King's Academy Prospect
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Reading
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
King's Academy Prospect is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
King's Academy Prospect catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 29% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, lowest among this school and the 6 of the 8 nearest Reading secondary schools that have results.
- The 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 36.8 (England 46), and the average A level grade was D+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
- In 2026 there were 104 first-choice applications for 145 Year 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 41 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 37.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.4% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Reading.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 1,157 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are aspirational and rightly optimistic about their futures.”
- “Leaders set high expectations for pupils’ learning, behaviour and wider development, which are routinely put into practice.”
- “Staff make sure that pupils’ best interests are at the heart of all that they do.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, this is not as well established.”
- “While pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) achieve well overall, this is a little variable.”
- “Many receive exactly what they require in lessons, but some pupils with SEND could achieve more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 104 first-preference applications, 145 offers in total, 104 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The WREN School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- River Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kendrick School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Reading School 2.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hartland High School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published