King's Oak Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · South Gloucestershire
Brook Road, Bristol, BS15 4JT
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/06/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
992
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
29 of 29 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
48
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 29 | 29 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 48 | 29 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katherine Ogden
- Address
- Brook Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4JT
- Phone
- 01179927127
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Woodstock · Bristol North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137106
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
992 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
03 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding - 24
06 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,029 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 43% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 108 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 106 | 13% | 40% | 63% | |
| English Language | 106 | 9% | 42% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 104 | 9% | 45% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 5% | 26% | 45% | |
| Geography | 71 | 10% | 31% | 51% | |
| History | 50 | 18% | 50% | 72% | |
| Design & Technology | 34 | 21% | 56% | 59% | |
| Biology | 28 | 14% | 64% | 89% | |
| Art and Design | 28 | 7% | 21% | 29% | |
| Physics | 27 | 11% | 63% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 11% | 52% | 85% | |
| French | 19 | 11% | 53% | 63% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through South Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.