Secondary schools in Bracknell Forest
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Bracknell Forest has 7 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,334 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 88% stayed in education (England 86%): 41% in a school sixth form, 10% at a sixth form college, 35% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 47% of students in Bracknell Forest went to university (England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Bracknell Forest against England
| Measure | Bracknell Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,334 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 41% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Bracknell Forest
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (7)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgbarrow SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,491 | 91% | 67% | 12% | 4% | 56% | 54.1 | 64% |
| Garth Hill CollegeCommunity school · sixth form | 1,452 | 90% | 41% | 43% | 3% | 37% | 44.2 | 37% |
| King's Academy BinfieldFree schools · sixth form | 1,500 | 92% | 49% | 34% | 1% | — | 48.6 | 49% |
| King's Academy Easthampstead ParkAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,050 | 79% | 25% | 49% | 1% | 22% | 42.2 | 33% |
| Ranelagh SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,138 | 96% | 57% | 28% | 1% | 55% | 53.4 | 59% |
| Sandhurst SchoolAcademy converter | 992 | 85% | 20% | 34% | 3% | — | 46.1 | 48% |
| The Brakenhale SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,001 | 84% | 34% | 48% | 2% | 44% | 44.2 | 40% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | 30.6 | 0% |
| International School of Creative Artsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 0% |
| LVS Ascotindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.5 | 0% |
| Wellington Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,170 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1 | 0% |
| Cressex Lodge Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8 | 0% |
| Kennel Lane Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 198 | 95% | 0% | 21% | 0% | — | — | — |