The King Alfred SchoolEst. 2018
StateSecondary
Profile updated · DfE GIASTRI £4,000/teacherGoodNov 2022
Ages11 - 18
Pupils1,269
Inspected Nov 2022 · View report
The answers
40.7
Attainment 8
2025-26 (provisional)
How close did you need to live?
In 2026, everyone who named The King Alfred School was offered a place (DfE). Offers can change from year to year.
5.49 miles was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26.
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Admissions · 1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered (Year 7, 2026-27)
1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered
Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27
Inspection · Good, Nov 2022 (3 years ago)
Source · Ofsted · Inspected Nov 2022
Results · Attainment 8 40.7 (2025-26, provisional)
Source · DfE school performance tables
Outcomes · 81% in sustained education after Year 11 · 2023-24 leavers (provisional)
Source · DfE key stage 4 destination measures
Money · £7,042 spent per pupil (2024-25)
Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)
Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25
School facts · Academy · Secondary · 11 - 18
Type
Academy
Phase
Secondary
Age Range
11 - 18
Gender
Co-educational
Sixth Form
Yes
Sixth Form Places
130 of 200 (65%)
Head Teacher
Miss Jessica Lobbett
Sixth Form Places: sixth-form pupils on roll against funded places, from the council's return to the DfE school-capacity survey (SCAP), 2024-25.
Where this data comes from
DfE GIASschool register· May 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateFSAfood hygieneInspectorategrade & date· Nov 2022IMD 2025deprivation
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Key Metrics
Comparative & Financial
Borough ComparisonAbsence 11.0% — above the average for secondary schools in this borough
School Capacity1,278 pupils on roll — 92.9% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25
School-specific Context
Key admissions dates · Applications closed Sat 31 Oct 2026 · offers Mon 1 Mar 2027
The area · Deprivation decile 5 of 10 (IMD 2025)
Place & Setting
Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality · energy rating
Data from:Inspection: Nov 2022Results: 2025-26Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: May 2026Some data may be outdatedReport stale data
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How close did you need to live?
In 2026, everyone who named The King Alfred School was offered a place (DfE). Offers can change from year to year.
5.49miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year: not a boundary, and not a guarantee.
Last distance offered at The King Alfred School, year by year →
The King Alfred School: key facts
What did Ofsted judge The King Alfred School's overall effectiveness to be?
Ofsted judged The King Alfred School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The King Alfred School?
The King Alfred School has 1,269 pupils on roll.