Kineton High School, Warwick

In its own words: "At Kineton High School, part of Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, learning is at the heart of everything we do. Our school mission is to provide an outstanding learning experience in order for all students to achieve their personal best."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Kineton High School and Sixth form, a school which has a strong tradition of providing an excellent education to our local community and beyond. On September 1st 2019, Kineton became an academy and joined Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust. We have quickly forged excellent relationships with schools across the Trust, benefiting students and staff."

On phones, the school says: "Our current policy can be found here Read our policy Headlines From September 2026 the Department for Education has stated that schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default."

In 2026, pupils at Kineton High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 44.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.6, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 192 families put Kineton High School as their first choice and 476 named it as one of their preferences, for 172 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 43 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Kineton High School is one of 14 schools run by Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46 in 2024/25.

Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 59 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 32% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kineton High School.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kineton High School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

In 2024/25, Kineton High School issued 116 suspensions, 11.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.