Schools in Bracknell
Bracknell's 19 primary schools are administered by Bracknell Forest Council, which draws community school catchments based on measured road distances. As one of the original New Towns, the borough has distinct neighbourhood estates - Great Hollands, Hanworth, Sandhurst - each served by its own primary cluster, making postcode checks particularly important because neighbouring streets can sit in different catchments.
For secondary places, Bracknell Forest has four secondary schools including one selective grammar (The Ranelagh School requires a faith application) and three comprehensives. The council uses a straight-line distance tiebreaker for community places, and competition for the most popular schools can push last-offered distances below 2 km. Bracknell Forest's admissions round opens in September; use catchment.school to compare realistic distances before submitting preferences via the council's online portal.
School demand in Bracknell
Across the 25 schools in Bracknell with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Bracknell have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Bracknell are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bracknell Forest, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
12 of the schools in Bracknell have a current Ofsted rating, of which 12 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Bracknell: 4 oversubscribed (19)
Fox Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG12 7JZ
Holly Spring Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG12 2SW
Wildridings Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG12 7DX
Warfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bracknell · RG42 6BR
Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Bracknell · RG42 6NH
Binfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bracknell · RG42 4EW
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Bracknell · RG12 7EH
Harmans Water Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG12 9NE
Whitegrove Primary School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG42 3QS
The Pines School
Primary · Community school
Bracknell · RG12 7WX
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 7RD
Crown Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 0PE
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bracknell · RG12 8EB
Great Hollands Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Bracknell · RG12 8YR
Wildmoor Heath School
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG45 7HD
King's Academy Oakwood
Primary · Free schools
Bracknell · RG42 4FY
Sandy Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 2JG
King's Academy Meadow Vale
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG42 1SY
Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 8DB
Secondary Schools in Bracknell (4)
Garth Hill College
Secondary · Community school
Bracknell · RG42 2AD
Ranelagh School
Secondary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 9DA
The Brakenhale School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Bracknell · RG12 7BA
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Secondary · Academy converter
Bracknell · RG12 8FS
Other Schools in Bracknell (3)
Lambrook School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Bracknell · RG42 6LU
King's Academy Binfield
Special · Free schools
Bracknell · RG42 4FS
Kennel Lane School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Bracknell · RG42 2EX
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Bracknell are set by Bracknell Forest and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.