Academy converter · Oxfordshire

King Alfred's

11–18Ages
1,708Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137140URN

Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Oxfordshire

357 applications for 222 places · 32nd of 38 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.4of 90

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

29th of 41 in Oxfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 24 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
8 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Oxfordshire median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

357 applications · 222 places offered · 167 named it first

2026 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2025 1.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.2
2024 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2023 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Oxfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Oxfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	222	357	1.6	167	0.75
Sep 2025	256	424	1.7	198	0.77
Sep 2024	357	478	1.3	278	0.78
Sep 2023	279	402	1.4	243	0.87
Sep 2022	327	431	1.3	297	0.91
Sep 2021	297	370	1.3	262	0.88
Sep 2020	241	325	1.4	224	0.93
Sep 2019	257	325	1.3	222	0.86
Sep 2018	258	376	1.5	249	0.97
Sep 2017	300	404	1.4	285	0.95
Sep 2016	350	493	1.4	329	0.94
Sep 2015	300	436	1.5	289	0.96
Sep 2014	304	444	1.5	328	1.08

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

264 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.429th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%28th of 41 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Oxfordshire 65% England 66%

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.02

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	264	43.4	44%	63%	–
2024/25	233	45.4	44%	63%	–
2023/24	236	44.0	48%	66%	−0.02
2022/23	235	46.6	48%	68%	+0.28

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

King Alfred'sThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
St Johns CofE Academy
2.5 km · Oxfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.7applications per place
UTC Oxfordshire
11.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

33.1Attainment 8
Aureus School
11.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
Didcot Girls' School
12.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 59.6Attainment 8
Faringdon Community College
13.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
St Birinus School
13.1 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 50.8Attainment 8
Larkmead School
13.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
John Mason School
14.0 km · Oxfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137140 · 931/4142
Trust: Cambrian Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,205 pupils · 1,708 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: King Alfred's (A Specialist Sports College) (URN 123263)
Address: Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BY
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources