The King's CofE Academy
First Avenue, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THREE SPIRES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs E Postlethwaite
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Sponsor
- Three Spires Trust
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 732
- URN
- 148402
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782783281
About this school
The King's CofE Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 732 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The King's CofE Academy, 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 6 March 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 | 146 | 138 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 38.2 | 40.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 -0.85 to -0.39 | -0.72 -0.96 to -0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 26.1% | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 52.9% | 49.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 3.6% | 2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.0 | 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 The King's CofE 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.1 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 757 |
| 2023/24 | 765 |
| 2024/25 | 746 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The King's CofE Academy compares
The King's CofE Academy ranked 39th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.1 | 10.2% | 35.6% | 732 | — |
| Kidsgrove Secondary School | 35.9 | 6.5% | 27.8% | 394 | 0.8 miles |
| Ormiston Horizon Academy | 37.3 | 11.6% | 42.5% | 1,029 | 2.2 miles |
| St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy | 43 | 7.1% | 37.6% | 1,143 | 2.3 miles |
| Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent | 42.7 | 10.2% | 52.1% | 1,300 | 2.8 miles |
| Haywood Academy | 36.1 | 12.2% | 46.7% | 1,080 | 3.2 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)
- 35.55%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kidsgrove Secondary School0.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
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Ormiston Horizon Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke on Trent
-
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent2.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Haywood Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
The King's CofE Academy ranks 15th 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
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The King's CofE Academy teach?
- The King's CofE Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of The King's CofE Academy?
- The headteacher of The King's CofE Academy is Mrs E Postlethwaite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The King's CofE Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The King's CofE 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 many pupils are at The King's CofE Academy?
- The King's CofE Academy has 732 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The King's CofE Academy full?
- The King's CofE Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 732 on roll (98%), 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 The King's CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. The King's CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Is The King's CofE Academy part of an academy trust?
- The King's CofE Academy is part of THREE SPIRES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The King's CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2022/23 and 40.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The King's CofE Academy compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- The King's CofE Academy ranked 39th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The King's CofE Academy's absence rate?
- The King's CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The King's CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The King's CofE 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.