King Alfred's
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 137140
- Address
- Portway, OX12 9BY
- Website
- http://www.kaacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1682 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 85.6%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 3.9%
African 2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.6
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 15 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
Biology | GCSE | 88 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 91 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 87 |
Admissions
King Alfred's
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 357
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 27
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 295 140 155 |
Year 8 | 329 187 142 |
Year 9 | 286 160 126 |
Year 10 | 228 107 121 |
Year 11 | 236 111 125 |
Year 12 | 147 82 65 |
Year 13 | 161 75 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 27.0% 31.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 49.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.0% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 69.0% 58.9% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 28.0% 19.9% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% |