Type Academy DfE URN 137773 Tables Phone +44 1384 296596 Gender Mixed-sex education | DfE number 332/5402 Ages 11–16 Number of students 895 | |
Location Water Street
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 7AD
England Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports Address Water St, Kingswinford DY6 7AD, UK Motto The successful education of the whole child Similar Summerhill School, The Crestwood School, The Wordsley School, Ellowes Hall Sports College, Holly Hall Academy | ||
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The Kingswinford School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Kingswinford, West Midlands, England.
It was built just before World War II by Brierley Hill Urban District Council. Subsequent local authority mergers meant that the school was later controlled by the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and then became a Foundation School and specialist Science College.
The Kingswinford School converted to an academy status on 1 January 2012 and became independent of local authority control. However, the school continues to coordinate Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. As of September 2016, the Kingswinford School joined the Windsor Academy Trust (WAT), run by Windsor High School to become part of a Multi Academy Trust (MAT).
In May 2016, the School's canteen was demolished after being in service since 1939, to be replaced by a newer more modern refectory. The financial costs for the project, summing up to £1.5 million, was provided by The Department for Education as part of the Government's Academy programme. The refectory was planned to be finished in March 2016 but due to the dedicated construction company quitting the job, the final completion date was postponed until late March 2017.