King's Academy Prospect

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Cockney Hill
Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4EX
Phone 01189590466
Reference Number 136876

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1217
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.66%
Girls: 46.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 35.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 40.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 126 108 234
8 102 90 192
9 108 106 214
10 128 90 218
11 126 105 231
12 38 52 90
13 25 13 38

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 34.5%
White, Other 10.7%
Pakistani 9.1%
Indian 6.5%
African 6.2%
Mixed, Other 6.2%
Unclassified 5.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.4%
Asian, Other 3.9%
Caribbean 2%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Chinese 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-30
Date Description Report
2022-10-04 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-07-01 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-03-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-11-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-07-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-05-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-01-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Prospect School
2011-05-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-01-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-20 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-09-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-15 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-05-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-01-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-20 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-09-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-15 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 28.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 47.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.3 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 25.83 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 12.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 72 20
Third Preference 101 14
From another Local Authority 19 4

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AS
0.35 miles
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BE
0.41 miles
Manor Primary School
110 Ashampstead Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
0.42 miles
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
0.42 miles
Churchend Primary Academy
Usk Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4HP
0.47 miles
Kennet Valley Primary School
Carters Rise, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 7YT
0.59 miles
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4ED
0.66 miles
Southcote Primary School
Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EJ
0.71 miles
Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4UN
0.72 miles
Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2RW
0.88 miles
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BS
0.94 miles
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2TD
0.96 miles
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road, Reading, RG30 4UA
1.08 miles
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2JH
1.09 miles
Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5BD
1.27 miles
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road, Reading, RG30 6UB
1.3 miles
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NP
1.31 miles
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NP
1.31 miles
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Wensley Road, Coley Park, Reading, RG1 6DU
1.38 miles
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4SZ
1.43 miles
Name Distance
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ
0.52 miles
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ
0.52 miles
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EP
0.64 miles
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
0.78 miles
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5TY
1.8 miles
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6SW
2.15 miles
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
2.23 miles
Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
2.31 miles
Kendrick School
London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN
2.33 miles
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, RG1 4QZ
2.37 miles
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ
2.41 miles
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7PY
2.56 miles
Hamilton School
135 Bulmershe Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SG
2.6 miles
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4JJ
2.64 miles
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road, Reading, RG4 6DX
2.66 miles
Reading School
Erleigh Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW
2.75 miles
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8AF
2.86 miles
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
2.97 miles
St Joseph's College
3.01 miles
Theale Green School
Church Street, Reading, RG7 5DA
3.03 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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