Staffordshire
Kidsgrove Secondary School
GCSE results 2026: every Staffordshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 37.1 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 37.1
- Attainment 8
- 28%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.50
- Progress 8
- [-0.85, -0.14]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 97 | 95 | 95 (100%) | 174 |
| September 2025 | 112 | 104 | 104 (100%) | 185 |
| September 2024 | 94 | 89 | 89 (100%) | 148 |
| September 2023 | 58 | 54 | 54 (100%) | 93 |
| September 2022 | 50 | 42 | 42 (100%) | 88 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Staffordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 53 | 37.1 | — | 28.3% | 3.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 60 | 35.9 | — | 15.0% | — | 31.7% | 3.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 61 | 38.8 | -0.50 | 23.0% | — | 24.6% | 3.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 62 | 34.5 | -1.21 | 19.4% | — | 12.9% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 42 | 39.1 | -0.53 | — | — | 7.0% | 3.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Staffordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 146635 |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Steven Frost |
| Trust | THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | ST7 4DL |
| Pupils | 338 |
| FSM eligible | 24.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Gloucester Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
https://kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk/1782948259| DfE number | 4019 |
| UKPRN | 10081780 |
| Opened | 1 Nov 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Jul 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 14 Jun 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 18 Apr 2023 |
| Publication date | 14 Jun 2023 |