Ranelagh School, Bracknell

In 2026, pupils at Ranelagh School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Bracknell Forest and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Bracknell Forest and 47% in England.

That is up from 53.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.59: pupils made well 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 33.8, against 58.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 24.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 240 families put Ranelagh School as their first choice and 458 named it as one of their preferences, for 174 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 78 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ranelagh School are The Brakenhale School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9); Garth Hill College (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); King's Academy Binfield (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); and King's Academy Easthampstead Park (1.8 miles, Attainment 8 41.5).

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

Ranelagh School is one of 46 schools run by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

226 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ranelagh School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (4%) received SEN support and 35 (3.1%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Bracknell Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

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

In August 2026, police recorded 356 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ranelagh School issued 69 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ranelagh School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell (0.3 miles); Fox Hill Primary School (0.6 miles); Holly Spring Primary School (0.7 miles); and Wildridings Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.