SCHOOL PROFILE

King's Academy Meadow Vale

Primary Academy converter URN 151266
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 October 2019
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bracknell Forest
Trust KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 562 544 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 283 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 279 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.4%
8.4 pts below England
School 16.4%
Bracknell Forest 11.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.7%
3.4 pts above England
School 23.7%
Bracknell Forest 14.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Bracknell Forest 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.7%
341
Any other White background
9.3%
52
Any other Mixed background
5.7%
32
African
4.8%
27
Indian
4.6%
26
Chinese
2.8%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.7% 94 of 562 pupils
4.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.7%
Bracknell Forest 20.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 82 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 24
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 7
Other difficulty or disability 2

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.09%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.12 pts lower than England
School 4.09%
Bracknell Forest 5.16%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.61 pts lower than England
School 8.21%
Bracknell Forest 11.07%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.2% 1.0 pts above England
King's Academy Meadow Vale
89.2%
Bracknell Forest
93.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information