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Garth Hill College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Community school
Bull Lane, Bracknell RG42 2AD · garthhillcollege.com · 01344 421122
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Bracknell Forest 46.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bracknell Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,452
- 94% of 1,550 places
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bracknell Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 179 families put the school first and 243 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 243 | 179 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 166 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 244 | 165 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 244 | 144 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 257 | 166 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 37.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bracknell Forest it was 46.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.7 | +7.6 |
| Sixth form college | 3.8 | −4.6 |
| Further education | 38.3 | −7.7 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +2.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 students | C (30.6) | Average +0.03 | |
| 84 students | C (30.6) | Average +0.02 | |
| 27 students | Merit- (22.5) | Average -0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 77 | C (28.5) | -0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | C (28.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 104 | C (29.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 98 | C (28.8) | +0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 98 | C- (25.1) | +0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 128 | C- (26.7) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 95 | C- (28.3) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46.7 | −2 |
| Further and other education | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Other education | 2.2 | +1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | +2 |
| Employment | 28.3 | −3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.7 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 7.6 | +3.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Garth Hill College was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (150 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 150
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (31%) with SEND