The Kingsway School

The Kingsway School at a glance

Located in Cheadle, Stockport, The Kingsway School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 1,292 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in February 2026. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.5 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.5 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

51% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 72% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made The Kingsway School their first choice was offered one of its 268 Year 7 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 4.22 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.0%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. If you are considering The Kingsway School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.