Kingswood Secondary Academy, Corby

In its own words: "The Kingswood Secondary Academy is a comprehensive school which caters for girls and boys aged from 11 to 18. We currently have 79 teaching staff with additional personal tuition in music by peripatetic teachers. Kingswood is an exciting place to learn and an exciting place to work."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We firmly believe this is an exciting time to be part of Kingswood and are delighted that you are interested in our Academy. We are committed to providing the very best education for all our students, irrespective of their ability or background."

In 2026, pupils at Kingswood Secondary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.6 in North Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in North Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: pupils made about 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 35.1, against 50 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 199 families put Kingswood Secondary Academy as their first choice and 412 named it as one of their preferences, for 216 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kingswood Secondary Academy are Brooke Weston Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.5); Lodge Park Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37); Corby Technical School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46); and Corby Business Academy (4.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9).

Kingswood Secondary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Kingswood Secondary Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

206 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingswood Secondary Academy (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 78% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (78%).

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college and 4% into work.

Of the 49 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

25.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%) and Black (7%).

In 2026, 122 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 43 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Kingswood Secondary Academy has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingswood School (before), 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kingswood Secondary Academy issued 280 suspensions, 22.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kingswood Secondary Academy are Danesholme Junior Academy (0.4 miles), Danesholme Infant Academy (0.4 miles), Kingswood Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Beanfield Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.