UK Schools
The Brakenhale School
The Brakenhale School is a mixed secondary academy in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Council, teaching 1,001 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in May 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.2 (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 The Brakenhale School.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Brakenhale School.
- 1 INSET Day
- 2–30 Autumn Term
- 1–31 Autumn Term
- 26–30 Half term
- 1–30 Autumn Term
- 1–18 Autumn Term
- 21–31 Christmas holiday
- 1 Christmas holiday
- 4–31 Spring Term
- 1–28 Spring Term
- 15–19 Half term
- 1–25 Spring Term
- 26 Bank holidays
- 26–31 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
- 29 Bank holidays
- 1–9 Spring term 2027 Spring holiday
- 12–30 Summer Term
- 1–31 Summer Term
- 3 Pak holidays
- 31 Pak holidays
- 31 Half term
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–4 Half term
- 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
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Brakenhale School with Bracknell Forest Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.2 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 27.78 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 25.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 The Brakenhale 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Brakenhale 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.