Kingsmead Academy

State-Funded School

kingsmead-academy-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Tiverton and MineheadConstituency

TA4 2NEPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Kingsmead Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 892 pupils. Kingsmead Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.11

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

12%

Pupils

892

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 892
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Sept 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.