Kingsmead School

School Name: Kingsmead School
Address: Kings Avenue, Hednesford
Town/City: Cannock
County: Staffordshire
Postcode: WS12 1DH
Telephone Number: 01543 227320
Website: http://www.kingsmeadschool.net

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
Trust: John Taylor Mat
Sponsor: John Taylor Mat

Headteacher: Headteacher Paul Averis
Capacity: 1257
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1427 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 114% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.8%

URN: 142313
DfE Number: 860/4070
UKPRN: 10053917
UPRN: 100032224860
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Cannock Chase (E07000192)
Constituency: Cannock Chase (E14001150)
Electoral Ward: Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley (E05015750)

Easting & Northing: 400426E, 311623N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 42' 10.5" N 1° 59' 42" W
Plus Code: 9C4WP234+52

DfE Record: View record

1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.2km)
2. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (0.4km)
3. Hednesford Nursery School (0.7km)
4. Poppyfield Primary Academy (1.0km)
5. Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (1.0km)
6. Five Ways Primary School (1.1km)
7. West Hill Primary School (1.4km)
8. Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (1.4km)
9. Gorsemoor Primary School (1.4km)
10. Hednesford Valley High School (1.5km)

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• John Taylor High School
• The Mosley Academy
• Thomas Russell Infants School
• Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School
• Chase Terrace Academy
• Rykneld Primary School
• Shobnall Primary & Nursery School
• John Taylor Free School
• Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School
• Needwood CofE Primary School
• All Saints CofE (C) Primary School
• Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School
• Church Gresley Infant and Nursery School
• Paulet High School
• Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School
• Blythe Bridge High School
• Whittington Primary and Nursery School
• All Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery School
• Branston Locks Primary and Nursery School
• Rugeley John Taylor

• Kingsmead School