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Kinver High School and Sixth Form

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formStaffordshire, West Midlands · Stourbridge DY7 6AATrust: Invictus Education TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
801of 689 places
Free school meals
15.8%
Year 11 cohort 2025
104
Ofsted
Good, 7 December 2021Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Edgecliff High School (URN 124404, until 16 September 2014).

What the data says

Of the 97 pupils who finished Year 11 at Kinver High School and Sixth Form in 2023, 19% stayed on in Kinver High School and Sixth Form’s own sixth form (Staffordshire average 33%), 47% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 40 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Staffordshire 33%, England 37%), and 5% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Staffordshire and England.

This school
Staffordshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort979,264607,348
Any sustained destination92%92%92%
Stayed in education86%84%86%
— school sixth form19%33%34%
— sixth form college20%3%13%
— further education college47%46%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship2%5%3%
Employment4%3%3%
No sustained destination3%6%6%
Destination unknown5%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Staffordshire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Students in the cohort407,985541,441
Any sustained destination85%81%79%
University (higher education)48%33%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students5%11%19%
Further education5%4%5%
Apprenticeship5%11%7%
Employment25%33%28%
No sustained destination0%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.943.946.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%40%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%62%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects21%33%41%
EBacc average point score4.213.784.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%23%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.832.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.447.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language1%8%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language10399%89%30%20%86%
Mathematics10399%88%21%22%75%
English Literature10399%86%29%21%89%
Combined Science7269%65%4%9%56%
History5553%41%31%26%73%
Business Studies4543%18%44%20%91%
Geography3938%41%26%25%67%
Biology3130%23%42%45%87%
Chemistry2625%23%50%47%100%
Physics2625%23%42%46%100%
Physical Education2625%11%27%24%85%
Media Studies2524%4%12%20%76%
Religious Studies2221%31%41%32%82%
Food Preparation and Nutrition1918%8%37%21%74%
Fine Art1817%9%33%28%100%
Design and Technology1716%11%24%23%76%
Spanish1514%19%20%27%73%
Computer Science1010%13%40%30%80%
French77%18%86%29%100%
Citizenship Studies22%3%19%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Childcare Skills24100%
Engineering Studies14100%
Sports Studies12100%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1192%
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)217%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolStaffordshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study20
— of whom A level students122,938261,341
Average A level gradeD+C+B-
Average points per A level entry23.0933.4335.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsDC+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%14%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Accounting/Finance1%
Biology20%
Business Studies13%
Chemistry17%
English Language and Literature2%
Film Studies2%
Geography10%
History13%
Mathematics31%
Media Studies4%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Psychology23%
Sociology13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
PsychologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*650%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D*
SociologyGCE AS level (All)
SociologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Childcare SkillsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Law / Legal StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Sports / Movement ScienceBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*

Other secondary schools in Staffordshire

Abbot Beyne School

Voluntary controlled school · sixth form · 834 pupils

87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.4

Alleyne's Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 846 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.7

Biddulph High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 746 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.