Primary school

King's Academy Meadow Vale

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bracknell Forest
  • RG42 1SY
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,836 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 37%37%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM52% · South East 64%2/10 Well below South East−26 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−35.1 pts
Reading score104 · South East 1062/10 Well below South East−23.3 pts
Maths score103 · South East 1053/10 Below−32.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 61 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 56% · 61 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 60% · 93 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 66% · 91 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 53% · 90 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 52% · 87 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 52% · 87 pupils · South East 64%66%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 61 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 61 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 93 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 8% · 91 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 4% · 90 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 87 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 87 pupils · South East 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 61 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 93 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 91 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 90 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 87 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 104 · 87 pupils · South East 106106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 61 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 61 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 93 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 91 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 90 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 87 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 103 · 87 pupils · South East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
52 of 52 who put it first2014 · 89.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5252
2nd306
3rd214

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2019

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

29 strong areas

  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

1 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026562
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.0%
First language not English21.7%
SEN support10.0%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils8.2%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

89.2% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 25.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.1
  • Other support 14.8

Teachers 27.3 FTE · Whole workforce 60.2 · 82 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 10 months.

  • −£212,000revenue reserve
  • +£18,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES (15 academies) · trust reserve £7,003,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it