 140 pupils and 150 on roll (107%), 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 Kingfisher School a faith school?
- No. Kingfisher School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Kingfisher School?
- Kingfisher School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingfisher School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Kingfisher School's absence rate?
- Kingfisher School's overall absence rate is 43.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingfisher School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingfisher School'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 2 July 2026.