The King's CofE Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
First Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
732
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
130 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
135
Places offered
196
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 130 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 196 | 131 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 28 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- E Postlethwaite
- Address
- First Avenue, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
- Phone
- 01782783281
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe · Stoke-on-Trent North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148402
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THREE SPIRES TRUST
732 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 698 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | — | — | — |
Average grade: SUPP (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 152 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.57 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| A-level students | 6 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 11% | 34% | 57% | |
| English Language | 148 | 11% | 40% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 148 | 9% | 43% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 3% | 19% | 40% | |
| Religious Studies | 131 | 11% | 36% | 53% | |
| History | 98 | 11% | 33% | 47% | |
| Geography | 33 | 21% | 45% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 24% | 55% | 76% | |
| French | 17 | 24% | 29% | 35% | |
| Biology | 17 | 29% | 65% | 82% | |
| Physics | 15 | 27% | 67% | 73% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 20% | 67% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Art | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.