OFSTED
7 November 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
Warwickshire
Trust
KENILWORTH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,930
1,930 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
960
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
970
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.0 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Warwick
15.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
below England
School
11.0%
Warwick
15.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Warwick
0.9%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.8%
1,385
Indian
5.2%
100
Any other White background
5.1%
99
Chinese
3.7%
71
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
61
White and Asian
3.0%
58
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
22.9%
441 of
1,930 pupils
2.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.1 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
57.4
18.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.48 · 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
8.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
8.21%
Warwick
5.60%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.17 pts
higher than
England
School
19.99%
Warwick
12.76%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.92 pts
higher than
England
School
3.73%
Warwick
1.84%
West Midlands
1.82%
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
87.7%
4.6 pts
below England
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
87.7%
Warwick
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.