OFSTED
1 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
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
1,500
1,494 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
707
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
793
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.0 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Bracknell Forest
11.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.5 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Bracknell Forest
14.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Bracknell Forest
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
67.6%
1,014
Any other White background
6.5%
98
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
71
Indian
3.9%
59
Unclassified
3.2%
48
Chinese
2.3%
35
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
17.1%
256 of
1,500 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
48.6
9.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.02 · 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
6.13%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.09 pts
lower than
England
School
6.13%
Bracknell Forest
5.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
15.17%
Bracknell Forest
11.07%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
1.72%
Bracknell Forest
1.00%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.1%
10.0 pts
below England
King's Academy Binfield
81.1%
Bracknell Forest
81.1%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.