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King's Academy Oakwood

URN
147076
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
King's Academy Oakwood
URN
147076
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

30

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#15 of 24 schools in Bracknell Forest

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for King's Academy Oakwood

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for King's Academy Oakwood

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 December 2023
Inspection date
7 November 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

114

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.8×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bracknell Forest)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.kgabinfield.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bracknell Forest to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

67.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RG42 4FY - Chiltern View, Binfield, Bracknell

Contact details

Address
Chiltern View, Binfield, Bracknell
Postcode
RG42 4FY
Phone
1344586399
Website
https://www.kgabinfield.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bracknell Forest
Local authority code
867

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 84 schools in Bracknell Forest.

Authority statistics

Total schools

84

Open schools

45

Closed schools

39

Primary schools

56

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 10 December 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 December 20237 November 2023S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 10 December 2023
    • Outstanding

      Published
      10 December 2023
      Inspected
      7 November 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    26.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 28

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    11

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary56 (66.7%)
    • Secondary11 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other17 (20.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Odyssey House School492 mNot applicableOpen
    Newbold School1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Cressex Lodge School1.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    King's Academy Binfield1.5 kmAll-throughOpen
    Binfield Church of England Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Jennett's Park CofE Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Jennett's Park CofE Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    West Mead School1.8 kmNot applicableClosed
    Keep Hatch Primary School1.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Odyssey House School
      Distance
      492 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Newbold School
      Distance
      1.1 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery
      Distance
      1.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Cressex Lodge School
      Distance
      1.5 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bracknell Forest)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ascot Heath Church of England Junior SchoolPrimarySL5 8PNClosed
    Ascot Heath Primary SchoolPrimarySL5 8PNOpen
    Binfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryRG42 4EWOpen
    Birch Hill Primary SchoolPrimaryRG12 7WWClosed
    Birch Hill Primary School and NurseryPrimaryRG12 7WWOpen
    • Ascot Heath Church of England Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SL5 8PN
      Status
      Closed
    • Ascot Heath Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SL5 8PN
      Status
      Open
    • Binfield Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG42 4EW
      Status
      Open
    • Birch Hill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      RG12 7WW
      Status
      Closed
    King's Academy Binfield
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Binfield Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Jennett's Park CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Jennett's Park CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Mead School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Keep Hatch Primary School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    RG12 7WW
    Status
    Open