Kidsgrove Secondary School
Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Frost
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 829
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 146635
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782948259
About this school
Kidsgrove Secondary School is a secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 394 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 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | 38.8 | 35.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.21 -1.56 to -0.85 | -0.50 -0.85 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 19% | 23% | 15% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45.9% | 41.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 24.6% | 31.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
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 Kidsgrove Secondary 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.5 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.9 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kidsgrove Secondary School compares
Kidsgrove Secondary School ranked 51st of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.9 | 6.5% | 27.8% | 394 | — |
| The King's CofE Academy | 40.1 | 10.2% | 35.6% | 732 | 0.8 miles |
| Ormiston Horizon Academy | 37.3 | 11.6% | 42.5% | 1,029 | 2.1 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | 43 | 7.1% | 37.6% | 1,143 | 2.4 miles |
| Biddulph High School | 43.3 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 746 | 2.8 miles |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 3.1 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)
- 27.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.54%
- Persistent absence
- 14.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The King's CofE Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ormiston Horizon Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke on Trent
-
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Biddulph High School2.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent3.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Kidsgrove Secondary School ranks 20th of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kidsgrove Secondary School teach?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Kidsgrove Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Kidsgrove Secondary School is Mr Steven Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kidsgrove Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kidsgrove Secondary 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 Kidsgrove Secondary School?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kidsgrove Secondary School full?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School has capacity for 829 pupils and 394 on roll (48%), 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 Kidsgrove Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Kidsgrove Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Kidsgrove Secondary School?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kidsgrove Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.5 in 2022/23 and 35.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kidsgrove Secondary School rank locally?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School ranked 51st of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 28% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kidsgrove Secondary School's absence rate?
- Kidsgrove Secondary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kidsgrove Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kidsgrove Secondary 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 10 July 2026.