Ranelagh SchoolCharters School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ranelagh School and Charters School are secondary schools.
Ranelagh School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Charters School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ranelagh School is ahead on our composite score.
Ranelagh School was judged exceptional and Charters School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.7 for Ranelagh School and 53.2 for Charters School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ranelagh School (58.8 in 2021-22, 56.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Charters School (57.1 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BracknellRanelagh School | AscotCharters School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 7 in Bracknell Forest | 3rd of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,138 | 1,707 | |
| Capacity | 1,010 | 1,740 | |
| Location | Bracknell, RG12 9DA | Ascot, SL5 9QY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.7 Stronger figure | 53.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 67.1% Stronger figure | 60.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84.4% Stronger figure | 79.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 173 | 265 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 84 | 170 | |
| A-level average points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 35.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.3 Stronger figure | 35.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.8% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,101 | 1,715 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.8% | 12.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.6% | 9.0% | |
| SEN support | 5.6% | 10.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.1% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Ranelagh School
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