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Edgbarrow School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Grant Road, Crowthorne RG45 7HZ · edgbarrowschool.co.uk · 01344 772658
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 54.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bracknell Forest 46.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.13 mi
- 1.81 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bracknell Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,491
- 21 over 1,470 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.13 mi (1.81 km) from the school. Source: Bracknell Forest Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 286 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 228 | 286 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 199 | 280 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 232 | 242 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 278 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 201 | 254 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.13 mi1.81 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.1, and 63.6% 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- (35.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲54.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲63.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110049)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 56.3 | −14.8 |
| Sixth form college | 11.3 | +4.2 |
| Further education | 22.9 | +9.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.4 | −2 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | +2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 students | B- (35.5) | Above average +0.12 | |
| 153 students | B- (35.6) | Above average +0.13 | |
| 84 students | Dist- (30.3) | Above average +0.22 | |
| 20 students | Dist+ (41.6) | Above average +0.62 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 148 | B (38.4) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 184 | B- (37.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 157 | B (41.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 134 | C+ (33.5) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 179 | B- (35.9) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 158 | C+ (34.8) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 148 | C+ (34.8) | +0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 58.7 | +1.6 |
| Further and other education | 2.3 | — |
| Further education | 1.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.9 | +6 |
| Employment | 23.3 | −6.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Edgbarrow School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 Nov 2022
- 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, Jan 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Dec 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (318 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 318
- 21% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (13%) with SEND