Kingsmead School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cannock, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.149 miles

Published by Staffordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Kingsmead School is a secondary school in Cannock, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.

Kingsmead School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	1.149 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.149 miles away, the 4th shortest of 18 Staffordshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 3.52 miles).
The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years.
Year 7 2026 had 285 first-choice applications for 254 offers; 250 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 (England 46).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Kings Avenue, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1DH
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,427 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy learning at this caring and welcoming school.”
“The school promotes its values of resilience, innovation, mindfulness and employability well.”
“Staff help pupils to understand what is expected of them.”

To improve

“However, some disadvantaged pupils do not attend school as often as they could.”
“However, their actions have yet to lead to rapid improvements for this group of pupils.”
“For example, leaders know there is more to do to improve attendance for some pupils who are disadvantaged, and the quality of the delivery of the personal development programme.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	40%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	48.5	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B-	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 285 first-preference applications, 254 offers in total, 250 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire University Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Cannock Chase High School 1.3 mi School remains Good
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
Norton Canes High School 2.0 mi Requires improvement
Great Wyrley Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Chase Terrace Academy 2.9 mi Not judged
Erasmus Darwin Academy 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Cheslyn Hay Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published