Garth Hill College
Bull Lane, Bracknell, RG42 2AD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Keith Grainger
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,452
- URN
- 110069
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344421122
About this school
Garth Hill College is a community secondary school in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Garth Hill College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 230 | 240 | 268 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 42.4 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.41 to -0.02 | -0.21 -0.40 to -0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 37.9% | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 59.2% | 58.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 17.1% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Garth Hill College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,475 |
| 2023/24 | 1,476 |
| 2024/25 | 1,474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garth Hill College compares
Garth Hill College ranked 6th of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 9.2% | 20.9% | 1,452 | — |
| Ranelagh School | 53.4 | 6% | 5.8% | 1,138 | 0.6 miles |
| The Brakenhale School | 44.2 | 10.1% | 22% | 1,001 | 0.9 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 2.1 miles |
| St Crispin's School | 51.7 | 5.9% | 13.5% | 1,549 | 3.3 miles |
| The Holt School | 63.7 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 1,468 | 4.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.94%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 25.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ranelagh School0.6 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
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The Brakenhale School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
King's Academy Easthampstead Park2.1 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
St Crispin's School3.3 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
The Holt School4.1 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
Other schools in Bracknell
Garth Hill College ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Bracknell.
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park Secondary
- Ranelagh School Secondary
- The Brakenhale School Secondary
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Garth Hill College teach?
- Garth Hill College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the principal of Garth Hill College?
- The principal of Garth Hill College is Mr Keith Grainger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Garth Hill College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garth Hill College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Garth Hill College?
- Garth Hill College has 1,452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Garth Hill College full?
- Garth Hill College has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,452 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Garth Hill College a faith school?
- No. Garth Hill College has no designated religious character.
- Is Garth Hill College a selective school?
- No. Garth Hill College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Garth Hill College have?
- The schools register lists Garth Hill College's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Garth Hill College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 44.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Garth Hill College compare with other schools in Bracknell Forest?
- Garth Hill College ranked 6th of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Garth Hill College's absence rate?
- Garth Hill College's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Garth Hill College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garth Hill College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.