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Ranelagh School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ranelagh Drive, Bracknell RG12 9DA · ranelagh.bonitas.org.uk · 01344 421233
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bracknell Forest 46.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,138
- 128 over 1,010 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 240 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 68% 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 | 174 | 240 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 251 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 165 | 224 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 169 | 235 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.4, and 58.6% 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 B- (37.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.68 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.7 | +4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 9.8 | −4.1 |
| Further education | 24.3 | +6.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 students | B- (37.4) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 84 students | B- (37.4) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 5 students | — | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 93 | B- (36) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 105 | B (40.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 82 | B- (37.4) | +0.20 |
| 2017/18 | 95 | C+ (33.6) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 102 | C+ (33.1) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 111 | C+ (32.4) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.7 | +10.7 |
| Further education | 1 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +2.7 |
| Employment | 18.2 | −7.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ranelagh School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (226 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 226
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 54 parents (24%) with SEND