Kineton High School
Banbury Road, Kineton, Warwick, CV35 0JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Bridge
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,090
- Pupils on roll
- 1,082
- URN
- 147432
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926640465
About this school
Kineton High School is a secondary academy in Warwick. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,082 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kineton High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 147 | 193 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 48.6 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.08 to +0.37 | +0.16 -0.04 to +0.36 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48.7% | 36.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 66.8% | 65.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 25.4% | 34.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
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 Kineton High 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.2 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 1,029 |
| 2024/25 | 1,038 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kineton High School compares
Kineton High School ranked 22nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 8.8% | 22.6% | 1,082 | — |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | 46.8 | 8.8% | 31.7% | 1,004 | 8.2 miles |
| Campion School | 44.5 | 12.6% | 33.2% | 1,245 | 8.2 miles |
| Southam College | 49.3 | 9.7% | 16.9% | 1,637 | 8.3 miles |
| Shipston High School | 43.9 | 11.6% | 24% | 526 | 8.4 miles |
| Myton School | 48.9 | 9.6% | 19.3% | 1,761 | 8.9 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)
- 22.58%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.79%
- Persistent absence
- 22.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Oxfordshire Academy8.2 miles
Secondary · Banbury
-
Campion School8.2 miles
Secondary · Leamington Spa
-
Southam College8.3 miles
Secondary · Southam
-
Shipston High School8.4 miles
Secondary · Shipston-on-Stour
-
Myton School8.9 miles
Secondary · Warwick
Other schools in Warwick
- Myton School Secondary
- Warwick Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Junior School Primary
- Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Budbrooke Primary School Primary
- Claverdon Primary School Primary
- Coten End Primary School Primary
- Emscote Infant School Primary
- Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School Primary
- Heathcote Primary School Primary
- Kineton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kineton High School teach?
- Kineton High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Warwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Kineton High School?
- The headteacher of Kineton High School is Ms Helen Bridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kineton High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kineton High 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 many pupils are at Kineton High School?
- Kineton High School has 1,082 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Kineton High School full?
- Kineton High School has capacity for 1,090 pupils and 1,082 on roll (99%), 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 Kineton High School a faith school?
- No. Kineton High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kineton High School a selective school?
- No. Kineton High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Kineton High School part of an academy trust?
- Kineton High School is part of STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kineton High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.2 in 2022/23 and 44.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kineton High School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Kineton High School ranked 22nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kineton High School's absence rate?
- Kineton High School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kineton High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kineton High 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.