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King's Academy Binfield
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Free school
St. Georges Park, Binfield, Bracknell RG42 4FS · kgabinfield.uk · 01344 306983
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bracknell Forest 46.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.52 mi
- 0.83 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bracknell Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,500
- 81% of 1,850 places
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.52 mi (830 m) from the school. Source: Bracknell Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 164 | 169 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 195 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 226 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 220 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.52 mi0.83 km | |
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.52 mi0.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 48.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bracknell Forest it was 46.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.5 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.3 | −4.4 |
| Sixth form college | 2.7 | −4 |
| Further education | 38.9 | +4.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 2 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2024/25 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 66 | C (29.5) | Below average -0.29 |
| All academic | 66 | C (29.8) | Below average -0.28 |
Ofsted
King's Academy Binfield was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (170 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 170
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (27%) with SEND