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Kingdown School

Secondary Academy school in Warminster BA12 9DR

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  • School Reference Number: 137230
  • Address: Woodcock Road, Warminster BA12 9DR
  • Headteacher: Mrs Helen Carpenter
  • Telephone: 01985 215551
  • Website: kingdown.wilts.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Acorn Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,668
  • Local Education Authority: Wiltshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 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 10/07/2013

Rating published on 10/09/2013

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
1 November 2022 16 December 2022 School inspection
30 March 2017 5 May 2017 Short inspection
10 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 Number137230
Local Authority Code865
Local Authority NameWiltshire
Establishment Number4072
School / College NameKingdown School
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 date01-08-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas 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 capacity1,668
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,454
Number of Boys771
Number of Girls683
Percentage Free School Meals20.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2070
Academy trust or TrustACORN EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorAcorn Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034782
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date29-01-2025
StreetWoodcock Road
Locality
Address3
TownWarminster
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeBA12 9DR
Websitehttp://www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone01985215551
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameHelen
Headteacher/Principal last nameCarpenter
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 provisionResourced provision
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 CodeE06000054
DistrictWiltshire
Ward CodeE05013486
WardWarminster East
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001498
Parliamentary ConstituencySouth West Wiltshire
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000054
Easting388640
Northing144808
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wiltshire 042
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wiltshire 042B
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 Code939
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Wiltshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100121338117
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006692
LSOA CodeE01032105
Free School Meals251
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137230
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137230
LAESTAB8654072
School nameKingdown School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityWiltshire
Parliamentary constituencySouth West Wiltshire
Multi-academy trust UID2070
Multi-academy trust nameAcorn Education Trust
Academy sponsor UID3633
Academy sponsor nameAcorn Education Trust
PostcodeBA12 9DR
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils1,454
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10240110
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection137230
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8654072
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionKingdown School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection02/11/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date15/12/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS412193
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date10/07/2013
Publication date10/09/2013
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137230
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8654072
School name at time of latest graded inspectionKingdown School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS315559
Previous inspection start date12/03/2008
Previous publication date04/04/2008
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection126460
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8654072
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWarminster Kingdown
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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