King's Academy Prospect is a state-funded secondary school in Reading, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,157 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,500.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (4 Oct 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 36.8 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 104 first-preference applications and 145 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 4 Oct 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
Published 29 Nov 2022.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Reading |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 145 |
| First-preference applications | 104 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 311 |
| First-preference offers | 104 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 36.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 47.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 29.3% |
| EBacc entry | 71.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 24.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 15.6% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.43 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.94 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 26.99 |
| Value added | -0.22 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.4 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | -0.04 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 4.9% |
| Pupils | 62 |
| Average grade | D+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C- |
| Published progress band | Below average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 38% |
| Sixth-form college | 5.3% |
| Further education college | 38.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8% |
| Employment | 5.3% |
| Not sustained | 6.4% |
| Unknown | 4.1% |
Cohort: 171 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 40.4% |
| Further education | 2.1% |
| Other education | 6.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% |
| Employment | 27.7% |
| Not sustained | 14.9% |
| Unknown | 4.3% |
Cohort: 47 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 80.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.04% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.41% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 33% |
| White other | 11% |
| Mixed | 15.5% |
| Asian | 21.9% |
| Black | 9.2% |
| Other | 3.1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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