King's Academy Prospect

King's Academy Prospect is performing well overall, having improved notably since its previous inspection which graded it as 'Requires Improvement'. The school provides a good quality of education, with strong leadership and management that drives its progress. Pupils display aspiring attitudes towards their education, supported by dedicated staff who prioritize student safety and well-being. Pupils achieve well and are well-prepared for their future pathways, with strong support particularly for those whose first language is not English. Despite the school's overall strengths, there are areas that require attention. Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not receive tailored support that precisely meets their needs, impacting their overall achievement. Additionally, while the majority of the school community displays good behavior, there are occasional issues with discriminatory language and minor anti-social behavior during break times that need to be addressed. The school is committed to further improvements, ensuring that all pupils can achieve their best.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and management with a clear focus on improving pupil outcomes.
• High expectations set by leaders, with effective staff training improving classroom practices.
• Ambitious and inclusive curriculum that caters to all pupils.
• Good quality support for pupils with reading difficulties and those speaking English as an additional language.
• Positive pupil behavior and strong commitment to the school's culture.
• Effective involvement of sixth-form students in mentoring and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for some pupils with SEND, preventing them from achieving their full potential.
• Assessment tasks in some subjects need improvement to enhance pupil learning.
• Occasional use of discriminatory language by a small minority of pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at King's Academy Prospect attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.0% of pupils at King's Academy Prospect were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 King's Academy Prospect had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at King's Academy Prospect were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 King's Academy Prospect received £8,372 and spent £8,040 for each of its 1,263 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,281,000 (£1,014 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of King'S Group Academies, income was £7,817 and spending £7,798 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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King's Academy Prospect is part of King'S Group Academies, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• King's Academy Oakwood Bracknell
• King's Academy Binfield Bracknell
• King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell
• King's Academy Meadow Vale Bracknell
• King's Academy Lord Wilson Southampton
• King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Portsmouth
• King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Portsmouth
• King's Academy College Park (Junior) Portsmouth
• King's Academy College Park (Infant) Portsmouth
• King's Academy Rowner Gosport

What is King's Academy Prospect's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King's Academy Prospect is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was King's Academy Prospect last inspected by Ofsted?

King's Academy Prospect was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does King's Academy Prospect have?

King's Academy Prospect has 1,157 pupils on roll.

What age range does King's Academy Prospect cover?

King's Academy Prospect for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are King's Academy Prospect's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.7, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is King's Academy Prospect?

King's Academy Prospect is at Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX.