The Kingston Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Kingston upon Thames | Ofsted & DfE

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1231.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1231.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

88%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

79%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

62.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

74%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1231.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,178

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKingston upon Thames

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Kingston Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Kingston upon Thames

Part ofKINGSTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

88%

+0pp

91%89%87%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 89%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

79%

+3pp

81%77%72%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 79%

Attainment 8

62.8

+0.7

62.860.257.6

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 62.8

EBacc entry

74%

+0pp

77%75%74%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

EBacc APS

1231.4

+192.1

1231.41098.9966.4

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1231.4

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

37.1

-1.6

38.637.436.2

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 37.1

A-level value added

+0.23

-0.2

+0.4+0.3+0.2

'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

20%

-4pp

24%19%14%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

Average A-level grade

B-

BBB-

'22'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,178

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE

Local authority

Kingston upon Thames

Website

www.thekingstonacademy.org

Telephone

02084656200

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	88%	79%	62.8	Not applicable	74%	1231.4	82%	1,178
2023/24	88%	76%	62.1	+1.16	74%	1039.3	80%	1,168
2022/23	87%	72%	57.6	+0.80	77%	966.4	84%	1,176
2021/22	91%	81%	61.8	+0.96	76%	1024.0	77%	1,169
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	720
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	518
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	308

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.1	B-	+0.23	20%	96
2023/24	38.6	B	+0.40	24%	111
2022/23	36.2	B-	—	14%	103
2021/22	37.0	B-	—	20%	91
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,178	17.1	16%	27%	13%	6%	16%
2023/24	1,168	17.3	15%	26%	14%	7%	19%
2022/23	1,176	15.8	13%	24%	14%	7%	17%
2021/22	1,169	16.9	13%	24%	16%	8%	19%
2020/21	1,035	16.2	14%	22%	15%	—	—
2018/19	720	17.6	12%	28%	18%	5%	9%
2017/18	—	18.4	—	—	—	5%	11%
2016/17	308	15.7	13%	32%	23%	5%	11%