The Brakenhale School
Rectory Lane, Bracknell, RG12 7BA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Camilla Douglas
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,275
- Pupils on roll
- 1,001
- URN
- 142577
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Telephone
- 01344423041
About this school
The Brakenhale School is a secondary academy in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,001 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 203 | 208 | 196 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.6 | 43.0 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.20 to +0.20 | -0.29 -0.48 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 44.2% | 39.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 60.6% | 63.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 36.1% | 36.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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 The Brakenhale 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 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 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 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,164 |
| 2023/24 | 1,148 |
| 2024/25 | 1,108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Brakenhale School compares
The Brakenhale School ranked 5th 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 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 10.1% | 22% | 1,001 | — |
| Ranelagh School | 53.4 | 6% | 5.8% | 1,138 | 0.3 miles |
| Garth Hill College | 44.2 | 9.2% | 20.9% | 1,452 | 0.9 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 1.5 miles |
| St Crispin's School | 51.7 | 5.9% | 13.5% | 1,549 | 3.1 miles |
| Edgbarrow School | 54.1 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 1,491 | 3.6 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)
- 22.02%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.14%
- Persistent absence
- 25.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ranelagh School0.3 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
Garth Hill College0.9 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
King's Academy Easthampstead Park1.5 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
St Crispin's School3.1 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
Edgbarrow School3.6 miles
Secondary · Crowthorne
Other schools in Bracknell
The Brakenhale School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Bracknell.
- Garth Hill College Secondary
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park Secondary
- Ranelagh 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 The Brakenhale School teach?
- The Brakenhale School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of The Brakenhale School?
- The headteacher of The Brakenhale School is Mrs Camilla Douglas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Brakenhale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Brakenhale 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 Brakenhale School?
- The Brakenhale School has 1,001 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Brakenhale School full?
- The Brakenhale School has capacity for 1,275 pupils and 1,001 on roll (79%), 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 The Brakenhale School a faith school?
- No. The Brakenhale School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Brakenhale School a selective school?
- No. The Brakenhale School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Brakenhale School?
- The Brakenhale School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Brakenhale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.6 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 The Brakenhale School rank locally?
- The Brakenhale School ranked 5th 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 7% 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 Brakenhale School's absence rate?
- The Brakenhale School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Brakenhale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Brakenhale 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 2 July 2026.