What did Ofsted judge Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Kingsbridge Academy?

Kingsbridge Academy has 1,199 pupils on roll.

What are Kingsbridge Academy’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 51.1: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 35.26 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Kingsbridge Academy take?

Kingsbridge Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Kingsbridge Academy located?

Kingsbridge Academy is located in Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL, Devon.

How do I apply to Kingsbridge Academy?

Kingsbridge Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Kingsbridge Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kingsbridge Academy was 5.053 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Kingsbridge Academy?

When Kingsbridge Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical need — Priority next given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). The applicant must complete an Exceptional Needs Supplementary Information Form, supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker, explaining the need and why it necessitates the child's attendance at this school; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 203 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by a) straight-line distance from home to school (Devon LA's Geographical Information System, from the address point marker for a child's address to the centre of the main entrance to the school site) and then, b) where distances are equal (within 2 metres), an electronic list randomiser will be used, independently verified. Random allocation is not applied to multiple birth siblings tied for the final place; the school will admit them all, exceeding the PAN if necessary.

What is the largest ethnic background at Kingsbridge Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at Kingsbridge Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Kingsbridge Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

5.053miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Kingsbridge Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Kingsbridge Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social or medical need — Priority next given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). The applicant must complete an Exceptional Needs Supplementary Information Form, supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker, explaining the need and why it necessitates the child's attendance at this school.
3Catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
4Catchment area, named linked school — Priority next given to other children living within the catchment area, on roll at a named linked school.
5Catchment area — Priority next given to other children living within the catchment area.
6Outside catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
7Outside catchment area, named linked school — Priority next given to other children living outside the catchment area, on roll at a named linked school.
8Children of staff — Priority next given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
9All other children — Priority next given to other children.

If two applications tie: a) straight-line distance from home to school (Devon LA's Geographical Information System, from the address point marker for a child's address to the centre of the main entrance to the school site) and then, b) where distances are equal (within 2 metres), an electronic list randomiser will be used, independently verified. Random allocation is not applied to multiple birth siblings tied for the final place; the school will admit them all, exceeding the PAN if necessary.

A child whose EHCP names the school is admitted without regard to these criteria. Admission authority is Education South West. The school also has a normal round intake of Year 12 (PAN 35, for external applicants only, in addition to students moving on from Year 11); however, this document states 'see the separate admissions policy for sixth form' and does not itself publish the sixth-form oversubscription criteria, so no Year 12 entry is included here. Normal round applications open 1 September 2026, National Closing Date 31 October 2026, decision 1 March 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Kingsbridge Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Kingsbridge Academy?: Kingsbridge Academy has 1,199 pupils on roll.
What are Kingsbridge Academy’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 51.1: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 35.26 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Kingsbridge Academy take?: Kingsbridge Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Kingsbridge Academy located?: Kingsbridge Academy is located in Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL, Devon.
How do I apply to Kingsbridge Academy?: Kingsbridge Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Kingsbridge Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kingsbridge Academy was 5.053 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Kingsbridge Academy?: When Kingsbridge Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical need — Priority next given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). The applicant must complete an Exceptional Needs Supplementary Information Form, supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker, explaining the need and why it necessitates the child's attendance at this school; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 203 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by a) straight-line distance from home to school (Devon LA's Geographical Information System, from the address point marker for a child's address to the centre of the main entrance to the school site) and then, b) where distances are equal (within 2 metres), an electronic list randomiser will be used, independently verified. Random allocation is not applied to multiple birth siblings tied for the final place; the school will admit them all, exceeding the PAN if necessary.
What is the largest ethnic background at Kingsbridge Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at Kingsbridge Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Kingsbridge Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Kingsbridge Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social or medical need — Priority next given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). The applicant must complete an Exceptional Needs Supplementary Information Form, supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker, explaining the need and why it necessitates the child's attendance at this school.
3Catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
4Catchment area, named linked school — Priority next given to other children living within the catchment area, on roll at a named linked school.
5Catchment area — Priority next given to other children living within the catchment area.
6Outside catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
7Outside catchment area, named linked school — Priority next given to other children living outside the catchment area, on roll at a named linked school.
8Children of staff — Priority next given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
9All other children — Priority next given to other children.

Kingsbridge Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Kingsbridge Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in March 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Kingsbridge Academy?: Kingsbridge Academy has 1,199 pupils on roll.
What are Kingsbridge Academy’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 51.1: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 35.26 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Kingsbridge Academy take?: Kingsbridge Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Kingsbridge Academy located?: Kingsbridge Academy is located in Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL, Devon.
How do I apply to Kingsbridge Academy?: Kingsbridge Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Kingsbridge Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Kingsbridge Academy was 5.053 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Kingsbridge Academy?: When Kingsbridge Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical need — Priority next given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). The applicant must complete an Exceptional Needs Supplementary Information Form, supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker, explaining the need and why it necessitates the child's attendance at this school; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Priority next given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 203 places at this entry point. Ties are settled by a) straight-line distance from home to school (Devon LA's Geographical Information System, from the address point marker for a child's address to the centre of the main entrance to the school site) and then, b) where distances are equal (within 2 metres), an electronic list randomiser will be used, independently verified. Random allocation is not applied to multiple birth siblings tied for the final place; the school will admit them all, exceeding the PAN if necessary.
What is the largest ethnic background at Kingsbridge Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at Kingsbridge Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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