Kings Ash Academy, Paignton | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Kings Ash Academy

Pimm Road, Paignton TQ3 3XA

https://www.kingsashacademy.org/

Kings Ash Academy is an academy. It has about 410 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In May 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Curledge Street Academy, Furzeham Primary School, Penbridge Infant School & Nursery, New Horizons Primary School and Penbridge Junior School.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Admissions, Progress and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.9		Sacred Heart Catholic School
0.9		Oldway Primary School
0.9		Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
1.0		Hayes School
1.1		Curledge Street Academy
1.1		St Michael's Church of England Academy
1.2		Marldon Church of England Primary School
1.6		Roselands Primary School
1.7		Preston Primary School
2.3		White Rock Primary School
2.6		Sherwell Valley Primary School
2.7		Cockington Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is below average.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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