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Kingsmoor Academy

academy · secondary · 260 employees · receives pupil premium · own admissions authority

53%
statutory compliance
9
not compliant
5
due within 45 days
9 statutory items not currently compliant
Score counts statutory "must" items only. 5 recommended items tracked separately.

Governors' evidence pack JSON

Funding

Funding requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
overdue
must
Pupil premium strategy statement
Must explain how the funding is being spent and the outcomes achieved for disadvantaged pupils. Must use the DfE template. If planning over 3 years, the statement must still be updated annually.
→ Republish for the current cycle as a priority.
[PUB-M] Pupil premium — "must publish a strategy statement on their school website by 31 December each year", in the DfE template
Last published 19 December 2024, which belongs to an earlier cycle. The 31 December 2025 deadline was missed 213 days ago.

Admissions

Admissions requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
ok
must
Admission arrangements for next September
Must be retained on the website for the whole academic year in which offers are made. Must cover how applications are considered, the published admission number, how to apply, and how places are allocated when oversubscribed. Applies to foundation and voluntary-aided schools, and to academies as their own admissions authority.
→ Next due 15 March 2027.
[PUB-M] Admission arrangements — "By 15 March each year, the school must publish on its website the admission arrangements"
Published 9 March 2026, meeting the 15 March 2026 deadline.
overdue
must
Admission appeals timetable
Must allow parents at least 20 school days from notification to lodge an appeal, give at least 10 school days' notice of the hearing, and send decision letters within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible.
→ Republish for the current cycle as a priority.
[PUB-M] Admission appeals — "By 28 February each year, the school must publish a timetable"
Last published 21 February 2025, which belongs to an earlier cycle. The 28 February 2026 deadline was missed 154 days ago.
due soon
must
In-year admissions process
If the governing body manages in-year applications it must provide an application form and any supplementary information. If the local authority manages them, publish a link to the in-year co-ordination scheme.
→ Next version due 31 August 2026 — 30 days away.
[PUB-M] In-year admissions — "By 31 August each year, the school must publish how it will manage in-year applications"
Published 22 August 2025, meeting the 31 August 2025 deadline.

Staffing

Staffing requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
missing
must
Gender pay gap report
Only schools with 250 or more employees. Schools below that threshold are not required to comply. Note the snapshot date is 31 March and publication is due within one year of it.
→ Publish now — this is already late. The next deadline after that is 30 March 2027.
[GPG2017] and [PUB-M] Pay gap reporting — report to the gender pay gap service and publish on the website within one year of the snapshot date, which for most public authority employers is 31 March
Nothing published. The 30 March 2026 deadline passed 124 days ago.

SEND

SEND requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
stale
must
SEN information report
Must contain the information specified in Schedule 1 to the SEND Regulations 2014, plus arrangements for admission of disabled pupils, steps to prevent less favourable treatment, facilities provided, and the accessibility plan.
→ Overdue for review by 8 months.
[CFA2014] s69 and SEND Regulations 2014 Sch 1; [PUB-M] — "should be updated annually and any changes... updated as soon as possible"
Last reviewed 12 November 2024 — 20 months ago, against a 12 month cycle.

Equality

Equality requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
stale
must
Public sector equality duty — compliance information
Annual publication of information demonstrating compliance with the general duty.
→ Overdue for review by 9 months.
[EA2010] s149 and Specific Duties Regs 2017; [PUB-M] — "details of how they comply with the public sector equality duty, updating this every year"
Last reviewed 2 October 2024 — 21 months ago, against a 12 month cycle.
stale
must
Equality objectives
At least every four years. Separate from, and longer-cycle than, the annual compliance information above — the two are commonly confused and published together on the wrong cycle.
→ Overdue for review by 13 months.
[EA2010] Specific Duties Regs 2017; [PUB-M] — "their equality objectives, updating these at least every 4 years"
Last reviewed 30 June 2021 — 61 months ago, against a 48 month cycle.
stale
must
Accessibility plan
Must set out how, over time, the school will increase disabled pupils' participation in the curriculum, improve the physical environment, and improve access to information. Three years is the conventional cycle, taken from now-withdrawn DfE guidance rather than from the Act.
→ Overdue for review by 20 months.
[EA2010] Sch 10 para 3; [PUB-M] Curriculum and SEND sections. Three-year cycle per [WITHDRAWN] DfE statutory policies list (withdrawn 7 Mar 2024) — the Act itself sets no fixed interval
Cycle length comes from guidance DfE has withdrawn — treat as convention, not law.
Last reviewed 15 November 2021 — 56 months ago, against a 36 month cycle.

Curriculum

Curriculum requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
ok
must
Careers programme information and provider access statement
For the current academic year: the careers lead's name and contact details, a summary of the programme, how impact is measured, and the date by which the information will be reviewed. Plus a provider access statement under section 42B.
[EA1997] s42B; [PUB-M] Careers programme information
Reviewed 30 September 2025. Next review due 30 September 2026.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
due soon
must
Child protection policy
Reviewed and updated annually as a minimum, approved by the governing body or proprietor, and available publicly on the school website. KCSIE is reissued most years — a reissue is a trigger to review.
→ Schedule for the next governors' meeting — due in 32 days.
Keeping children safe in education (statutory guidance); [WITHDRAWN] list gave "annually, governing body or proprietor"
Last reviewed 2 September 2025. Review due 2 September 2026.

Published information

Published information requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
due soon
must
Behaviour policy
Must be published and must comply with section 89 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.
→ Schedule for the next governors' meeting — due in 32 days.
[EIA2006] s89; [PUB-M] Behaviour policy
Last reviewed 2 September 2025. Review due 2 September 2026.
stale
must
Charging and remissions policy
Both the charging policy and the remissions policy must be published.
→ Overdue for review by 28 months.
Education Act 1996 ss449–462; [PUB-M] Charging and remissions policies
Last reviewed 14 March 2023 — 40 months ago, against a 12 month cycle.
due soon
must
Curriculum content by year and subject
Content for each academic year for every subject including RE, the right to withdraw from RE, and how to find out more. Key stage 1 providers must also publish their phonics or reading scheme; key stage 4 providers the list of courses offered.
→ Schedule for the next governors' meeting — due in 35 days.
[SIR2008]; [PUB-M] Curriculum
Last reviewed 5 September 2025. Review due 5 September 2026.
ok
must
Financial information — £100k+ salaries and benchmarking link
The number of employees with gross annual salary over £100,000, in £10,000 bandings, plus a link to the school's page on the schools financial benchmarking service.
[PUB-M] Financial information
Reviewed 1 December 2025. Next review due 1 December 2026.
stale
must
Governance information
Must publish information about the governing body and its committees. DfE also says schools should publish, for each governor serving in the past 12 months: full name, date appointed, term of office, who appointed them, attendance record, and relevant business and pecuniary interests.
→ Overdue for review by 10 months.
[PUB-M] Governance information; Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
Last reviewed 27 September 2024 — 22 months ago, against a 12 month cycle.
ok
must
Most recent Ofsted report or link
Either a copy of the most recent report or a link to it on the Ofsted website.
[PUB-M] Ofsted reports
Published 8 March 2023. Update whenever the underlying facts change.
ok
must
Test, exam and assessment results
A link to the compare school and college performance service and the school's page on it, plus the relevant key stage headline measures. Note DfE has suspended several progress measures for specific years — check the current guidance rather than assuming.
[PUB-M] Test, exam and assessment results
Reviewed 6 November 2025. Next review due 6 November 2026.
ok
must
Contact details and SENCO
Postal address, telephone number, and the name of the member of staff who deals with queries. Mainstream schools must also publish the name and contact details of the SENCO.
[SIR2008]; [PUB-M] Contact details
Published 1 September 2025. Update whenever the underlying facts change.

Recommended

Recommended requirements
StatusRequirement and sourcePositionDate published
stale
should
School uniform policy
Optional versus required items, seasonal items, branded versus generic, whether items are single-supplier, and where second-hand uniform can be bought.
→ Overdue for review by 36 months.
[PUB-M] School uniform — "should publish an easily understandable policy", in line with statutory guidance on the cost of school uniforms
Last reviewed 11 July 2022 — 48 months ago, against a 12 month cycle.
due soon
should
School opening hours
Official start and end time of the compulsory school day and the weekly total including breaks.
→ Schedule for the next governors' meeting — due in 31 days.
[PUB-M] School opening hours
Last reviewed 1 September 2025. Review due 1 September 2026.
missing
should
Remote education provision
DfE says schools should publish information about their remote education provision.
→ Publish and record the date. Review cycle is every 12 months.
[PUB-M] Remote education
Nothing recorded as published.
missing
should
Music development plan summary
Published alongside the music curriculum content.
→ Publish and record the date. Review cycle is every 12 months.
[PUB-M] Curriculum — "all schools are expected to publish information about their music development plan"; DfE template available
Nothing recorded as published.
missing
should
Ethos and values statement
DfE says schools should publish a statement setting out their ethos and values.
→ Publish and record the date.
[PUB-M] Ethos and values
Nothing recorded as published.