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The Pines School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hanworth Road, Hanworth, Bracknell RG12 7WX · thepinesschool.org.uk · 01344 426413
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bracknell Forest 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.61 mi
- 0.98 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bracknell Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 285
- 19 over 266 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.3%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.61 mi (982 m) from the school. Source: Bracknell Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.61 mi0.98 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Bracknell Forest it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
The Pines School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires 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 Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 106
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (28%) with SEND