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King's Academy Oakwood
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Chiltern View, Binfield, Bracknell RG42 4FY · kgabinfield.uk · 01344 586399
On the mapSearch near RG42 4FY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bracknell Forest 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.14 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bracknell Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- At capacity · 210 places
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 4.8%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.71 mi (1.14 km) from the school. Source: Bracknell Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.14 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bracknell Forest it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
Ofsted
King's Academy Oakwood was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 69
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (26%) with SEND