Kineton High School

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Kineton High School
Address
Kineton High School
Banbury Road

Kineton
,
Warwickshire
,
CV35 0JX

England
Coordinates 52°09′24″N1°30′08″W / 52.15656°N 1.50230°W / 52.15656; -1.50230
Information
Type Academy
MottoAchieving personal best
Established1957
Local authority Warwickshire
Department for Education URN 147432 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherHelen Bridge
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1090
HousesAvon, Castle, Fosse and Verney
Colour(s)    Black, Red and Silver
Website http://www.kinetonhighschool.org.uk/

Kineton High School is a mixed secondary school located in South Warwickshire, England within the village of Kineton. It is a non-selective academy school with a sixth form.

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History

Students from Kineton and surrounding villages transferred to the newly built school when it opened. [1] A swimming pool was built with help from the local community in 1972 with money raised by students doing a sponsored walk. [2] In October 1998, a cobweb was found to be covering the 4.54 hectare playing field, giving it the world record for the largest spider web outdoors. [3] In the early to mid 2000s the school gained extensions in two classrooms next to the school kitchen, [4] an ICT suite by the library [5] and a fitness suite next to the changing rooms. [6] Specialist Sports College status was obtained in 2003. [7] [8] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. [2] There was a fire in the sports centre in 2009. [9] An artificial turf pitch for use in P.E. was built on the field in the early 2010s. A new science block was completed in 2017, replacing seven dilapidated mobile classrooms, the most significant development at the school in 40 years. [10] The school became an academy in September 2019, joining Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, having been a community school run by Warwickshire County Council previously. [11] BBC Midlands Today interviewed students for a report on schools staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020. [12] In September 2024, the four Houses Adlington, Ainslie, Hoy and Redgrave, named after Team GB Olympians, were replaced by Avon, Castle, Fosse and Verney, local landmarks. [13] [14]

Part of the school in 2018 Kineton High School in 2018.jpg
Part of the school in 2018

Rebuild

The school was rebuilt after being named one of the first 50 schools chosen as part of the Government's School Rebuilding Programme. [15] All the school buildings are set to be demolished with the exception of the science block, which was completed in 2017, replaced by a new three-storey block and separate sports hall. [16]

Headteachers

There have been six permanent headteachers since the school opened: [2]

HeadteacherDuration
Mr M H Turner1958–1978
John M Baker1978–1990?
Paul Logan1990?–2002 [17]
Julia Morris2002–2014 [7]
Siona Robson2014–2018
Helen Bridge2018–present [18]

Academic performance

In 2013 the school was in the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust list of top 20 per cent of schools for high attainment in end of Key Stage 4 and the Financial Times’ top 1,000 schools list for post 16 performance. [7]

The school is partnered with Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya, a girls' school in Sri Lanka. [19]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Kineton Village Appraisal & Plan Report 2003" (PDF). Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kineton High School Turns 50". Warwick Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Largest spider web outdoors". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "00/02298/COUNTY". E-Planning. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "02/02999/COUNTY". E-planning. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "04/00377/COUNTY". E-planning. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kineton's Headteacher is Sad to Leave". Kenilworth Weekly News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "823765". Ofsted. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fire at Kineton School". Leamington Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kineton High School Science Block". lungfish-architects.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kineton High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "BBC Midlands Today". Twitter. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "KHSUpdate-25thOctober24" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Pastoral System - Kineton High School" . Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "School Rebuilding Programme: first 50 schools" . Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Redevelopment Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "New head for school - at last. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Kineton High School". Kineton High School website. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "Jet-setting Kineton Pupils Go On Two Contrasting Trips Abroad". Leamington Courier. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Notable Facts". The William Beck Website. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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