The Brakenhale School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bracknell, RG12 7BA
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Ranelagh School
Ranelagh Drive, Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Local ranking1st of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1010
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 12 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 56.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 67.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 84.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 173
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 28.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
84
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 213
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1101
- Boys
- 599 (53%)
- Girls
- 539 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1010 (113% full)
- SEND
- 9.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.8%
- EAL
- 12.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 5.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,450/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 66.5%
- White Other: 8.9%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.2%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
- Asian Chinese: 2.7%
- Asian Other: 2.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
66.5%
White British
8.9%
White Other
5.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ranelagh Drive
Bracknell, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137267
- UKPRN
- 10034787
- Establishment No.
- 4603
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
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