Kingdown School
Academy converter secondary school in Warminster (Wiltshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I am honoured to be leading Kingdown School, part of the mighty Acorn Education Trust. The school is an 11 to 18 Secondary, with excellent facilities and an experienced staff of subject specialists who enjoy teaching our students. We live our school values of Believe, Aspire, Achieve every day and have a wonderful community of young people here at Kingdown.
This includes our children with a service and army background, as Warminster and Kingdown have proud military links. In November 2022, we were recognised as good by Ofsted and when you read the report, you will see some of the areas we are particularly proud of. Teaching and learning is one such area.
We achieve outcomes that regularly place us in the top ten of schools in Wiltshire for A-levels and applied courses, and for students gaining English, Maths and Science GCSEs. In fact, we are in the top 20% nationally for our Science GCSE outcomes. These results help our students go on to top universities, apprenticeships and beyond that, great careers.
Kingdown alumni stretch across the world, with one former student even on the team that developed the vaccine for Covid.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Hockey
- Lego
- Netball
- Photography
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 137230
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (5 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Stone | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sue Parkinson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Shelley Tuke | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Paul Barnes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Brett | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carole Alston Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Carpenter Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alexander Case Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jennifer Stephenson Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Carpenter Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
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