Kingsmead School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Kings Avenue
 Hednesford
 Cannock
 Staffordshire WS12 1DH
Telephone: 01543 227320

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from Kingsmead School
Trust: John Taylor MAT
Sponsor: John Taylor MAT

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Paul Averis (since September 2025 – came from BOA Digital Technologies Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Simon Cope (went to Highfields School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 81.5 / 13.29
Non-teaching Staff*: 37.44
Number of pupils: 1429
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.5
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.30% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 9.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Cannock Chase
Electoral Ward: Hednesford South
School Number: 8604070

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st December 2021 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (0.4km) show on map
  3. Hednesford Nursery School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (1.1km) show on map
  5. Five Ways Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Gorsemoor Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. West Hill Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  9. Hednesford Valley High School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Heath Hayes Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  11. Staffordshire University Academy (1.8km) show on map
  12. Redhill Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  13. Cannock Chase High School (2.1km) show on map
  14. Moorhill Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Hazel Slade Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  16. Pye Green Academy (2.4km) show on map
  17. Poppyfield Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  18. Sherbrook Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  19. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (2.8km) show on map
  20. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  21. Norton Canes High School (3.3km) show on map
  22. Littleton Green Community School (3.3km) show on map
  23. Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy (3.4km) show on map
  24. St Lukes CofE Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  25. Bridgtown Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  26. Jerome Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  27. Norton Canes Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  28. Great Oaks College (3.7km) show on map
  29. Longford Primary Academy (3.8km) show on map
  30. Holly Grove Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  31. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  32. Great Wyrley Academy (4.3km) show on map
  33. Chase Terrace Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  34. Gentleshaw Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  35. Moat Hall Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  36. Boney Hay Primary Academy (4.8km) show on map
  37. Glenthorne Community Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  38. St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  39. Chase Terrace Academy (5.2km) show on map
  40. Chasetown Community School (5.4km) show on map
  41. Erasmus Darwin Academy (5.6km) show on map
  42. Cheslyn Hay Academy (5.6km) show on map
  43. Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  44. Springhill Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  45. JP Alternative Education (5.7km) show on map
  46. Brownhills West Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  47. Ridgeway Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  48. Landywood Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  49. Highfields Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  50. Chase View Community Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  51. Watling Street Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  52. Fulfen Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  53. The Hart School (6.5km) show on map
  54. Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  55. Brownhills Ormiston Academy (6.9km) show on map
  56. Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  57. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  58. Churchfield CofE Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  59. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  60. Wolgarston High School (7.3km) show on map
  61. St James Academy (7.4km) show on map
  62. The John Bamford Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  63. Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy (7.7km) show on map
  64. Ogley Hay Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  65. Havergal CofE (C) Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  66. Princefield First School (7.8km) show on map
  67. All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall (7.8km) show on map
  68. Ryders Hayes School (7.9km) show on map
  69. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  70. Forest Hills Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  71. Penkridge Middle School (8.0km) show on map
  72. Chancel Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  73. St James Church of England Primary Academy (8.1km) show on map
  74. Rugeley John Taylor (8.1km) show on map
  75. Millfield Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  76. Longdon Hall School (8.1km) show on map
  77. Lower Farm Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  78. South Staffordshire College (8.2km) show on map
  79. The Rural Enterprise Academy (8.2km) show on map
  80. Pelsall Village School (8.3km) show on map
  81. St Michael's CofE (A) First School (8.3km) show on map
  82. Marshbrook First School (8.3km) show on map
  83. Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  84. Robin's Nest School (8.6km) show on map
  85. Little Kinvaston School (8.6km) show on map
  86. The Croft Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  87. Walsall Academy (8.8km) show on map
  88. St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  89. Millfields Nursery School (8.8km) show on map
  90. St John's Primary Academy (8.9km) show on map
  91. Abbey Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  92. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich (9.0km) show on map
  93. Shire Oak Academy (9.0km) show on map
  94. Jubilee Academy Mossley (9.1km) show on map
  95. Walsall Wood School (9.1km) show on map
  96. Rivers Primary Academy (9.1km) show on map
  97. Featherstone Academy (9.2km) show on map
  98. All Saints National Academy (9.3km) show on map
  99. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (9.3km) show on map
  100. Maple Hayes Hall School (9.4km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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