The Kingsway School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

StockportLocal Authority

CheadleConstituency

SK8 4QXPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Kingsway School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stockport, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,260 pupils. The Kingsway School is part of EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 22 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.16

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

18%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,260

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,260
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
24 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.