King Alfred's Academy

What King Alfred's Academy does

King Alfred's Academy is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form located in Wantage, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, operating as part of the Cambrian Learning Trust multi-academy trust. The school delivers secondary education across Years 7 through 13, with separate West Site facilities for Year 7 intake, and offers both GCSE preparation in Years 7-11 and post-16 study programmes in the Sixth Form. Curriculum provision spans A-Level courses across Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Creative Arts, Business and Computing, alongside BTEC Level 3 vocational qualifications in Business, Sport, Health and Social Care, Applied Science, and Performing Arts, plus GCSE resit pathways. Governance sits with the Cambrian Learning Trust Board while day-to-day leadership rests with Headteacher Jonathan Smart; the school employs approximately 90 staff.

The school's product offering extends beyond academic qualifications into a layered enrichment portfolio. The Character Development Award, introduced in 2019, is a Bronze/Silver/Gold scheme sponsored by six local employers (Carter's Construction, Crown Packaging, Infineum, Ricardo, Sainsbury's, Williams F1). The Duke of Edinburgh Award is delivered at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels from Year 9, and KA's Klubs provide lunchtime and after-school enrichment activities. A Trips Programme includes residential and international expeditions to the Peak District, Isle of Wight, Barcelona, the Alps, Canada, Normandy and Tanzania, and an Academic Enrichment Programme provides competitions, university preparation events, and super-curricular opportunities. A Careers Programme uses the Unifrog platform for work experience placements, apprenticeships, fairs, and university guidance. SEND support is positioned as a priority, with an active community-funded buildout of a new sensory-friendly space. Specialist support areas include Pupil Premium funding management, safeguarding, wellbeing and pastoral care, and the King Alfred's Educational Charity.

The business model is that of a publicly funded UK academy rather than a commercial enterprise. Core revenue is per-pupil government grant funding, with smaller ancillary income streams from facility hire, trip contributions, uniform sales, and charitable donations. Education is delivered free at the point of use; pricing for non-core services is not publicly itemised. Go-to-market is the standard UK secondary admissions process supplemented by scheduled Open Events and an active digital presence on Instagram and X (both @KAs_Wantage), an academic enrichment newsletter, and a careers blog. The school serves a single geography — the Wantage and surrounding Oxfordshire catchment — with no international student intake or commercial customer base.

Name

King Alfred's Academy

Legal name

King Alfred's Academy

Website

https://kaacademy.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

King Alfred's Academy is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form in Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK, serving students in Years 7-13 with GCSE, A-Level, and BTEC qualifications, enrichment programmes including the Duke of Edinburgh Award and employer-sponsored Character Development Award, and careers guidance via the Unifrog platform, operating within the Cambrian Learning Trust.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School) (EDAJAFAM)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form
• Post-16 study programmes
• GCSE preparation
• A-Level courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Wantage

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

King Alfred's Academy is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form located in Wantage, Oxfordshire, providing education for students in Years 7 through 13. The school delivers a broad academic curriculum across core faculties including English, Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Creative Arts, Business, and Computing, alongside post-16 study programmes offering A-Level courses, BTEC Level 3 vocational qualifications, and GCSE resits. It supplements academic learning with extensive enrichment activities including the Character Development Award, Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, KA's Klubs, an international Trips Programme, the Academic Enrichment Programme, and a comprehensive Careers Programme.

Product overview

King Alfred's Academy is a secondary school and sixth form providing secondary education (Years 7-11) and post-16 study programmes. The school offers a diverse curriculum including A-Level courses across Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Creative Arts, Business and Computing subjects, as well as BTEC Level 3 vocational qualifications in Business, Sport, Health and Social Care, Applied Science, and Performing Arts. Beyond academics, the school provides enrichment through the Academic Enrichment Programme (AEP), Character Development Award, Duke of Edinburgh Award, KA's Klubs, and an extensive Trips Programme. The school is part of the Cambrian Learning Trust and is located in Wantage, Oxfordshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11)
• Sixth Form (Post-16 Study Programmes)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carter's ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• Crown PackagingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• InfineumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• RicardocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• Sainsbury'scoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• Williams F1coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local business sponsor for the Character Development Award scheme, which develops character and interpersonal skills in students to enhance their adaptability, self-confidence, and employability. The programme aims to create opportunities for students to develop personal skills and strength of character.
• Cambrian Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKing Alfred's Academy is part of the Cambrian Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust. The trust oversees the school's governance, finances, equality information, and provides shared educational resources and best practices across its network of schools.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Marlborough College: Independent co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire offering Years 9–13 with a particularly strong enrichment, DofE, and trips culture. Comparable in the structure of its sixth-form and enrichment programmes, though positioned in the independent sector.
• Abingdon School: Long-established independent boys' school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, offering Years 7–13 with a broad academic and co-curricular programme. Comparable geographically and in sixth-form age range, but operates a fee-paying model rather than the state-funded model of King Alfred's.
• The Oratory School: Independent Catholic secondary school near Reading, offering Years 3–13 with extensive co-curricular and enrichment programming. Comparable in the breadth of its enrichment offer (DofE, trips, character development) but operates independently rather than as a state academy.
• Oxford High School (GDST): Independent girls' day school in Oxford offering Years 7–13 with strong A-Level and co-curricular provision. Comparable in sixth-form curriculum breadth and enrichment approach but operates on a fee-paying basis.

Direct peers

• Faringdon Community College: State secondary school in Faringdon, west of Wantage, providing Years 7–11 and post-16 study programmes. Directly comparable in scale, governance status, and curriculum design within Oxfordshire.
• Larkmead School: State secondary school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, offering Years 7–11 and a sixth form. Directly competes with King Alfred's for pupils across the southern Oxfordshire corridor and operates the same UK state-school admissions model.
• The Henry Box School: State secondary school in Witney, West Oxfordshire, providing GCSE and sixth-form education under the same Oxfordshire local-authority framework. Highly comparable in curriculum model, funding source, and student demographic profile.
• Didcot Girls' School: State secondary school located in Didcot, southern Oxfordshire, serving a comparable 11–18 cohort within the same local-authority area as King Alfred's Academy. The two schools are the main state-funded competitors for secondary-age pupils across the Wantage/Didcot corridor.
• Wallingford School: State secondary school in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, providing secondary and post-16 education under the same local-authority system. Comparable by catchment, funding model, and curriculum breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KAs_Wantage
• Instagraminstagram.com/ka_s_wantage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingalfreds

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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