King Alfred's

State-Funded School

king-alfreds-oxfordshire-south-east

South EastRegion

OxfordshireLocal Authority

Didcot and WantageConstituency

OX12 9BYPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

King Alfred's is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxfordshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,708 pupils. King Alfred's is part of CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 24 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,708

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,708
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.