Edgbarrow School, Crowthorne

In 2026, pupils at Edgbarrow School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Bracknell Forest and 47 across England.

63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Bracknell Forest and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 54.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.34: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.6, against 55.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 286 families put Edgbarrow School as their first choice and 508 named it as one of their preferences, for 228 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Edgbarrow School are Sandhurst School (1 mile, Attainment 8 46.3); Frogmore Community College (2.1 miles, Attainment 8 45.2); King's Academy Easthampstead Park (2.5 miles, Attainment 8 41.5); and Yateley School (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6).

Edgbarrow School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Edgbarrow School is one of 7 schools run by The Corvus Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 172 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 10% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Asian (7%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 112 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 66 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Edgbarrow School has a resourced provision for autism: 5 places, 3 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Crowthorne Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edgbarrow School (opposite), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Edgbarrow School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Edgbarrow School issued 24 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Edgbarrow School are Wildmoor Heath School (0.5 miles), Crowthorne Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles), New Scotland Hill Primary School (0.8 miles) and Owlsmoor Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.