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King's Academy Easthampstead Park, Bracknell

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King's Academy Easthampstead Park is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Bracknell, part of King's Group Academies. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2026, ended in a report card: 7 expected standard. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 5th-highest of the 5 schools in Bracknell with published results, and 2,420th of 3,298 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted report card
0 of 7 areas strong or better
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Below average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bracknell Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

King's Academy Easthampstead Park in detail

What Ofsted's report card says

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades King's Academy Easthampstead Park on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged, typically achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have effective systems for identifying any barriers that pupils have to their learning and/or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school has undergone a number of changes in its leadership structure since the previous inspection."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils' personal development and wellbeing are effectively supported."

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "Leaders have given careful consideration to the sixth-form offer."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed their approach to teaching to improve consistency across the school, for example in teachers' use of checks on pupils' understanding to adapt learning to meet the range of needs, leading to even higher levels of achievement in all subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers identify and address gaps in pupils' writing knowledge consistently well and that opportunities for developing pupils' writing across the curriculum are prioritised".

Read the full report card on Ofsted's site (school website)

Source: Ofsted report card (Open Government Licence), quoted

Results

In 2026, pupils at King's Academy Easthampstead Park averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Bracknell Forest and 47 across England.

38% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Bracknell Forest and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33, against 45.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Geography.

Getting a place at King's Academy Easthampstead Park

For September 2026 entry, 169 families put King's Academy Easthampstead Park as their first choice and 295 named it as one of their preferences, for 203 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at King's Academy Easthampstead Park

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to King's Academy Easthampstead Park are The Brakenhale School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9); King's Academy Binfield (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); Ranelagh School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.7); and St Crispin's School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than King's Academy Easthampstead Park.

The Brakenhale SchoolKing's Academy BinfieldRanelagh SchoolSt Crispin's School

The trust

King's Academy Easthampstead Park is one of 15 schools run by King's Group Academies, an academy trust.

All 15 schools in King's Group Academies

What parents say

145 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about King's Academy Easthampstead Park (as of April 2026): 84% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 42 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 38% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 50% into work. 3% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bracknell Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, King's Academy Easthampstead Park issued 141 suspensions, 13.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to King's Academy Easthampstead Park are Jennett's Park CofE Primary School (0.2 miles); Great Hollands Primary School (0.5 miles); Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles); and St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Jennett's Park CofE Primary SchoolGreat Hollands Primary SchoolWooden Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr David Littlemore
Pupils:1,050
LA:Bracknell Forest
Phone:01344304567
Address:Ringmead, Bracknell, RG12 8FS
Trust:KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES (15 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2022

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago

Report card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)

Safeguarding standards met

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Post 16 provisionExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: met

Inspected 24 February 2026View full report

King's Academy Easthampstead Park has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in November 2022. Before that, as Easthampstead Park Community School (URN 110071), it was rated Good in November 2021.

URN:149365
UKPRN:10091119
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bracknell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report card, in its own words

What it's like to be a pupil at King's Academy Easthampstead Park

Pupils are happy at this welcoming school. Staff know pupils well and understand their individual needs. Pupils value the positive relationships they have with staff. They are confident that they will be readily supported with any concerns or worries. As a result, pupils feel safe in school. Pupils understand how to keep themselves safe in the wider community and online. In lessons and around the school, pupils behave well. They are respectful and considerate of others. Pupils know the importance of rules and values. They embrace one another's differences and understand why equality matters. Staff deal effectively with any occurrences of discrimination or bullying. As a result, these types of behaviour are uncommon. Leaders have high aspirations and expectations for pupils. Mostly, pupils are keen to meet these. They have positive attitudes to their education and attend regularly. Pupils welcome the consistent learning routines that help them to develop independence. Pupils' achievement in national examinations is broadly in line with average figures. Leaders understand the barriers that some pupils have to their learning and/or wellbeing. Staff provide effective support to remove these barriers. As a result, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged typically make progress from their starting points. Pupils are well supported in securing the knowledge and skills they need to progress to the next stage of their education or employment. Sixth-form students are particularly appreciative of how carefully learning opportunities are tailored to meet their needs and aspirations. There is a broad range of enrichment opportunities to widen pupils' experiences. International visits, such as a trip to Peru, help pupils to learn more about other countries and cultures. Pupils appreciate the many clubs available that encourage them to explore their talents and interests. Overall, pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain.

What Ofsted says the school should do next

  • Leaders should continue to embed their approach to teaching to improve consistency across the school, for example in teachers' use of checks on pupils' understanding to adapt learning to meet the range of needs, leading to even higher levels of achievement in all subjects.
  • Leaders should ensure that teachers identify and address gaps in pupils' writing knowledge consistently well and that opportunities for developing pupils' writing across the curriculum are prioritised.

From Ofsted's report card (inspection 24 February 2026). Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's February 2026 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This school creates a welcoming environment where pupils are happy and feel genuinely cared for by staff who know them well. Teachers explain learning clearly and have worked hard to raise standards across the curriculum, with particularly strong support for vulnerable pupils. The school offers a broad range of enrichment activities and clubs that help bring learning to life and develop important life skills alongside academic progress.

Key Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding culture with clear systems to identify and support vulnerable pupils
  • Effective behaviour management with significant reduction in poor behaviours and minimal suspensions
  • Well-sequenced curriculum with secure subject knowledge among teachers
  • Excellent support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, tailored to individual needs
  • Strong pastoral support and enrichment activities that develop life skills alongside academic learning

Areas for Improvement

  • Writing skills need further development with greater consistency in addressing misconceptions
  • Teachers' checks on understanding could be used more effectively to adapt teaching for individual pupils
  • Some pupils ready to deepen their learning are occasionally delayed in doing so

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture of safeguarding where concerns are actively identified and acted upon, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Film club, chess club, games club, British Sign Language club, sports activities, cook on a budget programme, work experience opportunities, financial literacy workshops, current affairs learning, independent living skills

King's Academy Easthampstead Park is a welcoming school where pupils are happy and feel safe. Leaders have made effective improvements to raise pupil aspirations and create consistent learning experiences across the curriculum.

At a Glance

25.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

145 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy84%
Feels safe86%
Well behaved77%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)73%
Kept informed78%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)85%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Attainment 8 has declined from 44.9 to 41.5 (2024 to 2026), while gCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 44% to 38% (2024 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-41.537.6%
Disadvantaged(52)-33.021.2%
Not known to be disadvantaged(118)-45.344.9%
Boys(82)-39.032.9%
Girls(88)-43.842%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(23)-58.669.6%
Non mobile(163)-41.837.4%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics334
English Language334
English Literature332
Combined Science330
Art and Design226
Geography160
Business Studies150
History142
Sports Studies84
Hospitality and Catering82
German78
Childcare Skills68
Spanish64
Media / Film / TV Studies42
Multimedia42
Computer Science38
Music28
Speech and Drama18
Other Modern Languages15
Dance5

+ 1 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 160 students

Continued education89%
Further education51%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment4%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

1

Permanent exclusions

0.10%

Exclusion rate

141

Suspensions

13.68%

Suspension rate

67 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,031 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

King's Academy Easthampstead Park is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bracknell Forest's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Viking (opp)
425m · 7 min walk
Vandyke (N-bound)
505m · 8 min walk
Ullswater (N-bound)
715m · 12 min walk
Pipit Green (S-bound)
716m · 12 min walk
Wheatley (W-bound)
761m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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Apply to Bracknell Forest for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at King's Academy Easthampstead Park

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

78%

Available places

1,018 pupils

1,302 places

284 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bracknell

Medium pressure
New homes approved:1,936
Projected new pupils:348

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bracknell

Across Bracknell Forest council

Low demand council-wide0.89 applications per place

Places available

1,500

Applications

1,337

Got 1st preference

82.7%

Got preferred school

95.0%

All secondary applications across Bracknell Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

24 February 2026Report card
Inclusion
Curriculum & teaching
Achievement
Attendance & behaviour
Personal development
Post-16
Leadership & governance
4 November 2022

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

161

SEN Support

44

EHC Plans

19.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder71
Social, Emotional & Mental Health52
Moderate Learning Difficulty31
Specific Learning Difficulty24
Speech, Language & Communication23
Physical Disability2
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
76.9%
Asian
3.7%
Black
3.4%
Mixed
5.9%
Chinese
0.2%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.5%
English as Additional Language12.7%

1,050

Total Pupils

527

Boys

523

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

68

Teachers

15.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,339

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,308

Per pupil

£7405k

Total funding

£264k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£629,544
EAL funding£41,616
Lump sum£152,845

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.9%

Overall absence

25.1%

Persistent absence

987

Enrolments

Authorised5.9%
Unauthorised3.0%
Persistent (10%+)25.1%
Severe (50%+)4.8%

Absence trend

9.4%
22/23
8.3%
23/24
8.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about King's Academy Easthampstead Park

What are GCSE results like at King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

In the 2026 results, pupils at King's Academy Easthampstead Park achieved an Attainment 8 score of 41.5. 38% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is King's Academy Easthampstead Park's Ofsted rating?

King's Academy Easthampstead Park has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in November 2022. Before that, as Easthampstead Park Community School (URN 110071), it was rated Good in November 2021.

What is the catchment area for King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

No fixed boundary. When King's Academy Easthampstead Park is oversubscribed, Bracknell Forest allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

King's Academy Easthampstead Park was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 1302 places.

How big are the classes at King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

Classes at King's Academy Easthampstead Park average 22.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

King's Academy Easthampstead Park has around 1050 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

8.9% of sessions were missed at King's Academy Easthampstead Park in 2024/25. 25.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Academy Easthampstead Park on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Where is King's Academy Easthampstead Park?

King's Academy Easthampstead Park is at Ringmead, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8FS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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