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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 29 January 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry273 applications · 172 places offered · 118 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.0
- 2025 1.9; Bracknell Forest median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; Bracknell Forest median median 2.0
- 2023 2.1; Bracknell Forest median median 2.1
- 2022 2.5; Bracknell Forest median median 2.3
- 2021 2.7; Bracknell Forest median median 2.4
- 2020 2.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.6
- 2019 2.3; Bracknell Forest median median 2.3
- 2018 2.2; Bracknell Forest median median 2.2
- 2017 2.0; Bracknell Forest median median 2.0
- 2016 1.7; Bracknell Forest median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Bracknell Forest median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Bracknell Forest median median 2.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Bracknell Forest median
Dashed bars: as The Brakenhale School (URN 110047), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 172 | 273 | 1.6 | 118 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2025 | 169 | 316 | 1.9 | 121 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2024 | 207 | 409 | 2.0 | 177 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2023 | 207 | 443 | 2.1 | 217 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 202 | 508 | 2.5 | 226 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 203 | 555 | 2.7 | 301 | 1.48 |
| Sep 2020 | 215 | 549 | 2.6 | 294 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2019 | 215 | 504 | 2.3 | 257 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2018 | 208 | 458 | 2.2 | 233 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2017 | 208 | 415 | 2.0 | 188 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 205 | 350 | 1.7 | 156 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2015 * | 206 | 285 | 1.4 | 113 | 0.55 |
| Sep 2014 * | 194 | 297 | 1.5 | 108 | 0.56 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 188 | 47.9 | 51% | 70% | – |
| 2024/25 | 196 | 44.2 | 40% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 43.0 | 44% | 61% | −0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 203 | 42.6 | 33% | 58% | 0.00 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Brakenhale SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · Bracknell ForestGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Bracknell ForestStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Bracknell Forest20261.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Bracknell ForestGood20222.9applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Wokingham20263.6applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
- 5.8 km · Bracknell ForestOutstanding20222.2applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · WokinghamOutstanding20232.6applications per place 65.2Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · Bracknell ForestStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142577 · 867/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,275 pupils · 1,001 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2016
- Replaced
- The Brakenhale School (URN 110047)
- Address
- Rectory Lane, Bracknell, RG12 7BA
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources