Ranelagh School is a mixed secondary academy in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council, teaching 1,138 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Outstanding at its most recent inspection in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 53.4 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 2 September 2026 to 21 July 2027.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Ranelagh School.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour & attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
S5 Inspection · Inspected 12 Nov 2024 · Published 4 Dec 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Ranelagh School.

Ranelagh School term dates calendar 2026–2027
Official term-dates calendar · 2026–2027 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 INSET Day
  • 2–30 Autumn Term
October 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Autumn Term
  • 26–30 Half term
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Autumn Term
December 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–18 Autumn Term
  • 21–31 Christmas holiday
January 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1 Christmas holiday
  • 4–31 Spring Term
February 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–28 Spring Term
  • 15–19 Half term
March 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–25 Spring Term
  • 26 Bank holidays
  • 26–31 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
  • 29 Bank holidays
April 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–9 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
  • 12–30 Summer Term
May 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Term
  • 3 Pak holidays
  • 31 Pak holidays
  • 31 Half term
June 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term
  • 1–4 Half term
July 2027
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–21 Summer Term

Key dates (2026–2027)

  • INSET Day Sep 1, 2026 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Sep 2, 2026-Dec 18, 2026 Term
  • Half term Oct 26, 2026-Oct 30, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas holiday Dec 21, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 Holiday
  • Spring Term Jan 4, 2027-Mar 25, 2027 Term
  • Half term Feb 15, 2027-Feb 19, 2027 Holiday
  • Bank holidays Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Spring term 2027 Spring holiday Mar 26, 2027-Apr 9, 2027 Holiday
  • Bank holidays Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
  • Summer Term Apr 12, 2027-Jul 21, 2027 Term
  • Pak holidays May 3, 2027 Holiday
  • Pak holidays May 31, 2027 Holiday
  • Half term May 31, 2027-Jun 4, 2027 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
53.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 16%
58.6% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 17%
37.42 A level average score England 35 Top 28%
14.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Ranelagh School with Bracknell Forest Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 53.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 53.4
Bracknell Forest Council 46.9 England 46.1 +7.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 58.6%
Bracknell Forest Council 46.3% England 45.4% +13.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 46.4
Bracknell Forest Council 31.6 England 34.9 +11.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 7.6
Bracknell Forest Council 18.3 England 15.5 -7.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 6.9%
Bracknell Forest Council 16.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 174
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 37.42 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 37.42
Bracknell Forest Council 33.02 England 35 +2.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 84
Attendance 14.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 14.1%
Bracknell Forest Council 14% England 17.8% -3.7 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6%
Bracknell Forest Council 6% England 6.8% -0.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 97% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 97%
Bracknell Forest Council 94% England 92% +5 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 82%
Bracknell Forest Council 84% England 83% -1 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Bracknell Forest Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
Bracknell Forest Council 90% England 79% +10 vs England
Went to higher education 55%
Bracknell Forest Council 47% England 37% +18 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Ranelagh School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Ranelagh School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.