Kinver High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge

Ofsted's report card from its 17 March 2026 inspection grades Kinver High School and Sixth Form on 6 areas: 3 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Outcomes in national assessments at key stage 4 show that pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, consistently achieve well across a range of subjects."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have a very detailed understanding of the needs of disadvantaged pupils or those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have constructed a high-quality programme for pupils' personal development."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the importance of high attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and its delivery."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and weaknesses."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all pupils develop high levels of self-discipline and dedication to their learning"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is consistently taught well across all subjects, so that pupils continue to make strong progress across the curriculum".

In its own words: "We have high expectations of everyone; each member of our school community is nurtured and supported to develop academically, socially, emotionally and morally to be the best they can be. Every interaction between our members is well planned, deliberate and meaningful."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to lead Kinver High School as Headteacher, serving a community that embodies high ambition, grounded in traditional values cultivating a strong sense of belonging. We are a school where inclusion is a lived experience, with every student encouraged and expected to take part in all aspects of school life."

In 2026, pupils at Kinver High School and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.28: 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 48.7, against 50.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2.2 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 155 families put Kinver High School and Sixth Form as their first choice and 425 named it as one of their preferences, for 148 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kinver High School and Sixth Form are Ridgewood High School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Wolverley CofE Secondary School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8); Summerhill School (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51); and Old Swinford Hospital (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.9).

Kinver High School and Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Kinver High School and Sixth Form is one of 8 schools run by Invictus Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2 in 2024/25.

139 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kinver High School and Sixth Form (as of April 2026): 53% would recommend the school, 59% say their child is happy there and 32% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (71%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (32%).

Of the 116 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 35 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.1% 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 Kinver High School and Sixth Form.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kinver High School (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kinver High School and Sixth Form stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, Kinver High School and Sixth Form issued 39 suspensions, 5.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Kinver High School and Sixth Form are Brindley Heath Junior School Academy (0.1 miles) and Foley Infant School Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.