Kidsgrove Secondary School

State-Funded School

kidsgrove-secondary-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Stoke-on-Trent NorthConstituency

ST7 4DLPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kidsgrove Secondary School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 394 pupils. Kidsgrove Secondary School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15%
EBacc average point score: 3.15

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

394

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 394
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Dec 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.