Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 95 families put Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy as their first choice and 195 named it as one of their preferences, for 101 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 116 in 2021 to 95 in 2026, while places went from 130 to 101.
25% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Warwickshire, 82% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Warwickshire lodged 476 appeals against secondary school offers; 356 reached a hearing and 71 succeeded (19.9% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 95 | 195 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 115 | 107 | 228 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 125 | 110 | 254 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 133 | 140 | 283 | 1.1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 138 | 130 | 248 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 130 | 116 | 218 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 139 | 124 | 211 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 139 | 144 | 220 | 1.0 | 18 |
| 2018 | 125 | 150 | 216 | 1.2 | 27 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.