Sandhurst School is a mixed secondary academy in Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest Council, teaching 992 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.1 (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 Sandhurst School.

Latest inspection
Inspected Ungraded inspection
Outcome: Standards maintained. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 4 Dec 2024 · Published 27 Jan 2025
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Term dates & holidays 2026–2027

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

Sandhurst 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 ↗
46.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 39%
47.8% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 32%
20.8% Persistent absence England 17.8%

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

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.1 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 46.1
Bracknell Forest Council 46.9 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 47.8%
Bracknell Forest Council 46.3% England 45.4% +2.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.4
Bracknell Forest Council 31.6 England 34.9 -1.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 15
Bracknell Forest Council 18.3 England 15.5 -0.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 15.3%
Bracknell Forest Council 16.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 209
Attendance 20.8% 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 20.8%
Bracknell Forest Council 14% England 17.8% +3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.4%
Bracknell Forest Council 6% England 6.8% +1.7 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% 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 93%
Bracknell Forest Council 94% England 92% +1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 84%
Bracknell Forest Council 84% England 83% +1 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst 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.