King Alfred's

Secondary · state · ages 11–18 · 1,708 pupils · has a sixth form · OX12 9BY · CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST

Below goodOfstedInspected Apr 2026

13.9%GCSE grades 8–9England median 9.6%

18.9%A levels AAB or betterEngland median 12.4%

0.8Applications per placeFirst choices, Year 7 2026

45.4Attainment 8England median 45.8

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18.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted: Report card: achievement needs attention, curriculum and teaching needs attention

GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 913.9% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above24.5% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)45.4 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths43.8% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths63.1% (typical 65.8%)

233 pupils at the end of Year 11.

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A24% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B48.6% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better18.9% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry35.45 (typical 32.5)

152 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: above average (value added +0.19).

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put it first for 222 places (0.8 first choices per place, places to spare). 100% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry	Places	First choices	Per place	First choices offered a place
Year 7, 2024	357	278	0.8	100%
Year 7, 2025	256	198	0.8	100%
Year 7, 2026	222	167	0.8	100%

Sports facilities on site

3 football pitches, 1 rugby pitch.

Some of these are open to the public (pay and play, clubs or community use) outside school hours. Schools nearby with similar facilities

Money

£7,564spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

75%of spending on staff, 55% on teachers

£381krevenue reserve (2.8% of a year's income)

£254ksurplus in the year

Income £13.6m, spending £13.3m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,763 pupils).

Run by Cambrian Learning Trust, a trust of 18 academies and 7,897 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £3.5m, 6.2% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.

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About these figures

Typical means the median state-funded school in England. In the bars, the fill is this school and the black line is the typical school.
Progress 8 (how pupils did against similar pupils nationally) isn't published for 2024/25, because these pupils sat no tests at 11 during Covid.
GCSE tables: GCSE (9–1) full courses taken in 2024/25; A-level tables: GCE A levels taken in 2024/25; subjects with 5 or more entries. Small entries swing a lot from year to year.
Applications per place are first choices. They are national offer day figures; places can change later through waiting lists and appeals.
Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place. Admissions are set by the council or the school, and rules such as catchment, siblings and faith decide who gets in: check its admissions policy and how far away the last places went in recent years.
Sports facilities, not results: there is no national data on schools' sporting success.
Spending per pupil mostly follows funding for deprivation, special needs and London weighting, so higher isn't the same as better. Small schools and sixth forms cost more per pupil.

Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Contains data © Sport England (Active Places), matched to the school by name and postcode. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.

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GCSE results (2024/25)

% of GCSE grades at 8 or 913.9% (typical 9.6%)

% of GCSE grades at 7 or above24.5% (typical 19.5%)

Attainment 8 (average across 8 GCSE-level subjects)45.4 (typical 45.8)

% with grade 5 or above in English and maths43.8% (typical 43.9%)

% with grade 4 or above in English and maths63.1% (typical 65.8%)

233 pupils at the end of Year 11.

GCSE grades by subject

Subject	Entries	Grades 8–9	England 8–9	Grades 7+	Grades 4+
Mathematics	232	14.2%	13%	21.6%	74.6%
English Language	224	7.6%	9.2%	17.9%	66.5%
English Literature	214	8.9%	9.9%	19.6%	69.2%
Business	111	9.9%	10.9%	14.4%	65.8%
Geography	107	15.9%	13.6%	29%	67.3%
Food Preparation & Nutrition	90	11.1%	11.5%	14.4%	57.8%
History	83	14.5%	15.2%	26.5%	57.8%
Art and Design	74	5.4%	13.2%	16.2%	55.4%
Physical Education	57	1.8%	12.8%	10.5%	56.1%
Physics	56	37.5%	29.4%	57.1%	96.4%
Chemistry	56	37.5%	31.4%	57.1%	98.2%
Biology	56	32.1%	28.6%	58.9%	96.4%
Design & Technology	54	0%	13.3%	3.7%	29.6%
Spanish	44	20.5%	15.3%	25%	77.3%
Computer Science	36	16.7%	19.9%	27.8%	61.1%
Economics	29	13.8%	19.6%	27.6%	72.4%
French	27	37%	18.1%	59.3%	74.1%
Film Studies	20	25%	11.7%	35%	80%
Drama	17	11.8%	15.9%	29.4%	88.2%
Religious Studies	16	18.8%	19%	37.5%	81.3%
Music	9	11.1%	20.5%	22.2%	66.7%

A levels (2024/25)

% of A-level grades at A* or A24% (typical 15.4%)

% of A-level grades at A* to B48.6% (typical 38.7%)

% of A-level students with AAB or better18.9% (typical 12.4%)

A-level average points per entry35.45 (typical 32.5)

152 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: above average (value added +0.19).

A-level grades by subject

Subject	Entries	A*–A	England A*–A	A*	A*–B
Psychology	41	14.6%	19.8%	2.4%	46.3%
Mathematics	39	51.3%	42.8%	28.2%	76.9%
Business Studies	27	14.8%	16.8%	3.7%	59.3%
Physics	24	29.2%	32.6%	20.8%	45.8%
Biology	20	25%	29%	5%	50%
English Language	20	15%	12.7%	5%	55%
English Literature	19	15.8%	25.2%	0%	36.8%
Chemistry	16	37.5%	33.2%	0%	56.3%
Film Studies	15	13.3%	16.2%	0%	26.7%
Geography	14	7.1%	24.2%	0%	35.7%
Sociology	14	14.3%	19.3%	7.1%	21.4%
History	12	16.7%	25.5%	0%	66.7%
Economics	12	41.7%	30.8%	8.3%	66.7%
Mathematics (Further)	10	70%	53.1%	50%	80%
Spanish	7	28.6%	26.6%	0%	57.1%
Art and Design	7	42.9%	29.4%	28.6%	71.4%
Drama and Theatre Studies	5	0%	17.7%	0%	0%

How hard is it to get in?

For Year 7 in September 2026, 167 families put it first for 222 places (0.8 first choices per place, places to spare). 100% of the families who put it first got a place.

Entry

Places

First choices

Per place

First choices offered a place

Year 7, 2024

357

278

0.8

100%

Year 7, 2025

256

198

0.8

100%

Year 7, 2026

222

167

0.8

100%

Money

£7,564spent per pupil (typical secondary £7,863)

75%of spending on staff, 55% on teachers

£381krevenue reserve (2.8% of a year's income)

£254ksurplus in the year

Income £13.6m, spending £13.3m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,763 pupils).

Run by Cambrian Learning Trust, a trust of 18 academies and 7,897 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £3.5m, 6.2% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.