Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Enville Road, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Heywood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Invictus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 689
- Pupils on roll
- 801
- URN
- 141342
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384686900
About this school
Kinver High School and Sixth Form is a secondary academy in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 801 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kinver High School and Sixth Form, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 97 | 116 | 104 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 49.1 | 50.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.20 to +0.36 | +0.28 +0.02 to +0.54 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 51.7% | 49% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 72.4% | 73.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 25% | 21.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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 Kinver High School and Sixth Form has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.9 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 703 |
| 2023/24 | 724 |
| 2024/25 | 732 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kinver High School and Sixth Form compares
Kinver High School and Sixth Form ranked 7th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.9 | 7.6% | 17.6% | 801 | — |
| Ridgewood High School | 46 | 8.4% | 27.4% | 641 | 2.4 miles |
| Wolverley CofE Secondary School | 42.4 | 9.8% | 27.6% | 964 | 2.7 miles |
| Summerhill School | 51.6 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 1,093 | 3.6 miles |
| Old Swinford Hospital | 59 | 7.1% | 6.4% | 1,036 | 3.7 miles |
| Redhill School | 47.8 | 6.3% | 23.4% | 1,204 | 3.9 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)
- 17.56%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.59%
- Persistent absence
- 22.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ridgewood High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Wolverley CofE Secondary School2.7 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Summerhill School3.6 miles
Secondary · Kingswinford
-
Old Swinford Hospital3.7 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
-
Redhill School3.9 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Stourbridge
Kinver High School and Sixth Form ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Stourbridge.
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Old Swinford Hospital Secondary
- Redhill School Secondary
- Ridgewood High School Secondary
- The Pedmore High School Secondary
- The Wordsley School Secondary
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belbroughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Primary
- Brook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kinver High School and Sixth Form teach?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Kinver High School and Sixth Form?
- The headteacher of Kinver High School and Sixth Form is Mr Chris Heywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kinver High School and Sixth Form been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kinver High School and Sixth Form, 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 Kinver High School and Sixth Form?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form has 801 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kinver High School and Sixth Form full?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form has capacity for 689 pupils and 801 on roll (116%), 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 Kinver High School and Sixth Form a faith school?
- No. Kinver High School and Sixth Form has no designated religious character.
- Is Kinver High School and Sixth Form a selective school?
- No. Kinver High School and Sixth Form is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kinver High School and Sixth Form part of an academy trust?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form is part of INVICTUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kinver High School and Sixth Form's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 50.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kinver High School and Sixth Form compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form ranked 7th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kinver High School and Sixth Form's absence rate?
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kinver High School and Sixth Form's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kinver High School and Sixth Form'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.