Kingsmead School

State-Funded School

kingsmead-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Cannock ChaseConstituency

WS12 1DHPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Kingsmead School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,427 pupils. Kingsmead School is part of JOHN TAYLOR MAT.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 10 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.05

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,427

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,427
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: JOHN TAYLOR MAT

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
1 Mar 2018	Good	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.