Kingsdown School

Kingsdown School
Location
Hyde Road, Stratton St Margaret Swindon , Wiltshire , SN2 7SH England
Coordinates	51°35′31″N1°45′32″W / 51.592°N 1.759°W / 51.592; -1.759
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Innovative Education - Traditional Values
Religious affiliation	Christian
Established	1932
Department for Education URN	145139 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Lynn Scragg
Headteacher	Emma Leigh-Bennett [1]
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	942 (November 2023 [2] )
Houses	Nubian, Mosbach, Atlas, Barbary
Website	www.kingsdownschool.co.uk

Kingsdown School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. In its February 2020 Ofsted report, it was rated 'Good'. ^[3]

In August 2019 the school was at the centre of a county lines investigation by Wiltshire Police, with 40 pupils suspected of being involved in the supply of cannabis and cocaine and girls as young as 14 being coerced into sexual activity in exchange for drugs. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Headteacher's Welcome". www.kingsdownschool.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. "Kingsdown School". GOV.UK: Schools. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. "Kingsdown School". Ofsted. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
4. Seaward, Tom (21 August 2019). "Kingsdown School 'drugs ring' smashed by Swindon police in dawn raid, police claim". Swindon Advertiser . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
5. Drewett, Zoe (22 August 2019). "Drug gang employed 40 children to deal cocaine and cannabis at school". Metro .

External links

• Official website