Staffordshire
The King's CofE Academy
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 36.9 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 36.9
- Attainment 8
- 27%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.72
- Progress 8
- [-0.96, -0.48]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This school has a Church of England religious character. Admissions may prioritise pupils who meet faith criteria. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) may be required.
Watch-outs
- Faith admissions criteria apply (Church of England). A Supplementary Information Form may be required. Evidence of faith practice may be needed.
What to do next
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- Download and review the Supplementary Information Form
- Book an open day or school visit
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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 | 123 | 114 | 114 (100%) | 173 |
| September 2025 | 135 | 130 | 130 (100%) | 196 |
| September 2024 | 117 | 101 | 101 (100%) | 158 |
| September 2023 | 137 | 125 | 125 (100%) | 181 |
| September 2022 | 126 | 119 | 119 (100%) | 166 |
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)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 17 | Not published | Not published | 0% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 15 | Not published | Not published | 0% England 24% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 2 | Suppressed England 1% | Suppressed England 16% | Suppressed England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 19 | 0% England 1% | 0% England 14% | 0% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 134 | 36.9 | — | 26.9% | 2.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 152 | 40.1 | — | 27.0% | — | 2.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/2024 | 138 | 38.2 | -0.72 | 26.1% | — | 3.6% | 3.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 146 | 39.5 | -0.62 | 26.7% | — | 5.5% | 3.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 93 | 47.1 | -0.25 | — | — | 46.0% | 3.8 |
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 | 148402 |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | E Postlethwaite |
| Trust | THREE SPIRES TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Postcode | ST7 1DP |
| Pupils | 746 |
| FSM eligible | 34.5% |
Contact and identifiers
First Avenue, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 1DP
http://www.thekingscofeacademy.org1782783281| DfE number | 4012 |
| UKPRN | 10087514 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |