| Kingsmead School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.651°N -0.0619°W |
| Motto: | Practise to Perfect |
| Established: | 1967 |
| Head Label: | Headteacher |
| Head: | David Medway |
| Address: | Southbury Road |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | EN1 1YQ |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Dfeno: | 308/4015 |
| Specialist: | Arts (visual and performing arts) |
| Urn: | 136327 |
| Staff: | 148 |
| Enrolment: | 1,454 |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 19 |
| Website: | http://www.kingsmeadschool.org/ |
Kingsmead School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Enfield, north London, England.
The school converted to academy status in October 2010, 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 2006, Kingsmead became a specialist arts college in the visual and performing arts.[1]
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.[2] In 2008, students from the school appeared in the Sky1 television series .[3] Giles Bird, a former headteacher, was also appointed a CBE for services to education carried out on behalf of the organisation ASCL.[4]
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".[5] Later, Nick de Bois also visited the school after it became one of the first schools in the United Kingdom to achieve academy status.[6]
In 2013 and 2016 the school received the overall rating of 'Good' Ofsted inspections under new inspection frameworks.[7] [8] [9] [10]
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.