King Alfred's
Portway, Wantage, OX12 9BY
1,708 pupils · 77% of 2,205 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 24 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 24.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 222 | 167 | 357 | 211 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 256 | 198 | 424 | 246 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 357 | 278 | 478 | 353 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 279 | 243 | 402 | 278 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 327 | 297 | 431 | 326 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 297 | 262 | 370 | 292 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 241 | 224 | 325 | 239 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 257 | 222 | 325 | 249 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- UTC Oxfordshire 11.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Aureus School 11.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Didcot Girls' School 12.4 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Faringdon Community College 13.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Birinus School 13.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Larkmead School 13.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.