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King's Academy Prospect[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 40 39.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
39.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
42.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
12.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.39 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 36.8[6] 29.3%[6]
2023/24 38.2[4] 28.3%[4] -0.39[4]
2022/23 32.8[7] 25%[7] -0.71[7]
2021/22 36.8[8] 28%[8] -0.67[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2023/24 D+[10]
2022/23 C-[11]
2021/22 D+[12]
2018/19 D+[13]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
4 Oct 2022[14]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3[14]
Report published
29 Nov 2022[14]
Personal development
Good[14]
Quality of education
Good[14]
Overall effectiveness
Good[14]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[14]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[14]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[14]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[14]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
1 Jul 2021[15] Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1[15] No overall grade[15]
16 Mar 2021[15] Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1[15] No overall grade[15]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Applications (any preference)
311 Entry Sept 2026[16]
First preferences
104 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Places offered
145 Entry Sept 2026[16]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place
Entry Sept 2025 330[16] 104[16] 127[16] 2.6[16]
Entry Sept 2024 366[16] 126[16] 229[16] 1.6[16]
Entry Sept 2023 310[16] 117[16] 195[16] 1.6[16]
Entry Sept 2022 227[16] 80[16] 190[16] 1.2[16]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1500[1]
Trust
KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES[1]
Local authority
Reading[1]
Website
http://www.kgaprospect.uk[1]
District
Reading[17]
Postcode
RG30 4EX[1]
URN
136876[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1260 2024/25[18]
English as an additional language
40.2% 2024/25[18]
SEN support
12.3% 2024/25[18]
EHC plan
2.2% 2024/25[18]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
39.7% 2024/25[18]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2020/21. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.