Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury, B78 2LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Clarke
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Castle Phoenix Trust
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 604
- URN
- 145019
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827872316
About this school
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is a secondary academy in Kingsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 604 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 150 | 128 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 43.2 | 37.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.56 to -0.09 | -0.19 -0.41 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 46% | 27.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 62% | 54.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 14.7% | 0.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
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 Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 705 |
| 2023/24 | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 631 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy compares
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy ranked 34th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.4 | 9.8% | 24.9% | 604 | — |
| The Wilnecote School | 38.7 | 7.7% | 23.9% | 961 | 2.8 miles |
| Lift Tamworth | 36.1 | 11.8% | 45% | 636 | 3.5 miles |
| The Polesworth School | 42.7 | 10.5% | 21.2% | 1,459 | 4.0 miles |
| Landau Forte Academy, Amington | 40 | 8.4% | 37.8% | 892 | 4.6 miles |
| The Royal Sutton School | 39.7 | 11.6% | 48.2% | 966 | 4.7 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)
- 24.88%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 27.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Wilnecote School2.8 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
-
Lift Tamworth3.5 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
-
The Polesworth School4.0 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
-
Landau Forte Academy, Amington4.6 miles
Secondary · Tamworth
-
The Royal Sutton School4.7 miles
Secondary · Sutton Coldfield
Common questions
- What year groups does Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy teach?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Kingsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy?
- The headteacher of Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is Mr Martin Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics 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 Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy has 604 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy full?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 604 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy a faith school?
- No. Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy a selective school?
- No. Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy is part of CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 37.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy rank locally?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy ranked 34th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's absence rate?
- Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics 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 10 July 2026.