Kidsgrove Secondary School
Secondary schoolKidsgrove Secondary School is a secondary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 394 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 18 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Kidsgrove Secondary School was 37.1, against 40.0 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and 46.2 in England.
28.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Newcastle-under-Lyme | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 37.1 | 40.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.3% | 32.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43.4% | 52.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 53 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Kidsgrove Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Dove Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- Bluebell School LtdSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file860 m
- St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- St Thomas' CofE Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The King's CofE AcademySecondary. School remains Good, March 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).