Ranelagh School
Ranelagh Drive, Bracknell, RG12 9DA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Griffith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,010
- Pupils on roll
- 1,138
- URN
- 137267
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344421233
About this school
Ranelagh School is a Church of England secondary academy in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,138 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 173 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.6 | 58.3 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.46 +0.24 to +0.68 | +0.59 +0.37 to +0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 71.7% | 58.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 90.8% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 35.8% | 37.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
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 Ranelagh 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 | 57.6 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.3 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,074 |
| 2023/24 | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 1,101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ranelagh School compares
Ranelagh School ranked 2nd of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.4 | 6% | 5.8% | 1,138 | — |
| The Brakenhale School | 44.2 | 10.1% | 22% | 1,001 | 0.3 miles |
| Garth Hill College | 44.2 | 9.2% | 20.9% | 1,452 | 0.6 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 1.8 miles |
| St Crispin's School | 51.7 | 5.9% | 13.5% | 1,549 | 3.3 miles |
| Edgbarrow School | 54.1 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 1,491 | 3.9 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)
- 5.84%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Brakenhale School0.3 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
Garth Hill College0.6 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
King's Academy Easthampstead Park1.8 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
St Crispin's School3.3 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
Edgbarrow School3.9 miles
Secondary · Crowthorne
Other schools in Bracknell
Ranelagh School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Bracknell.
- Garth Hill College Secondary
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park 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 year groups does Ranelagh School teach?
- Ranelagh School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of Ranelagh School?
- The headteacher of Ranelagh School is Mr Timothy Griffith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ranelagh School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ranelagh 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 Ranelagh School?
- Ranelagh School has 1,138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ranelagh School full?
- Ranelagh School has capacity for 1,010 pupils and 1,138 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Ranelagh School a faith school?
- Yes. Ranelagh School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Is Ranelagh School a selective school?
- No. Ranelagh School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ranelagh School?
- Ranelagh School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ranelagh School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.6 in 2022/23 and 53.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ranelagh School rank locally?
- Ranelagh School ranked 2nd of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ranelagh School's absence rate?
- Ranelagh School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ranelagh School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ranelagh 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.