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Kingsmead Academy

Secondary Academy school in Taunton TA4 2NE

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  • School Reference Number: 136639
  • Address: Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE
  • Headteacher: Mr John Eddy
  • Telephone: 01984 623483
  • Website: kingsmead-school.com
  • Managing Organisation: KINGSMEAD ACADEMY
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,050
  • Local Education Authority: Somerset
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: April 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/06/2022

Rating published on 21/09/2022

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 December 2024 21 January 2025 School inspection
21 June 2022 21 September 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement
9 March 2017 19 April 2017 Short inspection
9 July 2013 10 September 2013 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136639
Local Authority Code933
Local Authority NameSomerset
Establishment Number4355
School / College NameKingsmead Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,050
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils925
Number of Boys472
Number of Girls453
Percentage Free School Meals17.10
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3648
Academy trust or TrustKINGSMEAD ACADEMY
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10033355
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetWiveliscombe
Locality
Address3
TownTaunton
County (name)Somerset
PostcodeTA4 2NE
Websitehttp://www.kingsmead-school.com/
Telephone01984623483
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJohn
Headteacher/Principal last nameEddy
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000066
DistrictSomerset
Ward CodeE05014385
WardUpper Tone
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001548
Parliamentary ConstituencyTiverton and Minehead
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE06000066
Easting308228
Northing127457
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Somerset West and Taunton 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Somerset West and Taunton 013B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100041181098
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006101
LSOA CodeE01029320
Free School Meals158
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136639
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136639
LAESTAB9334355
School nameKingsmead Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authoritySomerset
Parliamentary constituencyTiverton and Minehead
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeTA4 2NE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils925
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10228045
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date21/06/2022
Publication date21/09/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136639
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9334355
School name at time of latest graded inspectionKingsmead Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS413303
Previous inspection start date09/07/2013
Previous publication date10/09/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136639
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9334355
School name at time of previous graded inspectionKingsmead Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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