Ranelagh School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bracknell · RG12 9DA · Bracknell Forest
Ages 11–18
- Att858.3
- P80.6
- EM5+72%
- Absence6.1%
0.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 110069
Garth Hill College
Community school · Bracknell · RG42 2AD
Ages 11–18 · 1,452 pupils · Bracknell Forest
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Attainment 8
42.4
Overall absence
9.6%
Admissions demand
0.80 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2024-12-04
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.21
−20+2
Attainment 842.4
English & maths grade 5+38%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry17%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.6%
Unauthorised3.5%
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,387
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.80 · Often has places
1st preferences
165
Places offered
244
1st-preference offers
165
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 423
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 205
- Applications from outside LA
- 4
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill94%
1,452 pupils · 1,550 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- Boys / girls
- 742 / 710
- School capacity
- 1,550
- Capacity fill
- 1,452 / 1,550 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- FSM pupils
- 294
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Grainger
Location
- Address
- Bull Lane
- Postcode
- RG42 2AD
- Town
- Bracknell
- County
- Berkshire
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- District
- Bracknell Forest
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 52 on roll / 56 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, 1,452 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 23.8%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Brakenhale School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bracknell · RG12 7BA · Bracknell Forest
Ages 11–18
- Att843.0
- P8-0.3
- EM5+44%
- Absence11.5%
0.9 miles away
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Bracknell · RG12 8FS · Bracknell Forest
Ages 11–18
- Att844.9
- P8-0.1
- EM5+44%
- Absence8.3%
2.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Grainger
- Telephone
- 01344421122