The Pines School
Hanworth Road, Hanworth, Bracknell, RG12 7WX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 296
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 134740
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344426413
About this school
The Pines School is a community primary school in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 285 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 58 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 48% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 69% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 60% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 59% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Pines School 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 | 54% | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 298 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Pines School compares
The Pines School ranked 23rd of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 285 | — |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell | 66% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 233 | 0.2 miles |
| Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery | 49% | 5.1% | 13% | 361 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 48% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Great Hollands Primary School | 81% | 6.3% | 35.5% | 278 | 0.6 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)
- 22.94%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 10.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell0.2 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Bracknell Forest
-
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Great Hollands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bracknell
Other schools in Bracknell
The Pines School ranks 14th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bracknell.
- 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
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Pines School teach?
- The Pines School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of The Pines School?
- The headteacher of The Pines School is Mrs Kate Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Pines School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Pines School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Pines School?
- The Pines School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Pines School full?
- The Pines School has capacity for 296 pupils and 285 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Pines School a faith school?
- No. The Pines School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Pines School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Pines School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Pines School have?
- The schools register lists The Pines School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Pines School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Pines School rank locally?
- The Pines School ranked 23rd of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Pines School's absence rate?
- The Pines School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Pines School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Pines School'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 1 July 2026.