Edgbarrow School
Grant Road, Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Matthews
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,470
- Pupils on roll
- 1,491
- URN
- 145244
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344772658
About this school
Edgbarrow School is a secondary academy in Crowthorne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,491 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
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
- 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 | 211 | 240 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | 54.0 | 54.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.16 to +0.56 | +0.34 +0.16 to +0.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 62.1% | 63.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 81.7% | 80.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 64.2% | 68.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
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 Edgbarrow 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 | 53.5 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,497 |
| 2023/24 | 1,490 |
| 2024/25 | 1,482 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edgbarrow School compares
Edgbarrow School ranked 1st of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.1 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 1,491 | — |
| Sandhurst School | 46.1 | 8.4% | 15% | 992 | 1.0 miles |
| Frogmore Community College | — | 8.9% | 20.7% | 630 | 2.1 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 2.5 miles |
| Yateley School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 11.5% | 1,370 | 2.5 miles |
| Collingwood College | 45.4 | 9.4% | 17.5% | 1,617 | 3.2 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)
- 5.57%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sandhurst School1.0 miles
Secondary · Sandhurst
-
Frogmore Community College2.1 miles
Secondary · Yateley
-
King's Academy Easthampstead Park2.5 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
Yateley School2.5 miles
Secondary · Yateley
-
Collingwood College3.2 miles
Secondary · Camberley
Other schools in Crowthorne
- Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatch Ride Primary School Primary
- Oaklands Infant School Primary
- Oaklands Junior School Primary
- Our Lady's Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Edgbarrow School teach?
- Edgbarrow School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Crowthorne.
- Who is the headteacher of Edgbarrow School?
- The headteacher of Edgbarrow School is Mr Stuart Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Edgbarrow School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edgbarrow 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 Edgbarrow School?
- Edgbarrow School has 1,491 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Edgbarrow School full?
- Edgbarrow School has capacity for 1,470 pupils and 1,491 on roll (101%), 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 Edgbarrow School a faith school?
- No. Edgbarrow School has no designated religious character.
- Is Edgbarrow School a selective school?
- No. Edgbarrow School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Edgbarrow School?
- Edgbarrow School is part of THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Edgbarrow School have?
- The schools register lists Edgbarrow School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Edgbarrow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.5 in 2022/23 and 54.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edgbarrow School rank locally?
- Edgbarrow School ranked 1st of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 85% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edgbarrow School's absence rate?
- Edgbarrow School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edgbarrow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edgbarrow 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 10 July 2026.