The Brakenhale School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 22 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Unique reference
142577
Address
Rectory Lane, RG12 7BA
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1148 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
14.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.6%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.2%
Other White 11.6%
Mixed 8.8%
Other Asian 3%
Indian 1.9%
Chinese 1.8%
African 1.7%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 35%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.6
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.74
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
Music Studies (General)Technical Award18
Sports StudiesTechnical Award23
Health StudiesTechnical Award44
MultimediaTechnical Award25
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award15
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE39
BiologyGCSE3
Business Studies:SingleGCSE64
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Brakenhale School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
207
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
177
2nd preference
143
3rd preference
88
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
175
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
208
104
104
Year 8
208
109
99
Year 9
207
118
89
Year 10
207
93
114
Year 11
210
103
107
Year 12
70
33
37
Year 13
38
23
15
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
89.5%
86.5%
Further education
34.0%
29.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
45.0%
49.9%
37.9%
Sixth form college
3.0%
10.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
2.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
3.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.4%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
69.3%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
19.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
9.0%
16.0%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.3%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020