OFSTED
28 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Southwark
Trust
THE KINGSDALE FOUNDATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,550
2,550 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,274
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,276
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.2 pts
below England
School
18.6%
Southwark
35.7%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.7 pts
below England
School
13.6%
Southwark
27.8%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Southwark
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
28.2%
719
Any other White background
22.7%
578
African
9.6%
246
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
171
Caribbean
6.6%
168
White and Asian
4.6%
118
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.7%
605 of
2,550 pupils
2.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
59.9
20.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.68 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.47 pts
higher than
England
School
6.69%
Southwark
6.56%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.23 pts
higher than
England
School
16.05%
Southwark
18.21%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.64%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.16 pts
lower than
England
School
1.64%
Southwark
2.04%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.9%
11.6 pts
above England
Kingsdale Foundation School
103.9%
Southwark
88.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.