King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr David Littlemore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- King's Group
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,157
- URN
- 136876
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189590466
About this school
King's Academy Prospect is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,157 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 212 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.8 | 38.2 | 36.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.71 -0.94 to -0.48 | -0.39 -0.60 to -0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 28.3% | 29.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 53.8% | 47.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 68.9% | 71.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King's Academy Prospect has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32.8 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.2 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,037 |
| 2023/24 | 1,217 |
| 2024/25 | 1,260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Academy Prospect compares
King's Academy Prospect ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in Reading for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.8 | 9.5% | 39.7% | 1,157 | — |
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | 46 | 7.5% | 21.3% | 1,082 | 0.6 miles |
| The WREN School | 44.8 | 8.3% | 29.1% | 931 | 0.8 miles |
| River Academy | — | 5.1% | 29% | 373 | 1.8 miles |
| Little Heath School | 48.2 | 7.2% | 19.3% | 1,682 | 1.8 miles |
| Denefield School | 47 | 8.9% | 17.5% | 1,171 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.72%
- English as an additional language
- 40.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.45%
- Persistent absence
- 28.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
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The WREN School0.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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River Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Little Heath School1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Denefield School2.3 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
King's Academy Prospect ranks 19th of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Reading.
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Hartland High School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Kendrick School Secondary
- Langtree School Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does King's Academy Prospect teach?
- King's Academy Prospect teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Academy Prospect?
- The headteacher of King's Academy Prospect is Mr David Littlemore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King's Academy Prospect last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Academy Prospect, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is King's Academy Prospect?
- King's Academy Prospect has 1,157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King's Academy Prospect full?
- King's Academy Prospect has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,157 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Academy Prospect a faith school?
- No. King's Academy Prospect has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Academy Prospect a selective school?
- No. King's Academy Prospect is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King's Academy Prospect?
- King's Academy Prospect is part of KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King's Academy Prospect have?
- The schools register lists King's Academy Prospect's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King's Academy Prospect's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.8 in 2022/23 and 36.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Academy Prospect rank locally?
- King's Academy Prospect ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in Reading for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Academy Prospect's absence rate?
- King's Academy Prospect's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Academy Prospect's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Academy Prospect's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.