Kingstone High School is a mixed secondary school located in Kingstone in the

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. Previously a community school administered by

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, Kingstone High School converted to academy status in August 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Herefordshire Council for admissions, and mainly serves the areas of South

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and the

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. Kingstone High School offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school building was built in the 1960s, with other buildings added later.

References

External links

Kingstone High School official website
Secondary schools in Herefordshire Academies in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-school-stub