Kingsmead School, Enfield

Kingsmead School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Enfield Town area of the London Borough of Enfield, England.

Kingsmead School
Address
Southbury Road

Enfield
,
Greater London
,
EN1 1YQ

 England
Coordinates51.6510°N 0.0619°W / 51.6510; -0.0619
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoPractise to Perfect
Established1967
Department for Education URN136327 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherDavid Medway
Staff148
GenderMixed
Age11 to 19
Enrolment1,454
Websitehttp://www.kingsmeadschool.org/

The school converted to academy status in February 2012, and was previously a community school under the direct control of Enfield London Borough Council.

The 2017 results were in the highest possible category of ‘Well Above Average’ at A Level (top 4% nationally) and ‘Above Average’ at GCSE (top 18% nationally).

Kingsmead had a poor reputation until the early 2000s, when it began to rapidly improve. It has consistently produced above national average outcomes for students over a number of years.

In 2007, Kingsmead School was the first school in Enfield to be rated 'outstanding' in all categories assessed by Ofsted after a new rating system was introduced.[1] In 2008, students from the school appeared in the Sky1 television series Hairspray: The School Musical.[2] Giles Bird, a former headteacher, was also awarded a CBE for services to education carried out on behalf of the organisation ASCL.[3]

In 2012, the Lord Hill of Oareford, Leader of the House of Lords visited the school, stating he was impressed with the "vibrant teaching and learning environment".[4] Later, Nick de Bois also visited the school after it became one of the first schools in the United Kingdom to achieve academy status.[5]

The school is highly diverse as over half the children speak more than one language.

In 2013 and 2016 the school received the overall rating of 'Good' Ofsted inspections under new inspection frameworks.[6][7][8][9]

In 2018 81% of GCSE students were entered for the Ebacc subjects, when the government target is for 75% of students to be entered by 2022.

Since September 2017 the school has had a new Headteacher, David Medway.

Notable former pupils
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120843-Students-Perform-Hairspray-in-London-Aug-31-as-Hairspray-The-School-Musical-TV-Series-Begins
  3. http://archive.leadermagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=1112
  4. http://www.kingsmeadschool.org/download/May%202012%20newsletter.pdf
  5. http://www.kingsmeadschool.org/news/26-news/583-visit-of-mp-for-enfield-north.html
  6. http://www.kingsmeadschool.org/about-kingsmead/behaviour-improvement/287-history-of-bip.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2004/jul/06/schools.classroomviolence
  9. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2216387/urn/136327.pdf
  10. http://webspace.webring.com/people/tn/nugentrussell/sep2001.html
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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