Schools in Bracknell

Swinley Forest and Crowthorne Woods frame Bracknell's southern edge, giving a wooded character to a New Town designated in 1949 and set in Berkshire some twenty-five miles west of central London. The settlement traces its name to a Saxon charter boundary of 942 AD, and by the nineteenth century two neighbouring market villages had merged into a single town with a notable brick trade. Bracknell is now a busy commercial centre. The borough of Bracknell Forest counts around 113,000 residents and hosts UK headquarters for several technology companies along the Silicon Thames Valley corridor.

Ranelagh and Binfield are among the most sought-after postcodes for school catchments, while Jennett's Park draws families competing for primary places on the town's southern fringe. Great Hollands and Easthampstead complete the residential picture, with South Western Railway services from Bracknell station reaching London Waterloo in around an hour.

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Area Performance

Bracknell schools rank in the top 55% of England

Across 31 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.39/10, -0.04 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

12% Elite

Distribution across all Bracknell schools

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Bracknell vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 55%

Across all ranked Bracknell schools

Top 57%Primaryavg #8,567 of 14,978
Top 50%Secondaryavg #1,945 of 3,861
Top 54%Sixth formavg #1,373 of 2,554

Local directory

School profiles in Bracknell

Browse 25 local profile links across primary schools and secondary schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

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Secondary schools

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