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Kidsgrove Secondary School

Secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Good (Apr 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 18 April 2023, report published 14 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2027

The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.8 milesThe King's CofE Academy

    Secondary, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

  2. 2.1 milesOrmiston Horizon Academy

    Secondary, Stoke on Trent, Stoke-on-Trent

    Good (Nov 2023)

  3. 2.4 milesSt Margaret Ward Catholic Academy

    Secondary, Stoke-on-Trent

    Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected

  4. 2.5 milesJames Bateman Middle School

    Secondary, Biddulph, Staffordshire

    School remains Good (Jul 2023)

  5. 2.8 milesBiddulph High School

    Secondary, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

    Report card, Apr 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.