King's Academy Binfield
St. Georges Park, Binfield, Bracknell, RG42 4FS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Miss Kerri-Anne Leavy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- King's Group
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,850
- Pupils on roll
- 1,500
- URN
- 145892
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344306983
About this school
King's Academy Binfield is an all-through academy in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,500 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Academy Binfield, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 119 | 149 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.6 | 47.3 | 48.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.32 +0.07 to +0.58 | +0.02 -0.21 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 48.3% | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 70.5% | 70.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 79.2% | 65% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
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 Binfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.3 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,051 |
| 2023/24 | 1,262 |
| 2024/25 | 1,443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Academy Binfield compares
King's Academy Binfield ranked 3rd of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.6 | 6.1% | 11.1% | 1,500 | — |
| The Piggott School | 61.9 | 6.5% | 6.3% | 1,945 | 6.1 miles |
| Grove Academy | 41.1 | 9.7% | 31.6% | 990 | 9.2 miles |
| Newbold School | — | — | 0% | 60 | 0.3 miles |
| King's Academy Meadow Vale | — | 4.1% | 16% | 562 | 0.4 miles |
| Cressex Lodge School | 8.8 | — | 0% | 18 | 0.5 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)
- 11.1%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 15.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Piggott School6.1 miles
All-through · Reading
-
Grove Academy9.2 miles
All-through · Slough
-
Newbold School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
King's Academy Meadow Vale0.4 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Cressex Lodge School0.5 miles
Special schools · Reading
Other schools in Bracknell
King's Academy Binfield ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Bracknell.
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Academy Binfield teach?
- King's Academy Binfield teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an all-through school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Academy Binfield?
- The headteacher of King's Academy Binfield is Miss Kerri-Anne Leavy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Academy Binfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Academy Binfield, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Academy Binfield?
- King's Academy Binfield has 1,500 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is King's Academy Binfield full?
- King's Academy Binfield has capacity for 1,850 pupils and 1,500 on roll (81%), 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 Binfield a faith school?
- No. King's Academy Binfield has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Academy Binfield have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King's Academy Binfield as having nursery classes.
- Is King's Academy Binfield part of an academy trust?
- King's Academy Binfield 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 Binfield have?
- The schools register lists King's Academy Binfield's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King's Academy Binfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.6 in 2022/23 and 48.6 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 Binfield compare with other schools in Bracknell Forest?
- King's Academy Binfield ranked 3rd of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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 Binfield's absence rate?
- King's Academy Binfield's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Academy Binfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Academy Binfield'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 10 July 2026.