Kingsbridge Academy
Balkwill Road, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
1,199 pupils · 85% of 1,407 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EDUCATION SOUTH WEST
- Local authority
- Devon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 March 2023, published 4 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 53% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 211 | 207 | 255 | 211 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 196 | 189 | 220 | 193 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 173 | 218 | 174 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 200 | 196 | 234 | 200 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 211 | 234 | 277 | 211 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 215 | 219 | 259 | 215 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 217 | 216 | 262 | 216 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 190 | 187 | 222 | 189 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ivybridge Community College 15.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- King Edward VI Community College 18.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy 20.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Paignton Academy 21.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Plympton Academy 22.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Coombe Dean School 22.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.