OFSTED
4 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Reading
Trust
KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,157
1,157 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
565
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
592
51.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
above England
School
37.1%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
above England
School
37.3%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.0%
382
Any other White background
10.5%
122
Pakistani
8.2%
95
Any other Mixed background
8.0%
92
Indian
6.7%
77
Unclassified
6.3%
73
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.1%
163 of
1,157 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
36.8
2.4 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.39 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.45%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.24 pts
higher than
England
School
9.45%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.10 pts
higher than
England
School
28.92%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
3.29%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
77.1%
15.2 pts
below England
King's Academy Prospect
77.1%
Reading
84.0%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.