Kingsmead School
Kings Avenue, Cannock, WS12 1DH
1,427 pupils · 114% of 1,257 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- JOHN TAYLOR MAT
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 10 May 2026. 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 | 48.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 9.8% |
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 — 1.12 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 254 | 285 | 494 | 254 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 260 | 315 | 498 | 260 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 256 | 383 | 549 | 256 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 258 | 317 | 465 | 258 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 298 | 296 | 433 | 296 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 248 | 240 | 392 | 248 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 228 | 221 | 328 | 228 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 229 | 219 | 362 | 229 |
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
- Staffordshire University Academy 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cannock Chase High School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Norton Canes High School 3.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Great Wyrley Academy 4.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chase Terrace Academy 4.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.