Schools by area › South Gloucestershire › King's Oak Academy
King's Oak Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Sponsored academy
Brook Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 4JT · kingsoakacademy.clf.uk · 0117 992 7127
On the mapSearch near BS15 4JT
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42
- average Attainment 8 score. South Gloucestershire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 992
- 83% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 101 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 101 | 79 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 96 | 72 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 67 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 113 | 73 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 98 | 90 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Gloucestershire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across South Gloucestershire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D- (18.3 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼102 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42 | 46 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.51 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.4 | −2.4 |
| Sixth form college | 22 | +4.7 |
| Further education | 43.3 | +9.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −7.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 54 | D- (18.3) | +0.31 |
| All academic | 54 | D- (18.3) | +0.31 |
| Applied general | 37 | — | -0.34 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected King's Oak Academy on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 84
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (32%) with SEND