The Brakenhale School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bracknell, Bracknell Forest
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bracknell Forest Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Brakenhale School is a secondary school in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Bracknell Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Brakenhale School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 entry drew 118 first-choice applications for 172 offers: 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 6 Bracknell Forest secondary schools.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 54 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 44.2 (England 46).
- A level students in 2024/25 averaged grade C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bracknell Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rectory Lane, Bracknell, RG12 7BA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 1,001 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “There are high expecations for what pupils can achieve and most pupils are achieving well.”
- “Pupils enjoy studying a wide range of subjects throughout their time in the school and appreciate the guidance they receive as they select their options and consider their future career plans.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and other forms of disadvantage receive additional support throughout transitions to make sure that they can reach their goals.”
To improve
- “However, attendance of pupils who are disadvantaged is too low and so they do not always benefit from all the school offers.”
- “However, not all pupils are happy with the systems that help to create this environment.”
- “Although pupils who are disadvantaged are supported well in school, the attendance of some of them is too low to benefit from this support, and they are underperforming.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 118 first-preference applications, 172 offers in total, 118 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bracknell Forest.
- Ranelagh School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Garth Hill College 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Edgbarrow School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sandhurst School 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published